Empowerment of women by using local adaptation practices in coastal area of Bangladesh : benefits and constraints
2021
Rahman, Rayhanur | Akter, Marin | Haque, Anisul | Rahman, Munsur | Azad, A. K. | Huma, Hamima
Bangladesh has 710 km coastline which is well known for its tropical cyclones from the Bay of Bengal. These are one of the major causes of disaster in Bangladesh. The high number of casualties is due to the fact that cyclones are mostly associated with storm surges (Jayeda & Mohammad, 2013). The impact of the cyclone on coastal community varies across societies and communities but it is widely experienced that cyclones affect women and men differently. Women are more vulnerable than men before, during and after the cyclone in Bangladesh (Juran & Trivedi, 2015). This is due to their poverty, their attitudes, social norms, and their marginal position in the social system (Md. Sadequr 2013). Although gender mainstreaming is largely absent in formal disaster management, women execute pre-disaster activities that increase resiliency. Again, women are always involved with income generating activities like homestead plantation and gardening, integrated plantation, livestock rearing, aquaculture and handloom activities for supporting her family during and after hazardous events. But women still face inequalities in various sectors like social, economic, cultural and political institutions. Men tend to control income distribution, property, access to credit, decision-making processes, and sources of food. Women have limited access to and control over natural resources, or money and more importantly are less mobile and have limited access to information.
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