IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster

🚨 Brand new webpage! 🚨 Caring in Times of Crisis: A dialogue UK 🤝 Chile ❓ Who takes care for those who care for us? ❓ And how can we address the care deficit provoked, or reinforced, by the crisis? The #Covid19 pandemic revealed the urgency of addressing the “#CareCrisis”, this project proposes to learn from those who have been active in the some of the most deprived areas supporting unpaid care givers. The webpage: ❤️ Learn about the project ❤️ Explore the key themes ❤️ Watch the dialogues unfold in the recorded webinars ❤️ Explore the video library of testimonials and film shorts Katy Styles Mónica Gamin Guzmán Gloria Sepúlveda Astorga Ignacia Pinto Louisa Acciari UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction (RDR) https://lnkd.in/ehfSsZyu

As part of the project “Who Cares? Rebuilding care in the post-pandemic world”, funded by the ESRC: Economic and Social Research Council, Dr Louisa Acciari, IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster and Dr Sabah Boufkhed HCRInstitute The University of Manchester, led a public engagement workshop with members of Sindicato de Trabajadoras Deomesticas (SINTRASEDOM – National Union of Domestic Workers) in Cali and Bogotá, Colombia. They presented the preliminary results of their research on care workers’ health and labour conditions since the #pandemic. Participants welcomed the opportunity to hear about the findings and provide their feedback to the research team. Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dUw-49Nr #PublicEngagement #GenderAndDisaster #HumanitarianResearch

🚨 NEW RESOURCES 🚨 Centre Associate Kevin B. has published two new resources this month which we would live to share with you. ❗ "Addressing mortality and medical decision-making for gender and sexual minorities in times of disaster" This new report considers the role of death in disasters but from the perspective of gender and sexual minorities. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d9WBCzF9 ❗ "Intersectionality, Marginalised Groups and Disasters: Culture & identity in disaster preparedness & response" This report highlights the importance of integrating cultural considerations into disaster risk reduction & disaster response work, as well as better understanding the intricacies of individual or community identity in disasters. 🔗 https://lnkd.in/d99YmAgi #IDAHOBIT2024

Disasters are often portrayed as affecting everyone equally, but the reality is that a person's sexual orientation or #gender identity significantly influences their level of risk and exposure before, during, and after a crisis. This disparity is not inherent but results from unequal and discriminatory social norms and structures. On the occasion of the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia #IDAHOBIT, our #ResourceOfTheWeek is a reference guide IRDR Centre for Gender and Disaster on Gender and Sexual Minorities in #DisasterRiskReduction. By examining the available literature and evidence, this guide promotes a more inclusive understanding of the impact of gender and sexual identities on disaster risk, exposure, and vulnerability: https://lnkd.in/ek8Cj2MH #GenderEquality #LGBTQ+ #InclusiveResilience

Amazing work domestic workers across Brazil by the Centre's very own Louisa Acciari 👏

🚨 UPCOMING WEBINAR 🚨 Following on from the work carried out in the GRRIPP Project, a new project "Caring in Times of Crisis: A UK-Chile Dialogue" developed by the Ciudadanas Cuidando Foundation in Chile and UCL will be carrying out a series of webinars to address this topic and to learn from community responses to the care crisis to inform policies and practices. The first webinar "The #Care Crisis and the #COVID-19 pandemic: Community responses to the emergency" will take place on the 22nd April: 📆 22nd April ⏰ 12:00 Chile / 17:00 UK 💬 English & Spanish (simultaneous translation available) 👥 Katy Styles from We Are Care & Francisco Prado from San Borja Arriarán Clinical Hospital 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e8nwnVZ7 UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR) Gender and Disaster Network Louisa Acciari Gloria Sepúlveda Astorga

Recently, Centre Director Maureen Fordham and Centre Associate Kevin B. presented on behalf of the Reference Guide Team for the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) webinar on "Gender and Sexuality in Disaster Risk Reduction" 🌟 Maureen and Kevin both shared and discussed the recently developed Reference Guide on #Gender and Sexual Minorities in #Disaster #Risk Reduction with the aim of encouraging emergency managers and disaster professionals to consider gender and sexual minorities in their work. The discussion covered: 🔎 Key themes identified in the work that has already been done. These themes include inclusion and recognition; intersectionality and diverse experiences; agency; and challenges and barriers 🔎 Gaps: missing perspectives from gender and sexual minorities of colour, geographical gaps, and non-binary gender viewpoints. 🔎 Recommendations: as academics, researchers and policy makers, we have a pivotal role to play in bridging these gaps going forward. 🔎 A call to action and collaboration! 🔗 To watch the webinar, head to: https://lnkd.in/ephkgzRS 🔗 To download the reference guide, head to https://lnkd.in/ej_asNrU A huge thanks to the whole Reference Guide Team! Jess Roberts Eshka Chuck, Olivia Walmsley and Zahra Khan.

Wishing colleagues, friends, and our wider community a very blessed Eid Mubarak 🌙

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Thank you to everyone who came along to our 🥳 6th birthday 🥳 event 'Exploring care and domestic work in the pandemic' which was held on the 15th March. We would also like to thank our amazing guest speakers from United Voices of the World, IWGB - Independent Workers Union of Great Britain: Isobel, Bella and Henry, Sabah Boufkhed and Louisa Acciari. It was incredible to have so many charismatic and engaging speakers! Highlights: 🧠Research progress updates 🥰Real life victories against injustice achieved by our speakers and their union members ❗️A rich and insightful Q&A UCL Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction (IRDR)