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Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica on 28 October 2025 as the strongest storm on record to hit the country - a Category 5 hurricane with sustained winds of 185 mph. Over 1.5 million people were estimated to be affected. More than ten weeks after landfall, approximately 90,000 households (279,000 people) remain displaced, yet only 423 individuals remain in formal shelters1. This Rapid Gender Analysis, conducted by the Caribbean Gender Alliance with support from the Gender in Emergencies Group, synthesizes secondary data and key informant interviews to examine differentiated impacts and provide gendered data and recommendations for safe, gender-responsive aid and recovery