Gender Considerations in Disaster Assessment

This document deals with the following key questions:

- How are women and men, girls and boys differently affected by the disaster?
- What are the implications for the relief, rehabilitation and reconstruction effort (in terms of needs, access to assistance and contribution to community efforts)?
- Are there particular vulnerabilities/difficulties that result from the disaster for women, for children, for men?
- How do gender norms of the community affect aid seeking behavior and/or access to aid?
- Are women predisposed to have less access to aid/information due to cultural norms affecting mobility in public, illiteracy?
- Are local women and their associations being actively included in planning and implementation?
- Are there women and men involved in decision-making and employed as aid workers at all levels?