Overcoming the 'tyranny of the urgent': integrating gender into disease outbreak preparedness and response

This article contributes to discussions on the gender dimensions of disease outbreaks, and preparedness policies and responses, by providing a multi-level analysis of gender-related gaps, particularly illustrating how the failure to challenge gender assumptions and incorporate gender as a priority a...

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Published inGender and development Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 355 - 369
Main Author Smith, Julia
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon Routledge 04.05.2019
Taylor & Francis, Ltd
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
care work
Case studies
crisis response
Despotism
Disease
disease outbreak
Ebola
Ebola virus
epidemic
Epidemics
Gender
Health
NGOs
Nongovernmental organizations
Outbreaks
policy
Preparedness
Social development
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ISSN1355-2074
1364-9221
DOI10.1080/13552074.2019.1615288

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Summary:This article contributes to discussions on the gender dimensions of disease outbreaks, and preparedness policies and responses, by providing a multi-level analysis of gender-related gaps, particularly illustrating how the failure to challenge gender assumptions and incorporate gender as a priority at the global level has national and local impacts. The implications of neglecting gender dynamics, as well as the potential of equity-based approaches to disease outbreak responses, is illustrated through a case study of the Social Enterprise Network for Development (SEND) Sierra Leone, a non-government organisation (NGO) based in Kailahun, during the Ebola outbreak.
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ISSN:1355-2074
1364-9221
DOI:10.1080/13552074.2019.1615288