Vulnerability of Female Headed Households: Challenges to Accessing Aid in Crisis Settings
Research has shown that the vulnerability of female headed households is hugely exacerbated during crises such as wars and conflict. However, little research has uncovered the unique challenges that single women face in accessing humanitarian aid, for themselves and for their dependents, before, dur...
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| Tipo de documento: | Recurso Electrónico Artigo |
| Idioma: | Inglês |
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2024
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Hawwa
Ano: 2024, Volume: 22, Número: 1, Páginas: 91-107 |
| Outras palavras-chave: | B
female headed households
B Access B Vulnerability B Crisis |
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| Resumo: | Research has shown that the vulnerability of female headed households is hugely exacerbated during crises such as wars and conflict. However, little research has uncovered the unique challenges that single women face in accessing humanitarian aid, for themselves and for their dependents, before, during and immediately following a crisis. This article critically examines the challenges that female headed households face in accessing humanitarian aid in crisis settings to provide a clearer and deeper understanding as well as exploration of the risks. This research found that although social and cultural health but also logistical as well as economic challenges limit female headed households’ access to humanitarian aid, female heads of households use their agency to actively respond to these challenges to provide for their dependents during a crisis. Thus, female headed households must be recognized as active agents prior to, during and immediate post conflict situations and must be supported socially, politically and economically, using effective, sustainable and equitable techniques. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-2086 |
| Obras secundárias: | Enthalten in: Hawwa
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15692086-12341410 |
