Lessons in Disaster Online Training

This training package contains four x 90-minute sessions.

Monday 14 August 2023

10.30am to 12.00pm – Session 1: Gender and Emergency – The Evidence

1.00pm to 2.30pm – Session 2: The Impact of Gendered Expectations – Individual, Community and Organisational

Tuesday 15 August 2023

10.30am to 12.00pm – Session 3: The Disaster Made Me Do It – The Social Reconstruction of Sex, Gender and Sexuality

1.00pm to 2.30pm – Session 4: Working Towards Change – Workshop

As Australia grapples with COVID-19, it is more critical than ever to understand the impact of gendered expectations in disasters. Gender and Disaster Australia was established to promote an understanding of the role played by gender in survivor responses to disaster, and to embed these insights into the emergency management, health and community sectors. ‘Disaster’ includes pandemics as well as bushfires, floods and other emergencies.

THIS TRAINING PROVIDES PARTICIPANTS WITH:

• Knowledge of the concept of the social construction of gender and the impact on men and women’s experience of disaster.
• Knowledge to identify the implicit and explicit behaviours of individuals, and the organisational practices that support rigid gender roles.
• Strategies and actions to facilitate constructive responses by men in and after disaster and to ensure the safety needs of women and children are met.
• Strategies to address gender inequalities.
• Knowledge of how to refer appropriately when family violence is indicated.
• Increased awareness of the value of building a gender-responsive organisation.