Gender Sensitiveness in Disaster Law of India

Abstract

Gender inequalities are a fact of our life. So is the fact that they result in discrimination. This discrimination obstructs the disaster management process in every stage. Every disaster manifests them in its own manner. Gender sensitive disaster risk reduction is the call of the day which visualizes and operates on all the stages of disaster management in a gender sensitive manner wherein a woman is also regarded as a great resource in the disaster management process and women are also empowered to handle their vulnerabilities. In so far as the law and policy are concerned, it has to focus on the fact that the equals should be treated equally i.e., there should be no discrimination in providing relief and rehabilitation and also that unequal’s should never be treated equally i.e., special needs of women should be taken care of.