Assumptions and attitudes about the roles that women can play, including in times of crisis, result in their efforts getting side-lined and their potential being marginalised. In this report CARE International argues that efforts to protect and assist people caught up in natural disasters and conflict will be more effective if women can contribute.
The report also identifies four emerging trends in humanitarian response: 1) A shift from women as victims to women as first responders; 2) A shift from tick-box gender accountability to a comprehensive approach: this means ensuring gender is addressed at all levels, from funding through project planning and delivery to M&E and accountability; 3) Increasing the support and space for women to participate in humanitarian action; 4) Recognising the participation of local women’s groups in humanitarian action.
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This platform is part of the Axis 1 "Strengthening the capacities of equality actors" of the Priority Solidarity Fund "Women for the future in the Mediterranean" funded by the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs and led by the European Institute of the Mediterranean, in the framework of the project “Developing Women's Empowerment” labelled by the Union for the Mediterranean.
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