A private space for women
Indispensable at evacuation centers
Providing a space for feeling secure and
relaxed
In one of the evacuation centers, which
utilized a large convention hall, around 2,500
people were living. At the beginning of their
evacuation, there were no partitions available,
even when they slept, so that it was difficult to
protect privacy. Women had many concerns;
for example, women were not able to sleep
safely, some women were harassed by men
while sleeping, and mothers felt distressed
because their babies were crying at night
disturbing other evacuees.
Officers at the prefecture government picked
up these women’s concerns and opened “a
private space for women” using one of the
rooms available in the facility. This space was
run and supported jointly by several groups; a
local women’s organization, which set up “a
café” for women at the center, another local
women’s organization, and a center for
gender equality, and volunteers.
Inside that space, there was another small
room where women could change clothes or
have a nap without worrying about other
people, a table where women could gather to
have tea and sweets in order to be relaxed,
and a corner with a mirror where women
could use hair dryers and put make-up on.
Women came to this space to change
clothes, chat with others and drop by with a
crying baby at night.
Assistance needs a base place
I n t h i s w o m e n o n l y s p a c e , w o m e n
participated in art workshops, made
doorplates to hang on curtains which
protected their living space in the center, and
filled out request forms and receive personal
items such as brassieres. Some women did
not even have a brassiere until early summer
when it becomes indispensable. The space
became a hub where women felt safe. In this
difficult group living environment, evacuated
women depended upon this space. Effective
support from outside also became possible
thanks to this private space.
It is clear that living in evacuation centers
forces women to face many difficulties. It is
necessary to stipulate setting up “a space for
women only” as a mandatory item in a
management manual of evacuation centers.
Indispensable at evacuation centers
A private space for women
Indispensable at evacuation centers
Providing a space for feeling secure and
relaxed
In one of the evacuation centers, which
utilized a large convention hall, around 2,500
people were living. At the beginning of their
evacuation, there were no partitions available,
even when they slept, so that it was difficult to
protect privacy. Women had many concerns;
for example, women were not able to sleep
safely, some women were harassed by men
while sleeping, and mothers felt distressed
because their babies were crying at night
disturbing other evacuees.
Officers at the prefecture government picked
up these women’s concerns and opened “a
private space for women” using one of the
rooms available in the facility. This space was
run and supported jointly by several groups; a
local women’s organization, which set up “a
café” for women at the center, another local
women’s organization, and a center for
gender equality, and volunteers.
Inside that space, there was another small
room where women could change clothes or
have a nap without worrying about other
people, a table where women could gather to
have tea and sweets in order to be relaxed,
and a corner with a mirror where women
could use hair dryers and put make-up on.
Women came to this space to change
clothes, chat with others and drop by with a
crying baby at night.
Assistance needs a base place
I n t h i s w o m e n o n l y s p a c e , w o m e n
participated in art workshops, made
doorplates to hang on curtains which
protected their living space in the center, and
filled out request forms and receive personal
items such as brassieres. Some women did
not even have a brassiere until early summer
when it becomes indispensable. The space
became a hub where women felt safe. In this
difficult group living environment, evacuated
women depended upon this space. Effective
support from outside also became possible
thanks to this private space.
It is clear that living in evacuation centers
forces women to face many difficulties. It is
necessary to stipulate setting up “a space for
women only” as a mandatory item in a
management manual of evacuation centers.
Indispensable at evacuation centers
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