Various difficulties in evacuation centers
Requesting through female leaders
In many cases, it was men who were the
chairman or main committee members of
local residents associations (jichikai) or
voluntary disaster prevention associations
(jishu bousai soshiki) that worked as leaders at
evacuation centers. Many people approached
for a consultation with them as life was
returning to normal. The concerns included a
lot of issues, such as rules at evacuation
center, relationships with other evacuees, the
environment surrounding the evacuation
centers and concerns pertaining to families
and children.
A jichikai is an organisation whose members
carry out independent activities to help one
another and improve the living environment,
development of an area and promote mutual
friendships in the neighbourhood which
usually covers up to several thousand
families. Ninety-six percent of the chairman of
jichikais were men in 2012.
In one evacuation center in Miyagi Prefecture,
five or six women, who were in charge of an
electric appliance which evacuees jointly
used, became female leaders and put
women’s concerns together. If only one
w o m a n g o e s t o t h e m a l e l e a d e r f o r
consultation of women specific concerns, it
might be considered as a personal concern
and leaders find it hard to deal with. These
concerns became well addressed after these
women started putting them together. Not
only women, but also children and elderly
people, felt that it was easier to consult with
female leaders about their concerns. Involving
women as leaders in the management of
evacuation centers makes every evacuee feel
more comfortable living there.
Various difficulties in evacuation centersRequesting through female leadersIn many cases, it was men who were thechairman or main committee members oflocal residents associations (jichikai) orvoluntary disaster prevention associations(jishu bousai soshiki) that worked as leaders atevacuation centers. Many people approachedfor a consultation with them as life wasreturning to normal. The concerns included alot of issues, such as rules at evacuationcenter, relationships with other evacuees, theenvironment surrounding the evacuationcenters and concerns pertaining to familiesand children.A jichikai is an organisation whose memberscarry out independent activities to help oneanother and improve the living environment,development of an area and promote mutualfriendships in the neighbourhood whichusually covers up to several thousandfamilies. Ninety-six percent of the chairman ofjichikais were men in 2012.In one evacuation center in Miyagi Prefecture,five or six women, who were in charge of anelectric appliance which evacuees jointlyused, became female leaders and putwomen’s concerns together. If only onew o m a n g o e s t o t h e m a l e l e a d e r f o rconsultation of women specific concerns, itmight be considered as a personal concernand leaders find it hard to deal with. Theseconcerns became well addressed after thesewomen started putting them together. Notonly women, but also children and elderlypeople, felt that it was easier to consult with
female leaders about their concerns. Involving
women as leaders in the management of
evacuation centers makes every evacuee feel
more comfortable living there.
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