Gender And Disaster Effects: A Case Study Of Balochistan Province

Abstract

So as to determine the perceived observation of the respondents regarding disaster effects on female this research was carried out in selected districts of Balochistan. Pishin and  Lasbela districts were selected randomly. Cross-sectional design was applied. One hundred (100) respondents were selected, 50 from each district by using 5-point Likert Scaling. Random sampling technique was used. SPSS was applied for data breakup. Outcome reveals that more than half (56%) of respondents fell into age category (31 to 40 years). Most (48%) of respondents having religious i.e. Madrasa education. Majority (89%) of respondents lived into joint family system. Highly significant differences were detected in Pishin district respondent’s perception and on-statistically significant found in Lasbela district respondent’s perception by using the Pearson Chi-Square test at p ≤0.05 level. Study recommended that government should be developed the vivid mechanism so as to enhanced the female livelihood options and gender specific guidelines. Provincial government should be increasing the capability and capacity of female in disaster management program/body by giving them various monetary assistants, financial resources and adequate human resources so as to improve/ stimulate the socio-economic condition of female as more effectively manner.