Host: Center for Environmental Information Science
Pages 267-272
This research was performed to reveal the influence of gender on people's behavior during reconstruction of livelihoods after the massive cyclone, Komen, hit Bangladesh on July 29th, 2015, with a special focus regarding behavior towards financial loans and purveyance of food. According to the results of the questionnaire survey conducted in the affected area, there appeared to be differing tendencies between husband and wife in relation to from whom, when, and how much people borrowed money, which could be identified as livelihood management behavior, and such difference could be generated through social capital and role in household that are built based on gender. In addition, the findings would imply that women's health was more likely to be negatively affected due to unbalanced diets following the cyclone, which could be attributed to unequal access to food between husband and wife.
