The Gendered Experiences of Local Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies

Cadesky, Jessica, Baillie Smith, Matt and Thomas, Nisha (2019) The Gendered Experiences of Local Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies. Gender and Development, 27 (2). pp. 371-388. ISSN 1355-2074

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Abstract

This article explores the gendered experiences of local volunteers operating in conflicts and emergencies. Despite decades of progress to integrate gender issues into development and humanitarian research, policy and practice, the gendered dynamics of volunteering are still little understood. To redress this, this article draws on data collected as part of the Volunteers in Conflicts and Emergencies (ViCE) Initiative, a collaboration between the Red Cross Red Crescent Movement led by the Swedish Red Cross, and the Centre for International Development at Northumbria University. Contributing original empirical findings on the intersection of gender, volunteering and emergencies, this article offers new ways of thinking about how gender equality and women’s empowerment can be advanced in humanitarian crises, as seen through the experiences of local volunteers.

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