Abstract
Women experience a host of negative consequences during and after a natural disaster. Ecofeminist theory questions or rejects previously held patriarchal paradigms and holds that the domination of women by men is intimately linked to the destruction of the environment. Since time immemorial women are traditionally involved in protecting and conserving their natural resources. The environmental consequences of natural disaster affect men and women differently. Women have unique value as well as role in environmental governance. A variety of feminist theories have been used to explore this phenomenon. The aim is to posit the need for an ecofeminist perspective on analyzing women‘s vulnerabilities post-natural disaster. An ecofeminist analysis of Nepal women‘s vulnerability in the wake of the April 2015 earthquake will be used to illustrate the utility of the theory. Implications of using ecofeminism in natural disaster research will be discussed.
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