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Humanitarian logistics performance in the light of gender

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: Purpose The aim of this article is to identify gaps in research and to set up a research agenda that investigates how gender attributes and different sets of skills contribute to logistics performance. The article focuses on humanitarian logistics and outlines the areas in which gender issues impact on the effectiveness of the provision of aid following a disaster. Design/methodology/approach A topical literature review on gender, humanitarian logistics, and logistics performance is used to unearth existing gaps in research. Findings Two main research gaps are of particular interest for humanitarian logistics in the light of gender: sex segregation in logistics, and the relation between gender and logistics skills; and the mitigation of gender disadvantages of beneficiaries. Here, a gendered access to aid can impact negatively on aid effectiveness. Originality/value Literature is scant both on gender issues in logistics and on humanitarian logistics. The paper contributes to both areas, while evaluating the impact of gender on logistics performance.

Source: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

DOI: 10.1108/17410400910928752

Authors: Gyöngyi Kovács, Peter Tatham

Institutions: Hanken School of Economics, Cranfield University

Language: English

Topic: Facility Location and Emergency Management

Subfield: Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Gender equality, Reduced inequalities

Open Access status: green

Funder: Cranfield University