Synopsis The book has been divided into three sections. The first section contains theoretical papers that stress the need for incorporating a gender perspective in disaster management starting from disaster preparedness, rescue, relief, response, reconstruction to rehabilitation. The specific needs of women need to be understood and addressed properly in disaster management interventions. The second section deals with socio-economic, psychological and cultural impacts of disaster on women. It includes many empirical studies highlighting the impacts of both natural disasters like cyclone, drought and man made disasters like displacement and fire. The third section contains papers prescribing appropriate disaster management strategy, drawing policy implications for different types of disasters and formulating action plan for proper rehabilitation of disaster affected women.