Characteristics of included studies (48 studies)
| Author(s) | Study context | Disaster type | Women’s role focus | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed (2019) | Bangladesh | Natural disaster (flooding) | Beneficiaries, household managers | Qualitative case study |
| Al Fara (2024) | Not specified | Crises (wars and conflict) | Female-headed households | Theoretical/conceptual analysis |
| Alagan and Aladuwaka (2011) | Sri Lanka | Natural disaster (tsunami) | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study |
| Anjum et al. (2019) | African and Asian countries | Humanitarian crises | Beneficiaries (menstrual hygiene) | Theoretical/conceptual analysis |
| Beek et al. (2019) | Multiple regions | Humanitarian crises | Healthcare providers (midwives) | Systematic review |
| Bloem and Miller (2013) | Haiti | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis |
| Miller and Arquilla (2007) | Haiti | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis |
| Clissold et al. (2020) | Vanuatu | Natural disasters (cyclones and droughts) | Active responders, community leaders | Qualitative study |
| Ekşi et al. (2022) | Turkey | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Volunteers in disaster response | Qualitative study |
| Olmsted and Killian (2023) | USA and South Africa | Not specified | Beneficiaries | Quantitative survey |
| Hirani et al. (2021) | Pakistan | Natural disasters (floods and earthquakes) | Beneficiaries (breastfeeding mothers) | Qualitative study |
| Hou and Wu (2020) | China | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Active responders, decision-makers | Qualitative study |
| Kovács and Tatham (2010) | Not specified | Humanitarian logistics | Logisticians | Mixed methods |
| Toma et al. (2018) | Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Kurdistan (KRI) | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, potential workers | Qualitative study |
| Kovács et al. (2011) | Not specified | Humanitarian logistics | Logisticians | Quantitative survey |
| Husu et al. (2015) | Not specified | Humanitarian logistics | Logisticians | Mixed methods |
| Kovács et al. (2011) | Not specified | Humanitarian purchasing | Purchasers, beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis |
| Luna and Hilhorst (2022) | Nepal | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Active responders, beneficiaries | Qualitative study |
| Marzaleh et al. (n.d.) | Not specified | Humanitarian emergencies | Beneficiaries (reproductive health) | Systematic review |
| Clissold et al. (2020) | Vanuatu | Natural disaster (cyclone and drought) | Active responders, market vendors | Qualitative study |
| Ahmed (2019) | Pakistan | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Beneficiaries | Case study |
| CARE (Mostafa et al., 2021) | Northwest Syria and South Sudan | Humanitarian crises | Beneficiaries, potential leaders | Quantitative survey |
| Muro (2016) | Senegal | Food security analysis | Potential beneficiaries and actors | Case study |
| Ng (2021) | Malaysia | Natural disaster (flooding) | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study |
| Olivius (2014) | Thailand and Bangladesh | Refugee crisis | No mention found | No mention found |
| Oosterhoff and Yunus (2022) | Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Protracted conflict and displacement | Beneficiaries, household managers | Rapid review |
| Sidhva et al. (2021) | Syria | Humanitarian response | Beneficiaries, potential actors | Qualitative study |
| Yamout et al. (2024) | US (Gulf Coast) | Natural disaster (Hurricane Katrina) | Beneficiaries | Mixed methods |
| Richter and Flowers (2008) | Not specified | Natural disaster (cyclone) | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study |
| Schmitt et al. (2017) | Myanmar and Lebanon | Refugee crisis and internal displacement | Beneficiaries (menstrual hygiene) | Qualitative study |
| Sharma et al. (2020) | Global | COVID-19 pandemic | Humanitarian workers, beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis |
| Sidhva et al. (2021) | Jordan | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, household managers | Qualitative study |
| Yamout et al. (2024) | Jordan | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, potential actors | Case study |
| Toma et al. (2018) | Bangladesh | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, potential actors | Mixed methods |
| Wilbur et al. (2022) | Southern Asia, Eastern Africa | Conflict, violence, natural disasters | Beneficiaries (menstrual hygiene) | Systematised review |
| Wolff (2024) | Malawi | Not specified | Potential actors in local NGOs | Qualitative study |
| Yamout et al. (2024) | Lebanon | Refugee crisis, COVID-19 pandemic | Healthcare providers | Qualitative study |
| Zadhy and Erman (2023) | Turkey | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study |
| du Pasquier (2016) | Not specified | Armed conflict and violence | Humanitarian negotiators | Qualitative study |
| du Pasquier (2016) | Not specified | Armed conflict and violence | Humanitarian negotiators | Qualitative study |
| New Added:Gebreyesus et al. (2021) | Ethiopia | Drought-induced famine | Beneficiaries, water collectors | Qualitative interviews |
| New Added:Castañeda Carney et al. (2020) | Mozambique | Cyclone Idai | Community leaders, responders | Mixed methods case study |
| New Added:Qirbi and Ismail (2017) | Yemen | Armed conflict and cholera outbreak | Health-care workers, caregivers | Qualitative study |
| New Added:Aladuwaka (2010) | India | Natural disaster (tsunami) | Entrepreneurs (women’s cooperatives) | Case study |
| New Added: ACAPS (2019) | Colombia and Venezuela | Refugee and displacement crisis | Volunteers, informal health workers | Qualitative study |
| New Added:Okeke-Ihejirika et al. (2022) | Nigeria (Northeast) | Armed conflict (boko haram crisis) | Survivors, livelihood rebuilders | Mixed methods |
| New Added: BNPB (2018) | Indonesia (Sulawesi earthquake) | Natural disaster | Beneficiaries, logistics volunteers | Quantitative survey |
| New Added: IRC and UNHCR (2020) | Kenya and Uganda | Refugee camps (protracted crisis) | Humanitarian logisticians, aid distributors | Systematic review |
| Author(s) | Study context | Disaster type | Women’s role focus | Methodology |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | Natural disaster (flooding) | Beneficiaries, household managers | Qualitative case study | |
| Not specified | Crises (wars and conflict) | Female-headed households | Theoretical/conceptual analysis | |
| Sri Lanka | Natural disaster (tsunami) | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study | |
| African and Asian countries | Humanitarian crises | Beneficiaries (menstrual hygiene) | Theoretical/conceptual analysis | |
| Multiple regions | Humanitarian crises | Healthcare providers (midwives) | Systematic review | |
| Haiti | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis | |
| Haiti | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis | |
| Vanuatu | Natural disasters (cyclones and droughts) | Active responders, community leaders | Qualitative study | |
| Turkey | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Volunteers in disaster response | Qualitative study | |
| Not specified | Beneficiaries | Quantitative survey | ||
| Pakistan | Natural disasters (floods and earthquakes) | Beneficiaries (breastfeeding mothers) | Qualitative study | |
| China | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Active responders, decision-makers | Qualitative study | |
| Not specified | Humanitarian logistics | Logisticians | Mixed methods | |
| Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Kurdistan ( | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, potential workers | Qualitative study | |
| Not specified | Humanitarian logistics | Logisticians | Quantitative survey | |
| Not specified | Humanitarian logistics | Logisticians | Mixed methods | |
| Not specified | Humanitarian purchasing | Purchasers, beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis | |
| Nepal | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Active responders, beneficiaries | Qualitative study | |
| Not specified | Humanitarian emergencies | Beneficiaries (reproductive health) | Systematic review | |
| Vanuatu | Natural disaster (cyclone and drought) | Active responders, market vendors | Qualitative study | |
| Pakistan | Natural disaster (earthquake) | Beneficiaries | Case study | |
| Northwest Syria and South Sudan | Humanitarian crises | Beneficiaries, potential leaders | Quantitative survey | |
| Senegal | Food security analysis | Potential beneficiaries and actors | Case study | |
| Malaysia | Natural disaster (flooding) | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study | |
| Thailand and Bangladesh | Refugee crisis | No mention found | No mention found | |
| Syria, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon | Protracted conflict and displacement | Beneficiaries, household managers | Rapid review | |
| Syria | Humanitarian response | Beneficiaries, potential actors | Qualitative study | |
| Natural disaster (Hurricane Katrina) | Beneficiaries | Mixed methods | ||
| Not specified | Natural disaster (cyclone) | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study | |
| Myanmar and Lebanon | Refugee crisis and internal displacement | Beneficiaries (menstrual hygiene) | Qualitative study | |
| Global | COVID-19 pandemic | Humanitarian workers, beneficiaries | Theoretical/conceptual analysis | |
| Jordan | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, household managers | Qualitative study | |
| Jordan | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, potential actors | Case study | |
| Bangladesh | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries, potential actors | Mixed methods | |
| Southern Asia, Eastern Africa | Conflict, violence, natural disasters | Beneficiaries (menstrual hygiene) | Systematised review | |
| Malawi | Not specified | Potential actors in local NGOs | Qualitative study | |
| Lebanon | Refugee crisis, COVID-19 pandemic | Healthcare providers | Qualitative study | |
| Turkey | Refugee crisis | Beneficiaries | Qualitative study | |
| Not specified | Armed conflict and violence | Humanitarian negotiators | Qualitative study | |
| Not specified | Armed conflict and violence | Humanitarian negotiators | Qualitative study | |
| Ethiopia | Drought-induced famine | Beneficiaries, water collectors | Qualitative interviews | |
| Mozambique | Cyclone Idai | Community leaders, responders | Mixed methods case study | |
| Yemen | Armed conflict and cholera outbreak | Health-care workers, caregivers | Qualitative study | |
| India | Natural disaster (tsunami) | Entrepreneurs (women’s cooperatives) | Case study | |
| Colombia and Venezuela | Refugee and displacement crisis | Volunteers, informal health workers | Qualitative study | |
| Nigeria (Northeast) | Armed conflict (boko haram crisis) | Survivors, livelihood rebuilders | Mixed methods | |
| Indonesia (Sulawesi earthquake) | Natural disaster | Beneficiaries, logistics volunteers | Quantitative survey | |
| Kenya and Uganda | Refugee camps (protracted crisis) | Humanitarian logisticians, aid distributors | Systematic review |
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