Governance, collaboration and community organising in rural Australia: A case study of women’s experiences and contributions to community health and well-being in the Northern Rivers, Australia floods

This study reveals that after disasters, masculinised labour benefits from support and recognition while the prolonged work of women to support the health and well-being of their communities persists without these privileges. Further studies are needed on how women and their leadership strengths can be recognised and supported to enable ongoing health and well-being of disaster-affected communities, including the health and well-being of women organisers themselves.