GENDER ISUES IN WATER AND SANITATION PROGRAMMES BY AIDAN A. CRONIN , PRADEEP K. MEHTA (HARDCOVER)

Exclusion and inequitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and opportunities are major concerns to development practitioners. The job of providing water for the household invariably falls on women, often at the expense of their education, income-earning opportunities and social, cultural and political involvement.This book aims to unpack the key elements of the WASH - gender nexus, examine these and recommend ways ahead for improved gender outcomes and WASH impact in India. Table of Contents: List of Tables List of Figures Foreword by Joke Muylwijk Introduction: Achieving the Desired Gender Outcome in Water and Sanitation Anjal Prakash, Aidan Cronin and Pradeep K Mehta I: Conceptual Underpinning Accelerating Gender Outcomes: The WASH Sector Sunetra Lala, Malika Basu, Jyotsna and Aidan Cronin Women and Water: Vulnerability from water shortages Yusuf Kabir, Niranjan Vedantam and M. Dinesh Kumar Crossing Boundaries: Gender and IWRM in Education and Research Anjal Prakash and Chanda Gurung Goodrich Gender and WASH: Capacity-building Initiatives Swati Sinha II: Case Studies: Water Gender Issues in Watershed Management Suhas P Wani , K H Anantha, T K Sreedevi Gender and Governance: A Case of Jalswarajya Project Aditya Bastola Unleashing the Gender Differentials in Water Management: The Rural Milieu Pradeep K Mehta and Niti Saxena The High Fluoride Burden and Tribal Women: Occurrence and Remedy Tapas Chakma, Gregor von Medeazza, Sanjay Singh and Pradeep Meshram Women's Voice in Water Resource Management K A S Mani, Vallaperla Paul Raja Rao, Madhukar Reddy and Ch. Ram Babu Leadership and Participation: Role of Gender Sudhir Prasad, Satyabrata Acharya and Somnath Basu III: Case Studies:SanitationEnabling Gendered Environment for Watershed Management Eshwer Kale and Dipak Zade Women-led Total Sanitation: Saving Lives and Dignity Gregor von Medeazza, Megha Jain, Ajit Tiwari, Janardan Prasad Shukla and Nisheet Kumar Innovative Approaches in Communication Ajit K. Saxena, Shailesh Mujumdar and Gregor von Medeazza Liberty from Shame: Accelerating Sanitation with ASHAs Amit Mehrotra and Ajay Singh IV: Conclusion Conclusions and Way Forward Aidan Cronin, Anjal Prakash and Pradeep K Mehta Index