A Study on Rural Women's Extent of Participation in Sanitation
Keywords:
Sanitation, Women, Rural women, ParticipationAbstract
More female participation was acknowledged by the development community to be essential to achieving the goal of sanitation for everyone during the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade (1981–90). The United Nations system and bilateral organisations have started new projects aimed at women in an effort to increase their participation in the development of water supply and sanitation services. Water, sanitation, and health are often women's responsibilities. As women have traditionally been the ones who collect water, teach cleanliness to children, and understand the health consequences of unsanitary living conditions, they have always held a disproportionate amount of environmental knowledge. Unlike males, who are seldom forced to go large distances to gather water, women and girls are disproportionately asked to do so (WGTF, 2006). As a result, this study has made a serious effort to inquire into the worth of women's participation in sanitation-related efforts.
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