Thematic brief on gender, water and sanitation

This Thematic Brief provides quick guidance on the most important issues relating to gender, water and sanitation

This Brief is addressed to staff from development cooperation agencies who are involved in water supply and sanitation (WSS) programmes.

Here they will find information on the most important gender issues at stake and how to address them, indicators that can be used to monitor whether a programme is integrating gender dimensions, examples of gender-sensitive development actions and references to further information and tools related to gender, water and sanitation.

Contents

Gender issues in water and sanitation

A roadmap for gender mainstreaming in water and sanitation development programmes 

Questions for gender analysis in water and sanitation

Gender sensitive indicators for the water and sanitation sector 

Examples of gender-sensitive projects in water and sanitation