Attitudes of decision-makers towards urban sanitation: Does gender make a difference?

Rosie Renouf 20 May 2020

Gender inequity at the level of policy, regulation and management limits the voice and participation of women decision-makers and can perpetuate inequities throughout the sanitation sector. To address this, the Urban Sanitation Research Initiative aims to analyse gender inequity in educational and professional settings of sanitation-related organisations. Among staff at sanitation-related public-sector institutions in Kenya, […]

Barriers for female decision-makers in Kenya’s sanitation sector

Rosie Renouf 20 May 2020

Gender inequity at the level of policy, regulation and management limits the voice and participation of women decision-makers and can perpetuate inequities throughout the sanitation sector. To address this, the Urban Sanitation Research Initiative aims to analyse gender inequity in educational and professional settings of sanitation-related organisations. Women working at sanitation-related public-sector institutions in Kenya […]

Rasoa, resident in Antananarivo

Bright water, bright future: climate resilient services in Madagascar

Elizabeth Moulding 18 Mar 2020

For residents of Antananarivo like Rasoa, access to reliable water sources is essential in the face of increasing water scarcity. Across the globe climate change is affecting the most vulnerable people in cities the most. For Madagascar’s peri-urban communities alternating severe droughts and flooding are making it harder for people to access safe, clean water […]

Barriers to women adopting decision-making roles in sanitation-related public bodies and attitudinal differences between male and female decision makers

Natasha Abraham 12 Mar 2020

Gender inequity at the level of policy, regulation and management limits the presence, voice, participation and power of women decision-makers. These gender-based inequities can then be perpetuated throughout the sanitation sector, as the needs of women and girls are inadequately addressed by programs and policies that are designed largely by men. A seemingly simple way […]

Emerging findings on gender and decision making in sanitation public bodies

Charlotte Lockwood 5 Mar 2020

This International Women’s Day, we are sharing some emerging findings from a research project to show how in sanitation, an equal world is an enabled world. For International Women’s Day last year, we wrote about a new research project examining the gender split of staff in Kenyan sanitation public institutions. These include utilities, government bodies […]

Gender representation in Kenyan sanitation institutions

Rosie Renouf 28 Feb 2020

The Urban Sanitation Research Initiative aims to analyse the internal workings of organisations that make and implement sanitation policy, regulation and services to address four specific questions: (a) the gender balance in decision-making/technical roles in these organisations; (b) how attitudes to sanitation vary between male and female decision-makers; (c) the key barriers to female participation […]

Women working in sanitation in Kenya: Evidence gaps

Rosie Renouf 28 Feb 2020

Gender inequity at the level of policy, regulation and management can perpetuate inequities throughout the sanitation sector, limiting the voice and participation of women decision-makers. A literature review was completed as part of a research project analysing the internal workings of organisations that contribute to and implement sanitation services and policy in Kenya. Despite evidence […]

Barriers to women adopting decision-making roles in sanitation public bodies, and attitudinal differences between male and female decision-makers

Rosie Renouf 4 Apr 2019

Aims This project will deliver an analysis of the barriers that prevent women in Kenya taking leadership roles in sanitation (particularly urban), and aim to identify ways in which those barriers might be overcome. This project aims to assess 1) the gender balance in decision-making/technical roles in Kenya’s sanitation-relevant public institutions, 2) the barriers to […]

Gender balance in the water and sanitation workforce

Natasha Abraham 7 Mar 2019

As the Technical Director at Nairobi City Water and Sewerage Company (NCWSC), Eng. Lucy Njambi is responsible for the operation of Nairobi’s water and sewerage systems, serving around 4 million people. She believes that it is important to involve women when developing services. “It’s important to include women, as they are the ones who suffer […]

Women leading the way

Natasha Abraham 7 Mar 2019

“Water, sanitation and hygiene are basic necessities in order to sustain lives. When women are affected by poor services, you end up with a weak community where you can’t expect great development.” – Josephine Moono Clean water and safe sanitation has a huge impact on the lives of women. In the communities where we work, […]