‘They will listen to women who speak but it ends there’: examining empowerment in the context of water and sanitation interventions in Ghana

Gender plays a vital role in shaping access to and governance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in many contexts. Notably, women and men have different WASH-associated roles as well as varying access to resources and power. This study explores the meanings of women's empowerment...

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Autores principales:	Florence Dery, Elijah Bisung, Sarah Dickin, Jeremiah Atengdem
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Publicado:	IWA Publishing 2021
Materias:	empowerment equality gender qualitative approach water security River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:af55d0fec0f44c8cbd55a91ae99035fe2021-11-08T07:59:29Z‘They will listen to women who speak but it ends there’: examining empowerment in the context of water and sanitation interventions in Ghana2616-651810.2166/h2oj.2021.100https://doaj.org/article/af55d0fec0f44c8cbd55a91ae99035fe2021-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://doi.org/10.2166/h2oj.2021.100https://doaj.org/toc/2616-6518Gender plays a vital role in shaping access to and governance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in many contexts. Notably, women and men have different WASH-associated roles as well as varying access to resources and power. This study explores the meanings of women's empowerment in the WASH sector from the perspective of local stakeholders in the Asutifi North District, Ghana. A qualitative approach was employed, which involved 15 key informant interviews with community leaders, local government professionals, and WASH practitioners. Participants conceptualized empowerment in terms of four major themes: (1) availability of resources, (2) WASH information, (3) social and cultural structures, and (4) agency. Participants defined empowerment as a multifaceted process shaped by their physical, social, cultural, and political environments. The study provides researchers and practitioners with a greater understanding of the dimensions of empowerment that are relevant to strengthening WASH interventions and practices. HIGHLIGHTS Empowerment is captured as a multifaceted process.; We emphasize the need to use more inclusive perspectives to address inequities at the household level.; Support from male partners in household chores appears to be a common practice in the study area.; Support from male partners in WASH activities is critical to enhancing women's autonomy.; The study suggests that multiple facilitators of empowerment exist.;Florence DeryElijah BisungSarah DickinJeremiah AtengdemIWA Publishingarticleempowermentequalitygenderqualitative approachwater securityRiver, lake, and water-supply engineering (General)TC401-506Water supply for domestic and industrial purposesTD201-500ENH2Open Journal, Vol 4, Iss 1, Pp 231-243 (2021)
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spellingShingle	empowerment equality gender qualitative approach water security River, lake, and water-supply engineering (General) TC401-506 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 Florence Dery Elijah Bisung Sarah Dickin Jeremiah Atengdem ‘They will listen to women who speak but it ends there’: examining empowerment in the context of water and sanitation interventions in Ghana
description	Gender plays a vital role in shaping access to and governance of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) services in many contexts. Notably, women and men have different WASH-associated roles as well as varying access to resources and power. This study explores the meanings of women's empowerment in the WASH sector from the perspective of local stakeholders in the Asutifi North District, Ghana. A qualitative approach was employed, which involved 15 key informant interviews with community leaders, local government professionals, and WASH practitioners. Participants conceptualized empowerment in terms of four major themes: (1) availability of resources, (2) WASH information, (3) social and cultural structures, and (4) agency. Participants defined empowerment as a multifaceted process shaped by their physical, social, cultural, and political environments. The study provides researchers and practitioners with a greater understanding of the dimensions of empowerment that are relevant to strengthening WASH interventions and practices. HIGHLIGHTS Empowerment is captured as a multifaceted process.; We emphasize the need to use more inclusive perspectives to address inequities at the household level.; Support from male partners in household chores appears to be a common practice in the study area.; Support from male partners in WASH activities is critical to enhancing women's autonomy.; The study suggests that multiple facilitators of empowerment exist.;
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title	‘They will listen to women who speak but it ends there’: examining empowerment in the context of water and sanitation interventions in Ghana
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‘They will listen to women who speak but it ends there’: examining empowerment in the context of water and sanitation interventions in Ghana

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