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Social and Gender Equity Gauge

Social and Gender Equity Gauge. Assessing gender equity in the water sector in South Asia. Background. So far scattered references, impressions and a few studies indicating gender inequities which have not created an impact on policy or intervention. Objectives.

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Social and Gender Equity Gauge

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  1. Social and Gender Equity Gauge Assessing gender equity in the water sector in South Asia

  2. Background • So far scattered references, impressions and a few studies indicating gender inequities which have not created an impact on policy or intervention

  3. Objectives • Develop a policy tool that helps in building a gender/caste/class disaggregated data base for example on • a) access to water and associated resources like land, credit, skills, • b) voice in decision making • c) nature of work and time spent in water related activities in the productive and the reproductive sphere • d) costs and benefits across social groups from public expenditures on water programmes • e) varying impacts at the micro and macro levels as a result of lack of access to water, decision making- on their time, health, self esteem etc.

  4. Indicators…1

  5. Indicators…2

  6. Tools/methods • Household questionnaire • Focus group discussions • Spatial mapping • Collection of secondary data • Field observations

  7. Our sample Village selection criteria • No of households in village: between 100 to 500 • SC population: 15% and above

  8. Caste inequities in resource ownership

  9. Women’s ownership to land in landowning households

  10. Inequities in associated technology

  11. Domestic water and sanitation

  12. Access to water Caste wise average water access (lpcd)

  13. Water consumption pattern across castes

  14. Public sources

  15. Sanitation

  16. Irrigation

  17. Access to irrigation

  18. Water related work

  19. Chart 4: Person fetching water, percentage of households

  20. Time and distance

  21. Utilisation of water-non paid work

  22. Non paid work: Water for production

  23. Costs borne by women

  24. Participation in water institutions • Participation: important as indicator from point of view of access • In our villages lack of participation among women as well as men • In all domestic water, irrigation and watershed related institutions

  25. Summary of findings

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