Examining water and gender narratives and realities

IF 6.8 1区 地球科学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water Pub Date : 2022-06-14 DOI:10.1002/wat2.1602
S. Dickin, M. Caretta
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Abstract

There is a wealth of scholarly knowledge that aims to disentangle the complex relationship between gender and water. This scholarship coupled with practitioners' collective experiences and insights have resulted in the emergence of certain narratives that describe how unequal gender relationships to water are manifested and how they can be addressed. In this paper, we critically examine four of these water and gender narratives, myths, or realities: Are women solely responsible for water collection? Are women excluded from the global water workforce? Is technology is sufficient enough to solve water‐related gender inequalities? Does participation in design and implementation of water services address gender inequalities? By reviewing existing evidence underlying these water and gender narratives that are prominent in much academic research and international programming, we show the nuances of water and gender relationships, and the discrepancies upon which these narratives are grounded. We draw on examples and research largely focusing on the Global South, but highlight a need for similar examination of these narratives in the Global North. Finally, we discuss remaining knowledge gaps and argue that these normative understandings overlook limited and potentially contradicting evidence on the intricacies of the relationship between gender and water.
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研究水和性别叙事和现实
有大量的学术知识致力于理清性别和水之间的复杂关系。这种学术研究与从业者的集体经验和见解相结合,产生了一些叙述,描述了性别与水的不平等关系是如何表现出来的,以及如何解决这些问题。在本文中,我们批判性地考察了这些水和性别叙事、神话或现实中的四种:女性是否只负责收集水?女性是否被排除在全球水资源劳动力之外?技术是否足以解决与水有关的性别不平等?参与供水服务的设计和实施是否解决了性别不平等问题?通过回顾在许多学术研究和国际规划中突出的水和性别叙事的现有证据,我们展示了水和性别关系的细微差别,以及这些叙事所基于的差异。我们借鉴了主要集中在全球南方的例子和研究,但强调需要对全球北方的这些叙述进行类似的检查。最后,我们讨论了剩余的知识差距,并认为这些规范性理解忽略了关于性别与水之间复杂关系的有限和潜在矛盾的证据。
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Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water Environmental Science-Ecology
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