Gendered priorities for ‘improved’ sanitation: insights from Kisumu Kenya

Jewitt, Sarah; Ryley, Harriet

Abstract

This paper explores how official concepts of ‘improved’ sanitation often fail to reflect the priorities of female users. As the health benefits associated with improved sanitation cannot be fully realised until all potential user groups habitually utilize it, specific user preferences/constraints need to be better understood and catered for. Drawing on empirical work in nine schools in Kisumu, Kenya, attention is focused on gendered sanitation priorities including menstrual hygiene management, gender-based violence and broader safety, privacy and dignity issues associated with accessing and using sanitation facilities.

Citation

Jewitt, S., & Ryley, H. (2015). Gendered priorities for ‘improved’ sanitation: insights from Kisumu Kenya.

• Conference Name: 38th WEDC International Conference
• End Date: Jul 31, 2015
• Publication Date: Jul 1, 2015
• Deposit Date: Sep 21, 2015
• Publicly Available Date: Sep 21, 2015
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Keywords: sanitation, Kisimu
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/983034
• Publisher URL: http://wedc.lboro.ac.uk/resources/conference/38/Jewitt-2133.pdf