In households without access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure, the burden falls mostly on women and girls. This report from the WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene provides updated WASH estimates at national, regional, and global levels with a gender focus. Each chapter examines gender-related WASH data, discusses how reducing gender inequalities can advance progress in WASH, and identifies ways to improve national and global monitoring of gender in WASH programs.
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Progress On Household Drinking-Water, Sanitation and Hygiene 2000-2022: Special Focus on Gender (2023)
In households without access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) infrastructure, the burden falls mostly on women and girls. This report from the WHO and UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for Water Supply, Sanitation, and Hygiene provides updated WASH estimates at national, regional, and global levels with a gender focus. Each chapter examines gender-related WASH data, discusses how reducing gender inequalities can advance progress in WASH, and identifies ways to improve national and global monitoring of gender in WASH programs.