NEWS

10 February 2006

WATER AND GENDER

The twin issues of rural water supply and sanitation and gender are closely interlinked. Women are the primary collectors, transporters, users and managers of water in rural areas and are responsible for family nutrition, hygiene, health and community activities. In some water-scrace countries in Asia, when a woman turns 65, she will have spent one-third of her life getting water.

Source: Asia Water Wire