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Women and WASH in Nepal: a scoping review of existing literature

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  • Nidhi Wali
  • Nichole Georgeou
  • Olivia Simmons
  • Madhu Sudan Gautam
  • Supriya Gurung

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The relationship between gender and water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services is an issue for many developing states. This scoping review demonstrates that in Nepal, women bear the major social burden of inadequate WASH services and are under-represented in WASH-related policies and programmes. Four themes emerge: gender and water projects; lack of equal female participation in WASH policy development and implementation; women’s access to water; and menstruation and menstrual hygiene. Major cultural barriers embedded in Nepali society limit women’s access, agency and participation in WASH-related policy and practice.

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  • Nidhi Wali & Nichole Georgeou & Olivia Simmons & Madhu Sudan Gautam & Supriya Gurung, 2020. "Women and WASH in Nepal: a scoping review of existing literature," Water International, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 45(3), pages 222-245, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rwinxx:v:45:y:2020:i:3:p:222-245
    DOI: 10.1080/02508060.2020.1754564
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    1. Shalik Ram Dhital & Catherine Chojenta & Tiffany-Jane Evans & Tri Dev Acharya & Deborah Loxton, 2022. "Prevalence and Correlates of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) and Spatial Distribution of Unimproved WASH in Nepal," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-16, March.

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