The gender dimension in water - a matter of equality
Gender inequality is one of the greatest obstacles to sustainable social, societal and economic development, economic growth, and hampering poverty reduction. The SDC is helping to ensure that women and men have the same rights and opportunities to develop their potential and can use their resources in a meaningful way. This also applies to water where women are highly disadvantaged and often carrying the bulk part of the burden to ensure water for households.
Key Documents
Gender and Water - SDC guidance sheet
This thematic guidance sheet is one in a series written to support SDC staff in ensuring that gender issues are taken into account transversally in different thematic domains - in this case water.
RésEAU Gender Strategy
The RésEAU Gender Strategy considers WASH as a universal right, the transversal role of gender across SDGs and the principle of LNOB.
Related pages
Key guiding documents
Concrete information on the strategic orientation of the Section Water is available through the currently implemented Programme Framework and the most recent Project Portfolio featuring ongoing projects