Transforming gender relations through water, sanitation, and hygiene programming and monitoring in Vietnam

Leahy, C; Winterford, K; Nghiem, T; Kelleher, J; Leong, L; Willetts, J

Transforming gender relations through water, sanitation, and hygiene programming and monitoring in Vietnam

Leahy, C

Winterford, K

Nghiem, T Kelleher, J Leong, L Willetts, J

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Citation:: Gender and Development, 2017, 25 (2), pp. 283 - 301
Issue Date:: 2017-05-04

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dc.contributor.author	Leahy, C https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8320-9840	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Winterford, K https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6929-0582	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Nghiem, T	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Kelleher, J	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Leong, L	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Willetts, J https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3975-9642	en_US
dc.date.available	2020-05-25T19:05:53Z
dc.date.issued	2017-05-04	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Gender and Development, 2017, 25 (2), pp. 283 - 301	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1355-2074	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/112654
dc.description.abstract	© 2017 Oxfam GB. This article presents the results of empirical research conducted in Central Vietnam in 2016 into water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives. It uncovered changes in gender relations and power dynamics at both household and community levels, aiming to explore the extent to which both practical and strategic interests of women can be influenced and changed by WASH policies and programming. In particular, we were interested in assessing the impact of a Gender and WASH Monitoring Tool (GWMT), developed by Plan International Australia and Plan Vietnam, on women’s strategic gender needs. In this article, we discuss the types of changes reported by women and men of different ages and ethnicities and the reasons for their occurrence. There were a wide range of reported reasons for change, with implications for our understanding of the relationship between changes in gender relations at the household and community levels. We also consider the relationship between wider shifts in social norms in the context of rural Vietnam. The Vietnam research highlights the roles that WASH initiatives can play in furthering strategic gender needs and hence promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. It also shows the importance of addressing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 (on gender equality) and SDG 6 (on water and sanitation) together.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Gender and Development	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1080/13552074.2017.1331530	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Development Studies	en_US
dc.title	Transforming gender relations through water, sanitation, and hygiene programming and monitoring in Vietnam	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	2	en_US
utslib.citation.volume	25	en_US
utslib.for	1699 Other Studies in Human Society	en_US
utslib.for	1608 Sociology	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/DVC (Research)/Institute For Sustainable Futures
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - ISF - Institute for Sustainable Futures
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.issue	2	en_US
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	25	en_US

Abstract:

© 2017 Oxfam GB. This article presents the results of empirical research conducted in Central Vietnam in 2016 into water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) initiatives. It uncovered changes in gender relations and power dynamics at both household and community levels, aiming to explore the extent to which both practical and strategic interests of women can be influenced and changed by WASH policies and programming. In particular, we were interested in assessing the impact of a Gender and WASH Monitoring Tool (GWMT), developed by Plan International Australia and Plan Vietnam, on women’s strategic gender needs. In this article, we discuss the types of changes reported by women and men of different ages and ethnicities and the reasons for their occurrence. There were a wide range of reported reasons for change, with implications for our understanding of the relationship between changes in gender relations at the household and community levels. We also consider the relationship between wider shifts in social norms in the context of rural Vietnam. The Vietnam research highlights the roles that WASH initiatives can play in furthering strategic gender needs and hence promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment. It also shows the importance of addressing Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 (on gender equality) and SDG 6 (on water and sanitation) together.

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