Exclusion and inequitable access to water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services and opportunities are major concerns to development practitioners. The job of providing water for the household invariably falls on women, often at the expense of their education, income-earning opportunities and social, cultural and political involvement.

This book aims to unpack the key elements of the WASH–gender nexus, examine these and recommend ways ahead for improved gender outcomes and WASH impact in India.

Introduction: Achieving the Desired Gender Outcome in Water and Sanitation
I: CONCEPTUAL UNDERPINNING
Sunetra Lala, Malika Basu, Jyotsna and Aidan Cronin Accelerating Gender Outcomes: The WASH Sector Yusuf Kabir, Niranjan Vedantam and M Dinesh Kumar Women and Water: Vulnerability from water shortages Anjal Prakash and Chanda Gurung Goodrich Crossing Boundaries: Gender and IWRM in Education and Research Swati Sinha Gender and WASH: Capacity-building Initiatives
II: CASE STUDIES: WATER
Suhas P Wani , K H Anantha, T K Sreedevi Gender Issues in Watershed Management Aditya Bastola Gender and Governance: A Case of Jalswarajya Project Pradeep K Mehta and Niti Saxena Unleashing the Gender Differentials in Water Management: The Rural Milieu Tapas Chakma, Gregor von Medeazza, Sanjay Singh and Pradeep Meshram The High Fluoride Burden and Tribal Women: Occurrence and Remedy K A S Mani, Vallaperla Paul Raja Rao, Madhukar Reddy and Ch. Ram Babu Women’s Voice in Water Resource Management Sudhir Prasad, Satyabrata Acharya and Somnath Basu Leadership and Participation: Role of Gender
III: CASE STUDIES: SANITATION
Eshwer Kale and Dipak Zade Enabling Gendered Environment for Watershed Management Gregor von Medeazza, Megha Jain, Ajit Tiwari, Janardan Prasad Shukla and Nisheet Kumar Women-led Total Sanitation: Saving Lives and Dignity Ajit K. Saxena, Shailesh Mujumdar and Gregor von Medeazza Innovative Approaches in Communication Amit Mehrotra and Ajay Singh Liberty from Shame: Accelerating Sanitation with ASHAs
IV: CONCLUSION
Aidan Cronin, Anjal Prakash and Pradeep K Mehta Conclusions and Way Forward Index