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Bringing A Gender Lens

Alison Parker & Myles Elledgewith Anju Toolaram and Brian Stoner

To Sanitation Technology Development

Incorporating gender considerations into wastewater innovation and wastewater facility engineering requires innovative behavior

Limited research has considered how to foster a gender lens into R&D activities in WASH

Survey of R&D Teams

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Invitedparticipants

Participantswho started

survey

Participantswho finished

survey

Follow upinterviews

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Does Waste Processing Need A Gender Lens?

Seeking Feedback From Women and Men

What Provision is Needed for Menstruating Women?

User Interfaces: Don’t Forget the Men!

Lighting Really Matters

Toilet Cabin Ventilation

Toilet Site and Location

Team Composition

men > women

56%women > men19%

men = women

6%

Gender not

given6%

No answer

13%

(a) Team Composition

men > women

44%

women > men25%

men = women

12%

Gender not given

6%

No answer

13%

(b) Leadership Composition

Conclusion• Gender is inclusive, requiring attention to needs of all

genders• Gender in sanitation is more than MHM• More guidance and practical tools needed for R&D teams• More women needed in STEM leadership roles

Acknowledgment

This work was supported by a grant, OPP1173370, from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation through Duke University's Center for WaSH-AID. All opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this work are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Gates Foundation, Duke, or the Center