IDEV 2500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Household Division, Gender Studies
21 Mar 2017
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Gender and water in mongolia roberta hawkins and joni seager. The main argument to this journal is that the distinctive gender practices regarding water collection and decision making are not always as they"re portrayed in literature. This study provides empirical evidence to prove that both men and women have active roles in water collection. Men participate in water collection much more than what is illustrated on a global level. This study adds more empirical evidence towards gender studies, and shows that there is fluidity in the household division of labour regarding water. Not only does the article provide insight on the gender roles in water collection but also looks at intra- household gendered priorities. Gender development as a means of development is a large aspect in participatory methods. They"re often seen as marginalized groups, but it was proven that the women who participated in the study have active participation with ngos.
