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    612-822-4611

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Water for Poor Women: Quest for an Alternative Paradigm

Water for Poor Women: Quest for an Alternative Paradigm

Ahmed, Sayeed Iftekhar

Hardcover

Environmental StudiesInternational RelationsSocial Movements

ISBN10: 0739175270
ISBN13: 9780739175279
Publisher: Lexington Books
Published: Dec 27 2012
Pages: 158
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.10
Language: English

The majority of the poor people in South and Southeast Asia do not have sufficient access to safe potable water sources. Various studies demonstrate that poor women have less access than poor men, especially in the developing world. Due to the gendered division of labor, the role of women, especially those who are poor, is vital in collecting, distributing, and safeguarding water. Current studies on water governance do not focus on poor women's ability to access potable water sources through their involvement in the distribution process. Water for Poor Women: Quest for an Alternative Paradigm, by Sayeed Iftekhar Ahmed, develops an alternative governance paradigm to ensure poor women's water security through their participation in the governance process. This study assesses the effects of governance on water distribution and participation from the perspective of poor women.

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