Gender relations and water management in different eco-cultural contexts in Northern Thailand.
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This paper assessed water management by households from three ethnic groups in two contrasting ecological settings (upland and lowland) in the Upper Ping River Basin in Northern Thailand. Important gender differences in the use and management of water were identified. Women are major users of water for agriculture in the uplands, but less so in the lowlands. In the lowlands irrigation is viewed as a masculine activity. In the uplands the role of women is more widely accepted, with women frequently being members of water user groups. Men, however, dominate 'decision-making' positions in community-based and state-led water organisations in both upland and lowland areas. Perceptions of contributions to daily tasks, and behavioural traits important to governance roles, differed between men and women, and sometimes also across eco-cultural contexts, underlining the complexity of factors influencing gender relations in water governance.
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Both men and women in Hmong communities in Vietnam agreed that women were likely to be listened to when they participated in water management meetings.
“Both men and women in Hmong communities in Vietnam agreed that women were likely to be listened to when they participated in water management meetings [97].”
From Water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis (2022) · cites this paper as [97]
Women leveraged social support to assume public roles, including taking public water management roles, disseminating WASH knowledge as community facilitators, becoming masons and water technicians, establishing water enterprises, participating in WASH activities and operating WASH businesses, attending trainings on cistern building, and gaining water user association membership.
“Women leveraged social support to assume public roles.Women needed or sought family support to take public water management roles (Vietnam [97]), disseminate water and sanitation knowledge as community facilitators (Costa Rica [63]), become masons and water technicians (Nepal [121]), establish water enterprises (Cambodia [30]), participate in WASH activities and operate WASH businesses (Indonesia”
From Water, sanitation, and women’s empowerment: A systematic review and qualitative metasynthesis (2022) · cites this paper as [97]
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- Authors
- Lebel, L., Lebel, P., Sriyasak, P., Ratanawilailak, S., Bastakoti, R. C., & Bastakoti, G. B.
- Affiliations
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Venue
- International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology
- Publisher
- Inderscience Publishers
- Published
- 2015
- Volume
- 11
- Issue
- 3/4
- Pages
- 228
- ISSN
- 1462-4605 (ISSN-L)
- 1741-5004
- OpenAlex
- W2291368499
- Cited by
- 4
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2022: 1 · 2016: 1 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 0.22
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- hdl.handle.net
- Licence
- other-oa
- Locations
- International Journal of Agricultural Resources Governance and Ecology (publishedVersion)
- CGSPace A Repository of Agricultural Research Outputs (Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Resource Management and Quality
- Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › Water Governance and Infrastructure
- Social Sciences › Education › Gender, Education, and Development Issues
- Keywords
- gender relations, water management, water governance, women in agriculture, irrigation, water user associations, gender division of labor, northern Thailand, ethnic groups
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