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Research
Articles & Reports
Articles & Reports 2021-Today
- “It’s time to reset our approach to the global water crisis.” (Context, Alan Nicole et. al. 2023)
- Advancing the evidence for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems strengthening: A Delphi study to define research priorities (D’Mello-Guyett, L. et al., 2025)
- Água e gênero: Perspectivas e experiências, vol. 1 MG, Brasil, Fernanda Matos e Alexandre Carrieri, 2022
- Civil Society Organisations and Development: Reflections from Water for Women on the Role of CSOs in Community Development (Water for Women, 2025)
- Energy, Inclusion, and Everyday Life: The untold energy stories of people with disabilities through PhotoVoice in Ahmedabad – Modern Energy Cooking Services (Bhatt, K., Bhakta, A., Keshavani, K., and Silakari, P., 2025)
- Global Trends in Climate-Water Resilience 2025: Navigating the Policy, Finance, and Climate Landscape (Water Resilience Tracker, 2025)
- How Australian environmental non-governmental organisations frame and enact climate justice (npj Climate Action, Robyn E. Gulliver et. al., 2023)
- Improving monitoring of the Means of Implementation for water and sanitation UN-Water Global Analysis and Assessment of Sanitation and Drinking-Water (Glass, Geneva, 2025)
- Inclusive Pathways to Climate-Resilient WASH: Advancing Disability-Inclusive Solutions in Bangladesh (World Vision, 2025)
- Infiltrated Pits: Using Regional Groundwater Data to Estimate Methane Emissions from Pit Latrines (Hydrology, Vol. 10, issue 5, Olivia Reddy et.al., 2023)
- Pastoralists and Water 11 – Pastoralism and customary water tenure (Rural Water Supply Network – blog, Van Koppen, B., 2025)
- Pathways towards gender equality in and through German humanitarian and transitional WASH assistance (German WASH Network, Discussion Paper, 2024)
- Professionalizing rural and small‑town water supply management: the need to enhance external support arrangements (WaterAid, 2024)
- Reductions in children’s blood lead levels from a drinking-water intervention in Madagascar, Sub-Saharan Africa (Environmental Science & Technology, vol. 57, Issue 43, Buerck, A. M., Khaliq, M. et. al., 2023)
- Rolling-out rural water regulation in Kenya: a review of progress and key processes (REACH: Improving water security for the poor, Gakubia, R., Nowicki, S., Nyaga, C. et al., 2025)
- STATE OF THE SECTOR (CBSA, 2025)
- The power of collaboration and WASH training in Chocó, Colombia ( CAWST, Cárdenas, P., Bejarano, A., and Ferguson, M)
- The role of Women and Women-led/Women-rights organizations in the Humanitarian WASH Sector and Coordination Women in WASH Initiative (Global WASH Cluster, Pillone, S. and Lantagne, D., 2025)
- Understanding gender inequities in antimicrobial resistance: role of biology, behaviour and gender norms (BMJ Global Health, Vol. 10, issue 1, Batheja, D., Goel, S., & Charani, E., 2025)
- Unwatering the Fields: Analyzing Incentives for Crop Diversification amid Groundwater Crisis in India (Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Gupta, D., & Mitra, A., 2025)
- Visual Voices: Using Drawing to Understand Disability and Energy in Ahmedabad, India ( Modern Energy Cooking Services, Keshavani, K. (2025). Edited and inputs by Silakari, P.M. and Bhakta, A.)
- ¿Cuál es el efecto del rol de las mujeres rurales sobre la adecuada cloración del agua? Evidencia para el caso peruano(Espacio Y Desarrollo, (40), 58-86, Sotelo Tornero, M., & Arias Callupe, W., 2023)
- “COP26 is a step forward for water in climate action” (Stockholm International Water Institute; Sköld & Holmgren, 2021)
- “Gender-Based Water Violence”: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls (Violence Against Women, Vol. 31, Issue 3-4, Paula S. T., et. al., 2025)
- (Dis)connected? Women’s agency and meaningful participation in the digital space
- 2024 Valuing Water Initiative’s Gender Journey Final Report
- A Blueprint for Resilience: Charting Course for Water Security in Europe and Central Asia(World Bank, 2024)
- A feminist analysis of women farmers navigating groundwater qualities in Maharashtra, India (Water Alternatives, Vol. 16, Manuela Leonardelli et. al. 2023 )
- A field guide to assess climate resilience of water supplies (Nijhawan A. et. al. 2023)
- A human rights-based approach to water (Stockholm International Water Institute; Grönwall 2021)
- A participatory approach for characterizing the resilience of rural water supply systems in semi-arid areas ( Reg Environ Change, Vol. 24, Article no. 12, Gasmi, H., Burte, J. et. al. 2024)
- A socio-ecological evaluation of the conservation efforts in the Nevado de Toluca protected area, Mexico: Governmental performance and local community perception from a rural context. ( Water Policy, Vol. 26, Issue 1,Caro Borrero, A. P. et. al.,2023)
- Action Platform for Source-to-Sea Management: Strategy 2021–2025 (Stockholm International Water Institute, 2021)
- Activist Feminist Geographies (Bristol University Press, Bristol, Kate Boyer, 2023)
- Addressing Intrahousehold Dynamics, Power and Decision-Making inHousehold Water Portfolios (Water Alternatives, Hillesland, M. and Doss, C.R. 2024)
- Advancing evaluation of gender and social equality outcomes in WASH (Stockholm Environment Institute, 2021)
- Advancing the evidence for water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) systems strengthening: A Delphi study to define research priorities (PLOS Water, D’Mello-Guyett, L., Sylvester, R., Huston, A., et. al., 2025)
- Assessment of water, sanitation, and hygiene among women living in precarious households in a Turkish urban area. (BMC Women’s Health, Vol. 24, Article no. 18, Şimşek, S., Öcek, Z.A., Türk, M. et al., 2024)
- At Global Water Partnership, we are committed to achieving gender equality and social inclusion, smart water magazine, Olivia Tempest, 2022
- Barriers to Women’s Menstrual Hygiene Practices during Recurrent Disasters and Displacement: A Qualitative Study (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 21, Issue 2, Hirani, S. A. A. 2024)
- Baseline Asessment of Menstrual Hygiene Management Program (Athena Infonomics, 2024)
- Being the Only Woman in the Room
- Beneath the Surface (podcast)
- Best Practice Guide: Developing Inclusive Conferences
- Beyond the Infrastructure: Creating an Equitable and Inclusive Sanitation Future for all Gender Identities (Robinson H.J. & Bokam, R. 2024).
- Briefing Paper: Strengthening gender equality in access to water, sanitation and hygiene (Sanitation and Water for All, 2021)
- Building Sustainable Futures: Advancing Climate Resilience in South Asia (Asia Society Policy Institute, Farwa Aamer, 2024)
- Can water, energy, and food policies in support of solar irrigation enable gender transformative changes? Evidence from policy analysis in Bangladesh and Nepal(Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems, Khadka M, Uprety L, Shrestha G, Shakya S, Mitra A and Mukherji A, 2024)
- Ceres’ Kirsten James talks to investors about valuing water (Responsible Investor; James, 2021)
- Challenges and opportunities for water justice: 2020 and beyond (Global Water Forum; Solano 2020)
- Chasing the water table: The impact of groundwater depletion on rural drinking water supply in peninsular India (PLOS Water, Srinivasan, V., NR, L., Shinde, GN., 2025)
- Climate resilient urban sanitation: From ideas to action (IWA Publishing, Ahmed, T., Arora, S., Bhavsar D., Carden K., et al., 2025)
- Climate–water crises: critically engaging relational, spatial, and temporal dimensions(Ecology&Society, Wilson, N. J., Shah, S. H., Montoya, T., Grasham, C. F., Korzenevica, M., Octavianti, T., … & Sultana, F. 2024)
- Compilation of Resources on WASH in Humanitarian Contexts ( Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)
- Connecting Water Access with Multidimensional Poverty: The Case of Tupiza River Basin in Bolivia (MDPI, Vol. 14, Issue 17, Sophia Espinoza et al. 2022)
- Control of Nonpoint Source Pollution under the Clean Water Act: A Matter of Political Will (Natural Resources & Environment, vol. 37, Robin Rotman, 2022)
- Convening for System-Level Impact Toolkit. (Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Vintiner, C., Oliveira, P., Alemayehu, S. and Fakoya, T. 2022).
- COP26: What happened, what does this mean, and what happens next? (Chatham House; Åberg et al. 2021)
- Dams, Diversions, and Development: Slow Resistance and Authoritarian Rule in the Salween River Basin (Antipode, Zali Fung, 2023)
- Data sharing in transboundary water management, frontiers, Vol. 4, Robin M. Rotman et al., 2022
- Does “Low Cost” Urban Sanitation Exist? Lessons from a Global Data Set (Environmental Science and Technology, Vol. 57, Issue 45, Jin Igarashi et. al., 2023)
- EAWAG PHOTOBOOK Perspectives on Water, Sanitation and Solid Waste in Ugandan Towns (A Photo story, De Groote, J. and Narayan, A.S., 2025)
- Empowering women in agriculture: Critical role of gender-intentional investments in Pakistan (Women’s Studies International Forum, Vol. 112, 2025)
- Empowering Women in Water Diplomacy in the Middle East and North Africa: A Comparative Study of Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and Palestine (Global Water Partnership-Mediterranean & Geneva Water Hub; Afailal et al. 2021)
- Equal Aqua: Fostering Gender Diversity in Water Sector Jobs(World Bank Group)
- Equality, inclusion and rights framework (WaterAid, 2021)
- Equitable land restoration in rural India means listening to every level of the community (Global Center on Adaptation & World Resources Institute; Singh et al. 2021)
- Evaluating changes in gender equality related to water, sanitation and hygiene interventions in rural Nepal: findings from a quasi-experimental evaluation (Development studies research, vol 12, issue 1, MacArthur, J. et al., 2025)
- Exploring female-headed households’ sanitation needs, Tasikmalaya (SLH Learning Paper 17, The Sanitation Learning Hub, Brighton: IDS. Mercer, E., 2023)
- Exploring water quality management with a socio-hydrological model: a case study from Burkina Faso (Hydrological Sciences Journal; Carr et al. 2022)
- Field-based methods for measuring greenhouse gases emissions from on-site sanitation systems: A systematic review of published literature (Heliyon, Vol. 9, Issue 9, Poudel P. et. al., 2023).
- Financing diversified water strategies for megacities: the case of Mexico City and rainwater harvesting (Carús, M.P. and Paltán, H., 2024)
- Five Ways GWB Improved WASH Access and Reduced Disaster Risk Globally in 2024 (SEG, Bharadwaj, P., 2025)
- Foresight review of nature-positive engineering (Lloyd’s Register Foundation.,2025)
- Free power, irrigation, and groundwater depletion: Impact of farm electricity policy of Punjab, India (Agricultural Economics, Vol. 54, Issue 4, Gupta, D. 2023)
- From participation to empowerment the case of women in community‑based water management in hydrologically diverse southwest coastal Bangladesh ( Environment, Development and Sustainability, Lima, M. H., Salehin, M et. al., 2025)
- Future drought propagation through the water-energy-food-ecosystem nexus – A Nordic perspective (Journal of Hydrology, Vol. 617, part A, laudia Teutschbein et. al. 2023)
- Future socio-ecosystem productivity threatened by compound drought–heatwave events (Nature Sustainability, Jiabo Yin, 2023)
- Gap analysis and methodological framework to assess and develop water centric sustainable agricultural intensification pathways in Sub-Saharan Africa (Frontiers in Water, Vol. 4, Petra M.V. Schmitter et al. 2022)
- Gender and sustainability reporting – Critical analysis of gender approaches in mining (Resource Policy, Vol. 81, Phyllis Lesnikov et. al. 2023)
- Gender and sustainability reporting – Critical analysis of gender approaches in mining (Resource Policy, Vol. 81, Phyllis Lesnikov et. al. 2023)
- Gender Data Must Be the Bedrock of Climate Justice (Data2x, IISD, & WEDO, 2022)
- Gender equality and climate resilience: foundations for water, sanitation and hygiene for all (Water Aid, 2023)
- Gender equality and quality of life must be central to the design and delivery of sanitation (BMJ Global Health, Vol. 10, Issue 1, Marphatia, A. A., Simiyu, S., O’Kane, M. F. et. al., 2025)
- Gender equity and social inclusion: The basics (WASH Systems Academy)
- Gender identities, water insecurity, and risk: Re-theorizing the connections for a gender-inclusive toolkit for water insecurity research (Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water Vol 11, issue 2, e1685, Brewis, A., DuBois, L. Z, 2023)
- Gender identities, water insecurity, and risk: Re‐theorizing the connections for a gender‐inclusive toolkit for water insecurity research (Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Water, Vol. 11, Issue 8, Alexandra Brewis et. al., 2023)
- Gender in climate action training pack: A resource for practitioners (Climate and Development Knowledge Network; Dupar et al. 2021)
- Gender-Responsive Training Methods: A Guidance Note
- Gender-transformative approaches in international development: A brief history and five uniting principles (Elsevier, Vol. 95, Jess MacAuthor et. al, 2022)
- General recommendation No.39 on the rights of Indigeneous women and Girls (UNHCR, 2022)
- GESI Framework – CIWA Program
- Global Center on Adaptation. Stories of Resilience: Lessons from Local Adaptation Practice. Rotterdam. (Chapter 1 “The Golap Mohila Dal’s Moricchap Drinking Water Plant” by Adnan Ibne Abdul Qader, Kathryn Pharr, Partha Hefaz Shaikh, and Saief Manzoor-Al-Islam, 2022)
- Global Climate Resilience and Adaptation Hub (Marsh, 2025)
- Global Trends in Climate-Water Resilience 2025: Navigating the Policy, Finance, and Climate Landscape (Water Resilience Tracker, 2025)
- Groundwater’s fingerprint in stream network branching angles (Geophysical Research Letters, Vol. 50, Issue 19, Saskia R. Freund et. al., 2023)
- Household water insecurity will complicate the ongoing COVID-19 response: Evidence from 29 sites in 23 low- and middle-income countries. (International journal of hygiene and environmental health, Justin Stoler et al. 2021)
- How Leaders Create and Use Networks, HBR, 2007
- How three male allies are advancing gender equity in Kenya’s water sector (Rural Water Supply Network – blog, Luseka E., 2025)
- How to Handle Competing Priorities
Articles & Reports 2011-2020
- Cast study: Water and sanitation management with a gender perspective in Mexico (Sustainable Development Goals Fund, 2017)
- Defining, researching and struggling for water justice: some conceptual building blocks for research and action (Water International, Volume 39, Issue 2: Towards Equitable Water Governance; Zwarteveen & Boelens, 2014)
- Everything you need to know about pushing for equal pay (UN Women, 2020)
- Gaining insight into interdisciplinary research and education programmes: A framework for evaluation (Research Policy, Volume 47, Issue 1, Pages 35-48; Carr et al. 2018)
- Gender and water, sanitation and hygiene (UNICEF, 2018)
- Gender equality and inclusion in water resources management (Global Water Partnership; Grant, 2017)
- Gender Equality and the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation (United Nations ; Heller, Special Rapporteur, 2016)
- Gender equality and water (Stockholm International Water Institute, 2016)
- Gender equality depends on water (We Are Water Foundation, 2019)
- Gender-responsive indicators for water assessment, monitoring, and reporting (UNESCO; Miletto et al. 2019)
- IWMI Gender and Inclusion Strategy 2020-2023: New landscapes of water equality and inclusion (International Water Management Institute, 2020)
- People and water: understanding integrated systems needs integrated approaches (Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology-Aqua, Volume 69, Issue 8; Carr et al. 2020)
- Poetry about Water Justice: Women and Standing Rock (ORION Magazine; Soldier, 2017)
- The Transformative Potential of Women in Water Resource Management (International Water Resources Association; Clench, 2019)
- The Untapped Resource: Gender Diversity in the Water Workforce (International Water Association, 2016)
- Tracing Intersections of COVID-19: Gender, Water and Armed Conflicts (Swedish Institute of International Affairs; Said et al. 2020)
- Water justice: why it matters and how to achieve it (Water International, Volume 43, Issue 4; Sultana, 2018)
- Why justice matters in water governance: some ideas for a ‘water justice framework’ (Water Policy; Neal et al. 2014)
- Women in Water Utilities : Breaking Barriers (World Bank, 2019)
Articles & Reports Prior to 2010
Books
- Athena Rising: How and Why Men Should Mentor Women (W. Brad Johnson & David G. Smith)
- Good Guys: How Men Can Become Better Allies for Women in the Workplace (David G. Smith & W. Brad Johnson)
- How to Be Successful without Hurting Men’s Feelings: Non-threatening Leadership Strategies for Women (Sarah Cooper)
- Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men (Caroline Criado Pérez)
- No Hard Feelings: the Secret Power of Embracing Emotions at Work (Liz Fosslien)
- That’s What She Said: What Men Need to Know (and Women Need to Tell Them) About Working Together (Joanne Lipman)
- The Fix: Overcoming the Invisible Barriers that are Holding Women back at Work (Michelle P. King)
- The Invention of Difference (Binna Kandola & Jo Kandola)
Documentaries, Podcasts, and non-CWiW Event Recordings
- Brave Blue World (2020)
- Fashion’s Dirty Secrets (2018)
- Mujeres En Conservación Ecuador (Youtube-Channel, Portraits)
- Project 17. Goal 6: Clean Water. One Girl’s Quest for Clean Water (2021)
- Recording of webinar at the University of Oxford on climate governance and international development (2021)
- Reshma Saujani: Teach girls bravery, not perfection (2016)
- So Money with Farnoosh Torabi Podcast: Joanna Lipman, That’s What She Said (2018)
- The Primal Scream: NY Times series on US working moms during the pandemic (2021)
- Valuing Water Initiative and Future Water Leaders Podcast from Climate Adaptation Summit (2021)
- Water Pavilion at COP26 (2021)
- Water Policy in Australia: How do we protect our most precious resource? (2021)
- Womanhood and International Relations podcast hosted by Natalia Bonilla
Groups, Organizations, and Departments
- End Water Poverty
- GIZ Gender
- Hisaar Foundation
- Public Service Support Hub (Alec Shannon & Pallavi Bharadwaj)
- SHE Changes Climate
- SIWI’s Water Diplomacy Network in Central Asia and Afghanistan 
- SIWI’s Women in Water Diplomacy Network for the Nile
- United Nations University – Institute of Water, Environment and Health
- Water Integrity Network
- Water Justice Hub
- Water Science Policy
- WaterUp
- Women In Research And Science: An Employee-Led Resource Group
- Women in Water and Sanitation Network
Guidelines and Tools
- A How To Guide for Developing Inclusive Conferences
- Addressing Gender-Based Discrimination and Violence in the Workplace
- Being the Only Woman in the Room
- Building wider support for ecosystem-based adaptation: how can communications help?
- Business travel abroad: complete guide
- Compilation of Resources on WASH in Humanitarian Contexts ( Eawag – Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology)
- Engendering Success in STEM (for those interested in the research on it)
- Gender Analysis – a Tool for Transforming Water Resource Management 
- Gender, think-tanks and international affairs: A toolkit
- How to Handle Competing Priorities
- Integrating gender equality into water, sanitation and hygiene projects Guidance for NGOs and implementing partners (WaterAid, 2025)
- Metrics for Mums: tips for writing about a track record with career interruptions
- Principles for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Systems Strengthening (IRC, SIWI, UNICEF, 2024)
- Public Service Support Hub (Alec Shannon & Pallavi Bharadwaj)
- Reflect’s Inclusive protocols
- Setting Enterprise Water Targets: A Guide for Companies
- Source-to-Sea Platform
- The Importance of Male Involvement in Accelerating Gender Equality
- Toolkit for Mainstreaming Gender in Water Operations
- Towards Gender Equity and Social Inclusion (GESI) responsive WASH Systems Strengthening (Shiva, R. and Saha, S., Project Report. IRC, The Hague, the Netherlands, 2025)
- WASH Systems Academy course on Gender equity and social inclusion – Gender equity and social inclusion: The basics (IRC)
- Water Impact Index
- What’s Next for Your Impact Career
- Women at Professional Events
- Women’s empowerment through rural water supply activities: A practical guide by and for practitioners of the Rural Water Supply Network
Opportunities: Job Sites, Award Programs, and Fellowships
- African Women in Agricultural Research and Development (AWARD)
- ARIES PhD Scholarships
- Bertha Foundation: The Bertha Challenge 2022, Fellowships for Activists and Investigative Journalists
- DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Scholarship Programs
- Inspiring LinkedIn Post on Job Search for Early Career Professionals (LinkedIn Post, Emily Lorra Hines, 2025)
- International Scholarships For Any Developing Country
- Josh’s Water Jobs
- KAAD (Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer-Dienst)
- Netherlands Holland Scholarship for Foreign Students
- Netherlands Opportunities
- ResearchProfessional.com
- Rotary Foundation Scholarships
- Scholarship Plus / StipendiumPlus
- studying-in-germany.org – Scholarships in Germany for International Students
- UKRI Doctoral Training Programme (DTP) (also for international students)
- Women for Africa Foundation
- Wondering What’s Next In Your Impact Career?
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