This Field note highlights the significant underrepresentation of women in the water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector workforce in Vietnam, particularly in leadership roles. It notes that only 1...
The document discusses UNICEF’s efforts to achieve gender parity in the Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) workforce. Despite progress, women remain underrepresented, particularly in senior roles. ...
UNICEF Spotlight Report on the Youth Aware initiative in Brazil. Youth Aware is a partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Health, to transform the approach to HIV and STI prevention and treatment f...
In Guinea-Bissau, over 400,000 girls and women have undergone FGM. Overall, 52 per cent of girls and women aged 15 to 49 years have been subjected to the practice. The SDG target of eliminating FGM by...
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is a violation of human rights. Every girl and woman has the right to be protected from this harmful practice, a manifestation of entrenched gender inequality with deva...
Attention to gender equality in WASH programming can positively impact water, sanitation and hygiene outcomes. This field note explores the gender elements of the UNICEF ASWA (Acceleration of Sanitati...
In consultation with the Woman and Child Development Department, UNICEF prepared the self-assessment tool and field tested it on the ground before the final roll-out. It is a simple and user-friendly ...
The assessment on the situation of women working in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector in Indonesia, aimed to understand the roles women are currently undertaking, any barriers they face ...