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However despite efforts to boost womens leadership and gender mainstreamimg efforts:
the extent of change in womens lives does not match the discursive landslide of gender mainstreaming in development . . . (Cornwall and Whitehead, 2007)
Womens leadership in the water sector remains elusive
reproduce traditional gender inequalities (women only approach) or letting men off the hook, while women clean up the mess Water governance is added to womens already long list of caring roles Not clear whether women will benefit from their leadership roles Unpaid labor and time by women (assumes their time is infinitely elastic) Shouldering the costs and effects of leadership roles in water governance & increased privatization of water
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Entry points
Institutional programs for recovery and resilience-building Public-private initiatives (e.g., water supply and community management of WASH) Apex water bodies and disaster coordinating boards Task forces to mitigate the effects of water stresses on communities Social protection measures that provide long term well-being
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