Or because she does not smell nice when he comes to bed . It illustrates some of the hidden costs that women have to pay everyday for not having easy access to water.
Gender refers to the specific roles and responsibilities of men and women in any given society.
In a very large number of societies, the gender division of labour assigns the responsibility for the family s nutrition and hygiene to women. Water is central to both of these functions and women remain the drawers of water equally in rural areas and in the urban setting, particularly in poor urban settlements. In urban informal settlements where services are lacking, women very often fill the gap in service provision. Water provision forms a large part of this role. When men are involved in the business of providing water, it often involves the use of some kind of technology, or money.