RT Article
T1 “Gender-Based Water Violence”: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls
JF Violence against women
VO 31
IS 3/4
SP 916
OP 932
A1 Tallman, Paula Skye
A2 Salmon-Mulanovich, Gabriela
A2 Archdeacon, Natalie
A2 Kothadia, Aman
A2 Lopez Flores, Lucia
A2 Castañeda, Karina
A2 Collins, Shalean
A2 Rusyidi, Binahayati
A2 Cole, Stroma
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1916621007
AB We examined how study participants in Indonesia and Peru viewed the relationship between water insecurity and women's health via thematic analysis of interviews and focus groups. Participants reported that water insecurity led to vaginal infections, miscarriage, premature births, uterine prolapse, poor nutrition, restricted economic opportunities, and intergenerational cycles of poverty. Participants in both countries stated that extreme burdens associated with water insecurity should be categorized as violence. Based on these findings, we developed the concept of “gender-based water violence,” defined as the spectrum of stressors associated with water insecurity that are so severe as to threaten human health and well-being, particularly that of women and girls.
K1 maternal health
K1 Reproductive health
K1 Structural Violence
K1 gender-based violence
K1 water insecurity
DO 10.1177/10778012241230323