“Gender-Based Water Violence”: Cross-Cultural Evidence for Severe Harm Associated With Water Insecurity for Women and Girls

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 prolap...

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Main Author: Tallman, Paula Skye (Author)
Contributors: Salmon-Mulanovich, Gabriela ; Archdeacon, Natalie ; Kothadia, Aman ; Lopez Flores, Lucia ; Castañeda, Karina ; Collins, Shalean ; Rusyidi, Binahayati ; Cole, Stroma
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2025
In: Violence against women
Year: 2025, Volume: 31, Issue: 3/4, Pages: 916-932
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Keywords:
maternal health
Reproductive health
Structural Violence
gender-based violence
water insecurity
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1552-8448
DOI:10.1177/10778012241230323