TY - BOOK ID - 32075358 TI - Water Security Across the Gender Divide AU - Fröhlich, Christiane. AU - Gioli, Giovanna. AU - Cremades, Roger. AU - Myrttinen, Henri. PY - 2018 SN - 3319640461 3319640445 PB - Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Social sciences. KW - Environmental management. KW - Social structure. KW - Social inequality. KW - Sociology. KW - Sex (Psychology). KW - Gender expression. KW - Gender identity. KW - Social Sciences. KW - Gender Studies. KW - Social Structure, Social Inequality. KW - Water Policy/Water Governance/Water Management. KW - Sex identity (Gender identity) KW - Sexual identity (Gender identity) KW - Identity (Psychology) KW - Sex (Psychology) KW - Queer theory KW - Expression, Gender KW - Sex role KW - Psychology, Sexual KW - Sex KW - Sexual behavior, Psychology of KW - Sexual psychology KW - Sensuality KW - Social theory KW - Social sciences KW - Egalitarianism KW - Inequality KW - Social equality KW - Social inequality KW - Political science KW - Sociology KW - Democracy KW - Liberty KW - Organization, Social KW - Social organization KW - Anthropology KW - Social institutions KW - Environmental stewardship KW - Stewardship, Environmental KW - Environmental sciences KW - Management KW - Behavioral sciences KW - Human sciences KW - Sciences, Social KW - Social science KW - Social studies KW - Civilization KW - Psychological aspects KW - Water security. KW - Security, Water KW - Human security KW - Equality. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:32075358 AB - This book examines water security as a prime example of how the economic, socio-cultural and political-normative systems that regulate access to water reflect the evolving and gendered power relations between different societal groups. Access to water is characterized by inequalities: it depends not only on natural water availability, but also on the respective socio-political context. It is regulated by gender-differentiated roles and responsibilities towards the resource, which are strongly influenced by, among others, tradition, religion, customary law, geographical availability, as well as the historical and socio-political context.   While gender has been recognized as a key intervening variable in achieving equitable water access, most studies fail to acknowledge the deep interrelations between social structures and patterns of water use. Proof of these shortcomings is the enduring lack of data on water accessibility, availability and utilization that sufficiently acknowledges the relational nature of gender and other categories of power and difference, like class and socioeconomic status, as well as their comprehensive analysis. This book addresses this major research gap. ER -