{"id":1172,"date":"2025-05-02T15:19:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T19:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wateracademy\/?p=1172"},"modified":"2025-05-02T21:45:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-03T01:45:44","slug":"bridging-gender-gaps-and-advancing-equity-in-water-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wateracademy\/bridging-gender-gaps-and-advancing-equity-in-water-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Bridging gender gaps and advancing equity in water governance"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:16px\">Global environmental degradation is threatening freshwater security worldwide, limiting access to clean water and amplifying inequalities across the water-energy-food nexus. Climate change, rising water demands, and pollution exacerbate these challenges, disproportionately affecting marginalized communities. Women and girls, in particular, bear the brunt of water insecurity, spending millions of hours daily on water collection\u2014often under dangerous conditions that hinder their education and economic opportunities. In many traditional and Indigenous cultures, women serve as water protectors, yet they remain underrepresented in decision-making roles within water governance, diplomacy, research, and industry, where they comprise only 17-25% of the workforce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"UGWA World Water Day - Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance\" width=\"1778\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tOBUVB3JLRc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\" style=\"font-size:16px\">This side event, coinciding with World Water Week, highlights the critical need for gender equity in water security. It explores the barriers preventing women\u2019s participation in the water sector and presents tangible solutions for advancing women into leadership roles. Through evidence-based policy recommendations and transdisciplinary research, the event fosters dialogue on eliminating gender disparities in water governance and management. By integrating lived experiences and global perspectives, this session aims to drive cross-boundary action towards more inclusive and equitable water security solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Concept Note:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wateracademy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2025\/05\/Bridging-Gender-Gaps-and-Advancing-Equity-in-Water-Governance_Agenda.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:1140px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance_Agenda.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-ec325159-184c-4717-a1d5-fa65825a0c50\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wateracademy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2025\/05\/Bridging-Gender-Gaps-and-Advancing-Equity-in-Water-Governance_Agenda.pdf\">Bridging Gender Gaps and Advancing Equity in Water Governance_Agenda<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/research\/wateracademy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/801\/2025\/05\/Bridging-Gender-Gaps-and-Advancing-Equity-in-Water-Governance_Agenda.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-ec325159-184c-4717-a1d5-fa65825a0c50\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Global environmental degradation is threatening freshwater security worldwide, limiting access to clean water and amplifying inequalities across the water-energy-food nexus. 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