Sanitation policies and gender

Q: I am looking for recent sanitation policies that have gender mainstreamed. Do you know any recent policy/ies that I could use?
(senior programme officer, NGO, the Netherlands)

Answer:
[1] An analysis of sanitation policies in Southern Africa: The case of gender policies in sanitation in South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe’, University of Southampton: Southampton, by Martin Mulenga, Gift Manase and Ben Fawcett, 2006 Full document.

[2] Assessing Sanitation Policy: A series of WEDC Briefing Notes

This series of Briefing Notes Assessing Sanitation Policy is based on lessons learned from national sanitation policy assessments carried out in Ghana and Nepal, together with the review and assessment of sanitation policy in these and other countries. The Notes provide concise guidance on the importance of sanitation policy and what can be done to ensure that it is widely supported, relevant and implemented effectively.

These Notes will be particularly useful for government institutions, donors, I/NGOs and private sector organizations who are involved in contributing to the sanitation policy debate, or promoting good sanitation practice.

Briefing Note: Overview – Sanitation policy: Why is it important and how to make it work
Briefing Note: Ghana – National sanitation policy in Ghana: A case for improved co-ordination?
Briefing Note: Nepal – Implementing national sanitation policy in Nepal: Challenges and opportunities
Briefing Note: Review – Comparing national sanitation policy content: An initial review of nine country profiles