Resources

Practical tools and resources to improve gender equality and women’s empowerment.

Summary

WASH for Women and Girls Technical Brief Series

Read these series of technical briefs to learn about USAID's Water for the World initiatives to increase access to sustainable water and sanitation services, promote key hygiene behaviors, and enhance the effective management of water resources in developing countries.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
  • Project Design and Implementation
Brief

USAID Water and Development Technical Series: Gender Equality and Female Empowerment in WASH

Read this technical brief that asserts how programs that support women’s access to sustainable water and sanitation services enable them to reach their full potential.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Women’s Leadership
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Project Design and Implementation
Research and Reports

Menstrual Hygiene Management and Women's Economic Empowerment: A Review of Existing Evidence

Review evidence on the adequacy of menstrual hygiene management in the workplace that identifies the cost-effectiveness, sustainability, and scalability of approaches to improve conditions.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
Index

Menstruation in the Workplace

Read through this index that includes resources, learning briefs, webinars & events, blogs & articles, and toolkits relating to menstruation in the workplace.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning
Guidance

Addressing GBV through Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene Programs

Understand why USAID's water security, sanitation, and hygiene (WSSH) programs should integrate programming to address gender-based violence (GBV) and learn specific strategies to accomplish this.

    Tags:
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Democracy, Human Rights, and Governance
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Women’s Leadership