Women’s Role on Sanitation Development in Belu Regency and Malaka Regency, East Nusa Tenggara Province

Abstract

Domestically, women’s role is perceived as being responsible of sanitation activities but having no control over the existing natural resources. This writing aims to analyze the gender beyond their role and activities between men and women, but also their relation. Also, it aims to analyze the women’s role on sanitation development that includes workload, participation, position or leadership, as well as decision making in sanitation development. This writing put forward the role of women and men in Community Led Total Sanitation. In the effort to improve gender equality, there is a cultural barrier due to the strong tradition in compartemelizing between women and men domain, both in the domestic and community realm. Equal access to education and quality training with gender insight for all (adult male/female, boys/girls), providing access opportunities to participate in public space and access control for all available resources will be very encouraging to achieve the gender justice in sanitation development.