The lack of access to water and sanitation also contributes to increasing gender inequality. This is because, historically, women have been relegated to domestic activities. In a scenario of water scarcity, they end up becoming the main people responsible for collecting water for the family. In sub-Saharan African countries, for example, a walk to collect water takes an average of 30 minutes, and can easily take up to an hour.
According to UNICEF, if we add up the time that women and girls spend collecting water worldwide, we reach an incredible 200 million hours per day! See here: http://bit.ly/2FgdaGt
Have you ever stopped to think about how much this harms women's lives? Have you ever imagined if these 200 million hours could be spent studying and working, for example? How many women would we not have in positions of power?
A more sustainable world must necessarily involve #gender equality!
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