“Why Should a Married Man Fetch Water?” Masculinities, Gender relations, and the Embodied Political Ecology of Urban Water Insecurity in Malawi
Publisher: Social & Cultural Geography
Author(s): Ellis Adjei Adams
Date: 2023
Topics: Gender, Renewable Resources
Countries: Malawi
In sub-Saharan Africa, water insecurity is intertwined with gender and sociocultural norms. While extensive scholarship exists on gender-water relations in the region, it predominantly focuses on women’s roles and responsibilities, seldom considering the role of masculinities. This paper examines masculinities, gender relations, and women’s embodied experiences of water insecurity. It situates women’s embodied experiences of water insecurity within household and community masculinities.