Concluding remarks
Ultimately, water and gender in Africa is a topic that needs to be further researched and distributed in education in order to improve the equality situation in many African countries. This post will sum up what I have discussed with some ideas looking forward. I have tried to explore different regions of Africa such as Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya in order not to restrict myself to individual cultures and societies. Following the path set out by my introductory post, this blog has discussed the ways in which women are discriminated due to a lack of freshwater availability such as through the threats of time poverty, sexual harassment and the challenge of managing menstruation. I think I have been most surprised by the topic of menstruation because I cannot fathom having to give up my education for a completely natural process. However, I have also tried to demonstrate that it is not all negative. There are systems being put in place to try to alleviate these problems such a...