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A Gender Lens into Sanitation Technology Innovation

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Elledge, M; Parker, A; Toolaram, A; Stoner, B
Published in: Journal of Management in Engineering
July 1, 2020

Innovators in the water and sanitation sector are focused on closing the sanitation gap in developing countries through innovation in technologies that enable waste treatment onsite. To ensure universal access, these technologies need to meet the practices and preferences of different genders. This paper uses an online survey and follow-up telephone interviews with technology developers and examined the different technology development processes through a gender lens. The paper also explores the influence of the composition of the research and development teams on gender considerations in the project because the water and sanitation technology world is often male-dominated. The majority of the teams incorporated gender considerations, although with limited depth. Teams designing user interfaces and toilet cabin stalls were most likely to integrate gender. Waste-processing technologies are often assumed to be neutral, not requiring gender considerations. Technology development teams were predominately male, although with some female representation; a few have female leaders.

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Journal of Management in Engineering

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0742-597X

Publication Date

July 1, 2020

Volume

36

Issue

4

Related Subject Headings

  • Building & Construction
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 1202 Building
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering
 

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Elledge, M., Parker, A., Toolaram, A., & Stoner, B. (2020). A Gender Lens into Sanitation Technology Innovation. Journal of Management in Engineering, 36(4). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000775
Elledge, M., A. Parker, A. Toolaram, and B. Stoner. “A Gender Lens into Sanitation Technology Innovation.” Journal of Management in Engineering 36, no. 4 (July 1, 2020). https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000775.
Elledge M, Parker A, Toolaram A, Stoner B. A Gender Lens into Sanitation Technology Innovation. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2020 Jul 1;36(4).
Elledge, M., et al. “A Gender Lens into Sanitation Technology Innovation.” Journal of Management in Engineering, vol. 36, no. 4, July 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)ME.1943-5479.0000775.
Elledge M, Parker A, Toolaram A, Stoner B. A Gender Lens into Sanitation Technology Innovation. Journal of Management in Engineering. 2020 Jul 1;36(4).

Published In

Journal of Management in Engineering

DOI

ISSN

0742-597X

Publication Date

July 1, 2020

Volume

36

Issue

4

Related Subject Headings

  • Building & Construction
  • 3507 Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
  • 1503 Business and Management
  • 1202 Building
  • 0904 Chemical Engineering