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and girls made more vulnerable by disability and age. Regulators should monitor
whether such regulations are well interpreted, implemented and effective;
(i)
Ensure the gender-responsive water, sanitation and hygiene facilities are
available in schools, hospitals, the workplace, market places, places of detention and
public spaces like public transport hubs and public institutions, among other places.
Laws and regulations must be developed, promoted and enforced and must serve to
hold Governments and non-State actors to account;
(j)
Develop water, sanitation and hygiene approaches, programmes and
policies that proactively and deliberately enable the meaningful participation of
women at all stages of planning, decision-making, implementation, monitoring and
evaluation. States and development partners must identify, acknowledge and remove
barriers to participation in decision-making in respect of water, sanitation and
hygiene initiatives and ensure that women are aware of their ability to participate;
(k)
Develop a gender indicator system to improve the collection of data
disaggregated by sex and other relevant factors, which are necessary to assess the
impact and effectiveness of policies aimed at mainstreaming gender equality and
enhancing women’s enjoyment of their human rights to water and sanitation;
(l)
Monitor intra-household inequalities and the way in which inequalities
based on gender become manifest in extra-household settings, including in facilities in
public institutions;
(m) Ensure that comprehensive data is collected on access to water,
sanitation and hygiene management in respect of women and girls belonging to
marginalized groups and living in marginalized areas, and support civil society in
collecting data and in analysing, interpreting and monitoring results;
(n)
Complement quantitative data on water, sanitation and hygiene with
qualitative methods, to improve understanding and interpretation of gender-related
issues and to inform and validate survey methods and techniques.
78.
In addition, the Special Rapporteur recommends that development cooperation
entities ensure that external assistance from non-governmental organizations,
development agencies and the private sector comply with human rights standards and
include measures to eliminate gender inequalities in access.
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