Gendered experiences of household water insecurity in the UK

英国家庭水不安全的性别经历

• 批准号: 2439258
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Leeds
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2439258
• 关键词: Gendered; experiences; household; water; insecurity

- The research challenge is to define and measure the experience of HWI in the UK. The UK is a novel context for this type of study, and the manifestations of HWI may be different to those in more established research contexts. Intra-household social and gendered dynamics are central to this research. These power dynamics are recognised in water research based in the Global South, but data is on this limited in all global contexts. - This research is important because HWI or associated conditions are generally not perceived to exist in the UK. Additionally, gender inequality in the home is not considered a political or social priority, even though research into domestic life during Covid-19 lockdowns showed that large disparities still exist and tend to increase during times of crisis. - We do not know the extent to which water insecurity affects experiences of deprivation in low-income households. The impacts of racial and socioeconomic factors upon HWI have not been studied in the UK. Additionally, the relationship between water access and usage in the home and domestic gender inequality is largely unknown. - The project will be carried out by reviewing the existing literature from a decolonial feminist perspective. This will enable an informed methodology for a UK case study that will investigate the water insecurity experiences of vulnerable households and the intra-household dynamics at play. - The impact will be establishing tentative conditions for HWI in the UK, as well as revealing some of the experiences faced by low-income households regarding water access and use. Another desired impact will be the application of a decolonising methodology, by utilising a metric largely designed for the development sector in a high-income context. The hope is that this will raise awareness and contribute to discourse on how to go about decolonising international development.

- 研究的挑战是定义和衡量HWI在英国的经验。英国是一个新的背景下，这种类型的研究，和HWI的表现可能是不同的那些在更成熟的研究背景。家庭内部的社会和性别动态是这项研究的核心。这些权力动态在全球南方的水资源研究中得到了认可，但在所有全球背景下，这方面的数据都是有限的。 - 这项研究很重要，因为HWI或相关条件通常不被认为存在于英国。此外，家庭中的性别不平等不被视为政治或社会优先事项，尽管对新冠肺炎疫情封锁期间家庭生活的研究表明，巨大的差距仍然存在，并且在危机时期往往会加剧。 - 我们不知道水不安全在多大程度上影响低收入家庭的匮乏经历。种族和社会经济因素对HWI的影响尚未在英国进行研究。此外，家庭用水和家庭性别不平等之间的关系在很大程度上是未知的。 - 该项目将从非殖民地女权主义的角度审查现有文献。这将为英国的一项案例研究提供一种知情的方法，该研究将调查弱势家庭的水不安全经历和家庭内部的动态。 - 其影响将是为英国的HWI建立临时条件，并揭示低收入家庭在水的获取和使用方面所面临的一些经验。另一个预期的影响是采用非殖民化方法，采用主要为高收入背景下的发展部门设计的衡量标准。希望这将提高人们的认识，并有助于讨论如何实现国际发展的非殖民化。