Affordability of water and sanitation services 2015, para. 18
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In addition to material costs of service provision, the time spent on collecting water and accessing sanitation facilities outside the home must also be valued. As women and girls are largely responsible for collecting water, maintaining and cleaning sanitation facilities, and for ensuring the hygienic management of the household, these time costs have an important gender equality dimension.
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Special Rapporteur on the human rights to safe drinking water and sanitation