It is observed that in the last two decades or so the discourse around women and water has found some footing in the development of policies, mainstream media, and as well as in academia. However, a quick scan of the coverage of the issues of water management and women will tell us that globally the focus is primarily on the women responsible for the provision and management of water at the household and community levels. Moreover, the policies and programs designed to facilitate water-women interactions are mainly focused on the poor and rural women for their role in effective management of the resource. Women’s participation in water issues is therefore seen as an extension of their domestic roles. As such, very little attention has been given to the women working as water professionals in the varied subsectors of water management, starting from planning to implementation. This session on the "Women Professionals of the Brahmaputra Basin" is therefore an endeavour to acknowledge the women water professionals, their challenges, and opportunities of working in the sector as a whole.

Guests:

Mandakini Surie, International Development Practitioner and Consultant, South Asia

Music:

Host:

Coordinating team:

Arundhati Deka, Research Associate, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, India