Why do you think that this would impact women and girls more acutely?

Lack of adequate sanitation would have an adverse affect women and girls in particular. Women and girls don't only have different physical needs from men but they even have lager requirements for privacy when using toilets and when bathing. Inaccessible toilets and bathrooms make them more vulnerable to rape and other forms of gender-based violence. Moreover, women and girls who defecate in the open, especially in the bush, face the risk of animal attacks. Women and girls don’t need toilets and bathrooms only for defecation but they also need it for the sake of privacy and dignity when menstruating.