| Public toilets in Bhutan | |
|---|---|
 An outhouse in the Himalayas | |
| Language of toilets | |
| Local words | WC |
| Men's toilets | Men |
| Women's toilets | Women |
| Public toilet statistics | |
| Toilets per 100,000 people | ??? (2021) |
| Total toilets | ?? |
| Public toilet use | |
| Type | Western style sit toilet |
| Locations | ??? |
| Average cost | ??? |
| Often equipped with | ??? |
| Percent accessible | ??? |
| Date first modern public toilets | ??? |
| . | |
Public toilets in Bhutan
Public toilets
editThe first modern public pay toilets arrived in Bhutan in the 1970s.[1]
Regional and global situation impacting public toilets in Afghanistan
editPublic toilet access around the world is most acute in the Global South, with around 3.6 billion people, 40% of the world's total population, lacking access to any toilet facilities. 2.3 people in the the Global South do not have toilet facilities in their residence. Despite the fact that the United Nation made a declaration in 2010 that clean water and sanitation is a human right, little has been done in many places towards addressing this on a wider level.[2]
Public toilets, depending on their design, can be tools of social exclusion.[3] The lack of single-sex women's toilets in developing countries makes it harder for women to participate in public life, in education and in the workplace.[3]
References
edit- ^ Selendy, Janine M. H. (2011-10-07). Water and Sanitation-Related Diseases and the Environment: Challenges, Interventions, and Preventive Measures. John Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-1-118-14860-0.
- ^ Glassman, Stephanie; Firestone, Julia (May 2022). "Restroom Deserts: Where to go when you need to go" (PDF). AARP.
- ^ a b Das, Maitreyi Bordia (19 November 2017). "The tyranny of toilets". World Bank. Retrieved 14 October 2022.