Empower Women, Energise the World!
News & Views
News News & Views
The Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition launches its newly created Women in Energy Expert Platform
News News & Views
Clean Cooking Alliance Launches Inaugural “Industry Snapshot” Report
News & Views Opportunities
Vacancy: Communications Consultant – Call for applications
"Equal and equitable access to and control over sustainable energy services for women and men is an essential right to development."
ENERGIA contributes to ensuring access to affordable, reliable and sustainable energy for all
• Bringing sustainable energy solutions to people in hard to reach communities • Strengthening women-led micro and small businesses providing these energy solutions • Advocating for gender-inclusive energy policies and practices • Generating the evidence base to support gender-inclusiveness in the energy sector • Sharing knowledge and best practices
WOMEN AS DECISION MAKERS
Women can be game changers in scaling up sustainable energy access. They must be at the heart of energy policies and investments. Credits: Bunu Dhungana
WOMEN AS AGENTS OF CHANGE
Women are critical for scaling up access to sustainable energy as users and as suppliers. Credits: Sven Torfinn
WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS
Women play essential roles in the value chain of energy services and products Credits: Judith Quax
Publications
 | Elisabeth Cecelski Gender Perspectives on Energy for CSD-9 Journal Article 2001. @article{Cecelski2001, title = {Gender Perspectives on Energy for CSD-9}, author = {Elisabeth Cecelski }, url = {https://www.energia.org/cm2/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/24-Gender-perspefctive-on-energy-for-CSD-9.pdf}, year = {2001}, date = {2001-02-01}, abstract = {This paper sets out the reasons, both from a Southern and from a Northern perspective, why gender issues need to be more strongly integrated into energy policies, planning and projects, to increase sustainable energy access for women. It refers to relevant recommendations made at UN meetings and other expert gatherings and lists a number of major achievements in both North and South. Ten general recommendations for engendering energy and empowering women are made, as well as specific recommendations for the Commission on Sustainable Development, international agencies, donor agencies, governments, business and industry, workers and trades unions, NGOs and other groups in civil society}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } This paper sets out the reasons, both from a Southern and from a Northern perspective, why gender issues need to be more strongly integrated into energy policies, planning and projects, to increase sustainable energy access for women. It refers to relevant recommendations made at UN meetings and other expert gatherings and lists a number of major achievements in both North and South. Ten general recommendations for engendering energy and empowering women are made, as well as specific recommendations for the Commission on Sustainable Development, international agencies, donor agencies, governments, business and industry, workers and trades unions, NGOs and other groups in civil society |
 | Elisabeth Cecelski From Rio to Beijing: Engendering the energy debate Journal Article 1995. @article{Cecelski1995, title = {From Rio to Beijing: Engendering the energy debate}, author = {Elisabeth Cecelski }, url = {https://www.energia.org/cm2/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/2-From-Rio-to-Beijing.pdf}, year = {1995}, date = {1995-06-01}, keywords = {}, pubstate = {published}, tppubtype = {article} } |