Small Steps to Reach Big Goals
Ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all (SDG 7) is one of the 17 interlinked goals set out by the United Nations General Assembly. Today, about 840 million people live without access to electricity and more than 2.9 billion cook with polluting solid fuels, which have a disproportionate negative health impact on women and children. Globally, [...]
The Role of Women in Energy Networks
Earlier this month, GWNET held its fourth knowledge-transfer webinar for the participants of the GWNET 3/2020 Mentoring Programme, on the topic of The Role of Women in Energy Networks. We were delighted to welcome three powerful key speakers who are founders of Women in Energy Networks on three different continents. Nicole Uwineza Mukwindi: Founding Member and President of POWERHer, Rwanda’s […]
Global Energy Governance in the time of COVID
Earlier this month, GWNET held its third knowledge-transfer webinar for participants of the GWNET 3/2020 Mentoring Programme, on the topic of Global Governance in the Energy Sector. We were excited to welcome key speaker, Dr Irene Giner-Reichl, president of GWNET and Austrian ambassador to Brazil and Suriname. Irene is an Austrian career diplomat with established expertise in sustainable development, women’s […]
Exploring Global Energy Markets in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Last month, GWNET held its second knowledge-transfer webinar for participants of the GWNET 3/2020 Mentoring Programme, on the topic of Energy Markets post COVID-19. We were excited to welcome key speakers, Laura Cozzi, Chief Energy Modeller and Stephanie Bouckaert, Senior Energy Analyst, at the International Energy Agency (IEA). Laura oversees the Agency’s work on outlooks and forecasts and is also […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Denisa Diaconu
GWNET brings you the 12th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Denisa Diaconu, a project manager and analyst working […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Christiana Hageneder
GWNET brings you the 11th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentor, Christiana Hageneder, a senior project manager working at […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: María del Sol Muñoz Mortera
GWNET brings you the 10th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, María del Sol Muñoz Mortera, a country manager […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Viktoriia Unuchko
GWNET brings you the 9th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Viktoriia Unuchko, a project officer and support officer […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Elena Chvanova
GWNET brings you the 8th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Elena Chvanova, a consultant and project manager working […]
The Current Status of the Energy Transition
Last month, GWNET held two knowledge-transfer webinars for participants of the GWNET 3/2020 and Regional LAC & MENA Mentoring Programmes, on the Status of Renewable Energy and the Role of Women in Energy. We were delighted to welcome key speaker Christine Lins, Executive Director of GWNET and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Solar Energy Society […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Missree Satish Vachhani
GWNET brings you the 7th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Missree Satish Vachhani, a product marketing and business […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Leen Govaerts
GWNET brings you the 6th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentor, Leen Govaerts, a Unit Manager working with VITO […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Lylian Coelho Ferreira
GWNET brings you the 5th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentor, Lylian Coelho Ferreira, a Project Manager leading Recycling […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Beril Alpagut Kishali
GWNET brings you the 4th instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Beril Alpagut Kishali, a Smart Cities Consultant working […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Ana Eloísa Méndez González
GWNET brings you the 3rd instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Ana Eloísa Méndez González, a Geochemistry Technician working […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Bertha Arenivar
GWNET brings you the 2nd instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Bertha Arenivar, an environmental specialist working at LaGeo […]
Meet the Women in the Energy Transition: Sarah-Melissa Leitner
GWNET brings you the 1st instalment of the “Meet the Women in the Energy Transition” series which celebrates the work and achievements of the women who are part of GWNET’s 3/2020 Mentoring Programme. This mentoring programme is made up of 26 mentee-mentor tandems, with mentees from over 20 countries. Meet GWNET mentee, Sarah-Melissa Leitner, an advisor on energy policy (focus […]
Announcing the Mentors of the GWNET 3/2020 Programme
GWNET is delighted to share the mentors for the GWNET Mentoring Programme 2020 for Women in the Energy Sector. Each of these mentors is a senior professional committed to making a difference and having a positive impact on a younger woman’s career in the energy sector. We are proud to have them as part of this programme. The selected mentors [...]
Announcing the Participants of the GWNET 3/2020 Programme
GWNET is excited to share the selected mentees for the GWNET Mentoring Programme 2020 for Women in the Energy Sector. The programme received 50+ applications from women working in sustainable energy from over 30 countries. The quality of applications received was very high and we sincerely thank all applicants for taking part in this process. The selected participants for the [...]
Call for Applications: GWNET 2020 Mentoring Programme for Women in the Energy Sector
Gender diversity drives innovation, opens new pathways for technology deployment, brings valuable perspectives to social and economic development and provides a richer pool of talent for key and emerging industries. However, as seen in GWNET’s 2020 report “Women for Sustainable Energy: Strategies to Foster Women’s Talent for Transformational Change,” the sustainable energy sector remains gender unequal. In order to advance […]
