Events

We are thrilled to unveil the first edition of our mentorship programme, designed to champion women energy professionals from the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region. This initiative is spearheaded by the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) and the SADC Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (SACREEE), with financial support from the Austrian Development Agency (ADA), […]

December 5th, 2024; 9-10 AM Central African Time / 8-9 PM Central European Time Click here to register  Following the postponement of the SADC Sustainable Energy Week, we will now host an online event for this exciting new project, which focuses on empowering SADC women in the energy transition. This online event is open to everyone! Feel free to share […]

October 15-16, 2024, in Prague Click here to register  We are excited to announce that GWNET Executive Director Christine Lins will be speaking at the 12th edition of the Solarplaza Summit Asset Management Europe, which takes place in Prague in October. Lins will lead an interactive session titled “Workforce Development: Bridging Skilled Labour Gaps and Advancing Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and […]

March 19, 2024, 10.00-11.00 CET Click here to register (Zoom) The OSCE study “Advancing a Just Energy Transition in Central Asia – Women’s key role in the energy sector”, produced jointly with the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET), analyses the potential socio-economic benefits of gender-inclusive energy transitions in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. Based on modelling, […]

March 5, 2024, 15.00-16.00 CET Click here to register (Zoom) Download Outlook Calendar invitation At the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, the Global Network of Regional Sustainable Energy Centres (GN-SEC), an initiative of the UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the Global Women’s Network for the Energy Transition (GWNET) are happy to invite you to an interactive virtual meeting […]

From October 30 to November 3, the United Nations Industrial Development Organisation (UNIDO), the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), the Austrian Development Agency (ADA) and the Austrian Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs organized the International Vienna Energy and Climate Forum (IVECF) and the Youth Solutions Days (YSD). For five days, government representatives, private sector CEOs, NGOs, [...]

GWNET will be participating in a range of events at COP28 in Dubai, advocating for greater participation of women in just energy transitions worldwide, and discussing barriers to and opportunities generated by greater gender equality in the energy sector. Project Manager Natalia Weber will be attending the conference. If you are at COP and wish to organise a meeting with [...]

Date: June 26th - 30th, 2023 Location: Leicestershire, UK Description: GWNET participated in the ESP Stakeholder Forum and 9th ESP Partner Meetings between the 26th and 30th of June, alongside two mentees from the 2nd cohort of the Women in Energy Storage Mentoring Program. The two mentees had the opportunity to learn from experts and experienced professionals in the energy storage industry [...]

Munich/Germany, 12 – 16 June 2023 One of the key recommendations to support women engaged in sustainable energy, according to the 2020 GWNET report Strategies to Foster Women’s Talent for Transformational Change, is ‘promoting networking face-to-face and electronically among women in sustainable energy and support organisations that facilitate such networking.’ Networking helps build supportive personal and professional connections, opens opportunities [...]

Date: April 6th, 2023 Location: Online (14:00 CEST) Description: The webinar "Addressing the Gender Dimensions of Clean Energy Transitions" was organised as part of the IEA’s people-centred clean energy transitions webinar series, with the aim to "discuss the numerous gender dimensions and questions at the heart of the transition of our energy systems." The event at which GWNET Senior Advisor Irene [...]

Date: March 29th, 2023 Location: Berlin, Germany Event: Women's Lunch - Women for the Energy Transition Description: The "Women's Lunch" side event was organised as part of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, giving women energy experts a platform to exchange their experiences and strengthen their network. The event attended by the GWNET Team featured keynote remarks from Birgit Schwenk, Director General [...]

Date: March 17th, 2023 Location: Online (13:15 CET) Description: Under the Gender Energy Compact, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, GWNET, and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL), co-hosted a side event titled “Sustainable energy innovation – Powering gender equity” on the occasion of the sixty-seventh session of the Commission on the [...]

Date: March 16th, 2023 Location: Online (10:00 CET) Description: The webinar “Financing Pathways for Gender-Just Energy Transitions” hosted by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) Gender Expert Group with the Green Finance Platform was held on March 16th. The GGKP Gender Expert Group which GWNET is a member of "convenes leading experts in green growth and gender with the aim [...]

Date: March 8th, 2023 Location: Online (16:30 GST) Description: The event “Women as Key Players in the Decentralised Renewable Energy Sector: Beneficiaries, Leaders, Innovators” organised by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), Power for All and GWNET was held online on March 8th, on the occasion of International Women's Day. "The event aimed to increase awareness of the role of [...]

Date: March 7th, 2023 Location: Vienna, Austria Description: The event “The Role of Women in Global Crises” organised by the Diplomatische Akademie Wien - Vienna School of International Studies, its Alumni Association - ClubDA, and the Rotary Club Vienna Maria Theresia (RCVMT) was held on March 7th, on the occasion of International Women's Day. The panel discussion was developed to [...]

Date: February 23rd, 2023 Location: Online (16:00 CET) Description: The international conference “The Silk Road of Knowledge: Science Meets Green Policy”, organised by the Kazakh-German University was held online on February 23rd. Developed within the framework of the Green Central Asia Initiative, the conference promotes "enhancing cooperation and networking among scientists, policymakers, and practitioners, as well as the exchange of experience [...]

Date: February 21st, 2023 Location: Madrid, Spain Description: The International Renewable Energy Conference was held in Madrid, Spain, between the 20th and 23rd of February. Hosted by the Spanish government and REN21, the high-level policy event brought together decision-makers with the focus on "building collective know-how to advance renewables at the international, national and sub-national levels." GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene [...]

Date: January 26th, 2023 Location: Online (13:00 - 14:30 GMT) Description: The "Gender Perspective series is an integral part of IRENA’s extensive research work on the effects of renewable energy deployment during energy transitions." This report focuses on a range of areas, including employment creation and skills, welfare, gross domestic product, improved livelihoods, local economic value creation, and gender-differentiated impacts. [...]

Date: January 24th, 2023 Location: Tirana, Albania & Online (9:30 - 12:30 CET) Description: The workshop Gender Diagnosis of the Energy Sector in Albania was organised in Tirana by Expertise France (EF) - the "French public agency for the design and implementation of international technical cooperation projects." The workshop brought together various stakeholders to discuss topics such as gender equality [...]

Date: December 5 - 8th, 2022 Location: Seoul, South Korea Description: The ESP Stakeholder Forum & 8th ESP Partners Meeting was held in Seoul in December, organised by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), the World Bank, the Korea Green Growth Trust Fund, and the Korea Battery Industry Association. The forum brought together representatives of the private sector and [...]

Date: December 1st, 2022 (10:00 - 12:00 New York) Location: Online Description: The Third Dialogue on Climate Action and Women, focused on The transition to just and low-carbon economies and new gender-transformative development models was organised by the Foundation EU-LAC and the United Nations Development Program (UNDP). The goal of the inter-regional dialogue was to "to identify common obstacles and [...]

Date: November 30th, 2022 Location: Australia & Online Description: The Asia Pacific Solar Research Conference is a solar research conference held annually by the Australian PV Institute with support from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency. The conference also provides "a unique opportunity to combine the annual research reviews of Australia’s key solar research groups, representing researchers from around the region." [...]

Date: November 25, 2022 Location: Online + Brussels, Belgium (09:30 - 13:00 CET) Description: The second networking event for the Equality Platform for the energy sector was held in a hybrid format - online and in Brussels, organised by the European Union Commission. The event aimed to "discuss how to make the energy sector more inclusive and equal, in particular [...]

Date: November 22nd 2022 (10:00 CET) Location: Online Description: The IV annual conference Energy has no gender was held by the Women's Energy Club of Ukraine, with the support of the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Kyiv Office - Ukraine. The conference was held with the following topics in mind: Implementation of new opportunities for women in the conditions of military modernity. Ukraine [...]

Date: November 17th, 2022 Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: The first edition of the European Employment & Social Rights Forum was led by the European Commission with a focus on how to achieve a fair and inclusive green transition for all. On the second day of the programme, GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene Gnier-Reichl, took part in a panel titled From vision to [...]

Date: November 15th, 2022 (13:30 - 16:30 Beijing time) Location: Online Description: The Workshop on Gender-just Green Transition was held by GIZ, UN Women, and UNDP, to examine solutions and measures for integrating gender-just perspective in the political, social, and economic development, and to support women's equal participation, promotion and leadership in green industries and enterprises. As part of this [...]

Date: November 14th 2022 Location: Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt Description: ENERGIA, UNIDO and GWNET, together with strategic partners and members of the Gender and Energy Compact Coalition came together at the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCCC (COP27) to highlight the importance of gender equality, gender-smart financing and gender-transformative policies in building a climate-just energy future. During the COP, [...]

Date: November 9 - 11th, 2022 Location: Vienna, Austria Description: The Viennahydro 2022 was held in Vienna in November, with the mission to "provide a platform to exchange experience and enable open-minded discussion." During the conference, GWNET co-founder, Barbara Fischer-Aupperle, chaired a panel under the title International Hydropower Initiatives. This panel aimed to shine a spotlight on sustainable hydropower implementation [...]

Date: November 4th - 5th, 2022 Location: Vienna, Austria Description: The fifth edition of the Vienna Energy Security Dialogue was jointly led by the OSCE and the World Energy Council, with the goal of  "tackling current energy security challenges from commercial, political and socioeconomic perspectives in times of crisis." This dialogue brought together decision-makers from the private sector, public sector, [...]

Date: October 18th 2022 Location: Sacramento, USA Description: The Clean Currents 2022 tradeshow and conference was held by the National Hydropower Association in Sacramento, California. The event focused on the advancement of conventional hydropower, pumped storage, small hydro, and marine energy as reliable and flexible sources of clean energy. GWNET Founding Member, Barbara Fischer-Aupperle, took part in the conference, leading two [...]

Date: October 11th - 13th 2022 Location: Accra, Ghana & Online Description: The Clean Cooking Forum was co-hosted by the Clean Cooking Alliance and the Government of Ghana from October 11th to 13th in Accra, Ghana. The goal of this event was to mobilise the necessary funding, partnerships, and policies to achieve clean cooking for all and accelerate progress toward [...]

Date: September 29th 2022 (10:30 CET) Location: Milan, Italy & Online Description: The hybrid event 'Women Leading PV Research' was held on 29th September, as part of the World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Consumption (WCPEC). The event was organised by GWNET and WIP Renewable Energies in partnership with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH and on behalf of the [...]

Date: September 27th, 2022 Location: Prishtina, Kosovo & Online Description: The regional conference 'Energy & Women' was held on 27th September, by the Association of Women in the Energy Sector of Kosovo (AWESK). The conference aimed to "present the perspectives of decision-makers and academia from Kosovo and the region, as well as international organizations, to identify and address the challenges [...]

Date: September 23rd, 2022 Location: Online Description: The roundtable session 'Empowering Women as Change-Makers for a Just, Inclusive Energy Transition' was held on 23rd September, as part of the EnergyNow SDG7 Action Forum. The event convened by the UN-Energy Secretariat at the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), aimed to "1) share energy action commitments and solutions towards [...]

Date: September 23rd, 2022 Location: Pittsburg, USA & Online (10:15 – 11:15 EDT) Description: The hybrid high-level side event 'Women Empower the Energy Transition' was held on 23rd September, as part of the first-ever Global Clean Energy Action Forum, a joint convening of the 13th Clean Energy Ministerial and the 7th Mission Innovation ministerial. The side event "showcased how women [...]

Date: September 22nd, 2022 Location: Online (14:00 – 15:15 IST) Description: The event 'Role of Women in Energy Transition' was held on 22nd September, as part of the World Energy Storage Day (WESD) 2022. The event focused on discussions around women's contribution to the energy sector, barriers to and opportunities for the participation of women, supportive policy measures, energy partnerships, [...]

Date: September 14th, 2022 Location: Almaty, Kazakhstan (11:30 – 13:00 Central Asian time) Description: The forum 'Diversifying and Strengthening the Utility Workforce' was held on 14th September in Almaty, as part of the Central Asia Clean Energy Forum. The forum focused on "three key themes that have major implications for the future trajectory of energy system development in the Central [...]

Date: July 28th 2022 (15:00 EAT) Location: Instagram Live Description: The Instagram Live event 'In Africa, how can a just energy transition be achieved?' was held on 28th July, as an initiative of Youth in Landscapes and the Global Landscapes Forum. This youth-led GLF Live welcomed GWNET communications manager, Davina Ngei, and climate and health activist, Hamira Kobusingye, to discuss [...]

Date: June 28th - 29th 2022 Location: Provence, France Description: The first edition of the WiNx event was hosted by the Women in Nuclear Global (WiN Global) and the Young Generation, with GWNET as a co-host. This event whose focus was "Women & Energy Transition" brought together global leaders, thinkers, and action takers to share innovative ideas and their experience [...]

Date: Jun 8th 2022 (09:00 - 10:00 CEST) Location: Lisbon, Portugal Description: Proximo Europe 2022: Infrastructure & Renewables Finance was held both online and in-person in Lisbon, Portugal. The event is one of the most forward-facing infrastructure and renewables events for the European market, providing an online platform where Proximo members can be at the forefront of current developments, with [...]

Date: May 18th 2022 (12:15 - 13:00 CAT) Location: Kigali, Rwanda Description: The SEforALL 2022 Global Forum, organised by Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) and the Government of Rwanda, was a landmark global gathering bringing people together to take stock of progress, showcase success and identify solutions to achieve faster, broader gains towards sustainable energy for all. As part of the [...]

Date: May 12th 2022 Location: Munich, Germany Description: The one-day international “Women Energize Women” Conference was held in Munich, Germany, to deal with pressing energy transition issues across the world by looking at them from a female perspective and actively involving female change-makers. The event also aimed to facilitate professional networks and mentoring opportunities for women in the energy transition. [...]

Date: May 6th 2022 (07:30 - 08:30 EDT) Location: Online Description: The 7th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals took place from 5 to 6 May 2022. The Gender and Energy Compact led a side event during this Forum, which discussed the challenges as well as opportunities of women and girls in the men-dominated energy [...]

Date: May 4th 2022 (17:05 - 17:20 CEST) Location: Online Description: The UN launch of the UN-Energy Plan of Action and the Energy Compact Action Network took place on May 4th 2022. The Action Network, a new multi-stakeholder mechanism supported by UN-Energy, brought together governments, businesses and other civil society partners who have committed to Energy Compacts, in order to [...]

Date: March 30th 2022 (13:00 - 15:00 CET) Location: Online Description: The Women's Lunch is an official side-event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue (BETD) conference, held for the first time in 2018 with more than 100 participants. The Lunch is a joint event of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK), the Federal Foreign Office (AA), [...]

Date: March 28th 2022 (14:00 - 16:00 GMT+7) Location: Online Description: To support inclusivity, the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) through the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT) launched the "ASEAN Gender-Energy Report: Development Finance" which explores the question ‘have the government and donor institutions provided enough support for energy development initiatives in ASEAN that consider gender elements in [...]

Date: March 28th 2022 (15:00 - 17:00 CET) Location: Online Description: The "Women Empowerment in the Energy Sector: Best Practices Worldwide" event was organised in collaboration with GWNET and Deutsche Energie-Agentur (dena), as an Official Side Event of the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, which is a leading international forum for key stakeholders of the energy sector. GWNET executive director, Christine Lins, [...]

Date: March 18th 2022 (09:15 - 10:00 EST) Location: Online Description: As part of the Commission on the Status of Women-66 (CSW-66) Forum, UNIDO and UN Women, GWNET and ENERGIA co-hosted two events: The Gender and Energy Compact: Catalyzing action for a just, inclusive and gender-responsive energy transition Peer-to-Peer Networking Meeting at CSW66 The events aimed to bring together government [...]

Date: March 18th 2022 (08:00 - 09:30 EST) Location: Online Description: The Global Initiative for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (GI-ESCR) organised a side event at the Commission on the Status of Women-66 (CSW-66) Forum titled "Women's Empowerment for a Sustainable World: Towards a Gender Just Transition", in collaboration with the governments of Austria, Germany and Costa Rica, GWNET, GenderCC [...]

Date: March 17th 2022 (16:00 - 17:00 EAT) Location: Online Description: The Kick-off event for the Women in Renewable Energy in Africa (W-REA) Mentorship Program was held on the 17th of March 2022. The aim of this event was to showcase the importance of male allyship in advancing women’s careers in the African Renewable Energy sector - this is a [...]

Date: March 8th 2022 (10:00 ET) Location: Online Description: The National Secretary of Energy, launched the Nexo Women and Energy Roadmap of Panama, with a view to ensuring the implementation of the energy transition in Panama includes gender equality. As part of this event, GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene Giner-Reichl, provided welcoming remarks, emphasizing the urgency of the energy transition, the [...]

Date: March 8th 2022 (11:00 - 14:30 Amman time) Location: InterContinental Amman Hotel, Amman, Jordan Description: To mark International Women's Day, the Jordanian German Energy Partnership hosted a Mentees Networking Event for Jordanian participants of the "Energising Women to Advance the Energy Transition Mentoring Programme," organised by GWNET in partnership with GIZ and on behalf of the German Federal Ministry [...]

Date: March 3rd 2022 (14:00 - 18:30 Manila time) Location: Online Description: The CAREC Energy, Women in Energy Summit, had the following objectives to: Offer solutions to advance women’s education, leadership and employability in the energy sector Discover new opportunities, increase awareness and meet energy sector stakeholders from 11+ countries Join an international women-in-energy network during the summit Drop by [...]

Date: December 17th 2021 (11:30 CET) Location: Online Description: The IFC's Women in Renewable Energy in Africa Network (W-REA), in collaboration with Energy2Equal and the GWNET, launched a mentoring program for women professionals working in renewable energy in Sub-Saharan Africa to advance their role as change agents in the energy transition. During the launch event, GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, [...]

Date: December 11th 2021 (15:00 CET) Location: Online Description: The event, Sind Frauen die besseren Klimapionierinnen (are women the better climate pioneers) aimed to explore how women in management positions advance the ecological transformation in agriculture, energy, transport and finance, specifically how and where women are represented in these sectors and whether women in key positions are driving the energy [...]

Date: December 7th 2021 (10:00 CT) Location: Online Description: The event organized by HydroVision Connect aimed to present the importance of hydropower in the energy transition sphere. Considering the size, capacity and performance of hydropower, it can be concluded that more promotion of it is vital to accelerate the energy transition. Furthermore, comprehensive representation in this domain is a must [...]

Date: December 6th 2021 (09:00 CT) Location: Online Description: The event organized by HydroVision Connect was designed to recognise women who have made and/or are continuing to make significant contributions by sharing their unique talents and “vision” to improve and advance the hydroelectric power industry. The event featured a panel discussion, with the following speakers: Victoria Healey, Board Member, Global Women’s Network for [...]

Date: December 2nd 2021 (09:00 CET) Location: Online Description: The Federal Ministry for Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology (BMK) in cooperation with the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG), the Austrian Energy Agency and Raffeiner Reputation hosted "Mit voller Energie hinauf! Gemeinsam die gläserne Decke durchbrechen." The interactive event aimed to support women's career opportunities in the energy [...]

Date: November 23rd 2021 (10:45 CET) Location: Online Description: The III Annual Conference “Energy has no Gender" hosted by the Women’s Energy Club of Ukraine aimed to contribute to the global goal of having a gender-sensitive energy transition. The session provided opportunities to create meaningful connections globally in the energy domain, which also aligns with one of GWNET's pillars - [...]

Date: November 22nd 2021 (16:00 CET) Location: Online Description: Women Energize Women #womenenergize is a communication initiative of the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) and is implemented by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ GmbH) and the German Renewable Energy Federation (BEE) within the scope of BMWi’s global project Bilateral Energy Partnerships and Dialogues. The aim [...]

Date: November 11th 2021 (09:00 CET) Location: Online Description: Die Energiewende ist weiblich (the Energy Transition is Female) organised by DigitalEnergy4All, was another effort to increase women’s participation in one of the crucial paths we are undertaking: the energy transition. With the expansion of renewable energy and the transformation of energy supply into a sustainable energy system, new challenges and roles [...]

Date: November 9th 2021 Location: Online Description: The COP26 summit hosted in Glasgow, Scotland, and simultaneously via an online platform brought together parties to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) in partnership with the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet, hosted a focused [...]

Date: October 28th 2021, 15:00 CEST Location: Online Description: As part of the International Solar Energy Society Solar World Congress 2021, GWNET was awarded the "Achievement through Action Award - In Memory of Christopher A. Weeks". This award honours significant contributions to harnessing solar energy for practical use. Furthermore, GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene Giner-Reichl, was awarded the “Global Leadership Award in [...]

Date: October 26th 2021, 12:00 CEST Location: Online Description: The International Solar Energy Society held its Solar World Congress where the goals included elaborating upon the significance of gender diversity in the sector and its impact on the road to the energy transition. As part of the Congress, GWNET led a forum "Women Leading the Global Energy Transition" that opened the [...]

Date: October 26th 2021, 16:15 CEST Location: Online Description: The GIZ Energy Programme in Central America together with regional partners, SICA and CECACIER organized a Gender Event for the Central American energy sector. The goals of this event centred on sharing success stories in promoting gender equality in the energy sector, with participants getting the opportunity to shed light on [...]

Date: October 21st 2021, 09:00 CEST Location: Online Description: The session of Steer it Up centred on two European H2020 projects, Renaissance and Compile, revealing how participatory approaches and user-centred tools can support new energy communities. The Renaissance Project, a community-driven project, gave participants the chance to explore real-time management of energy assets, network and storage. On the other hand, the [...]

Date: October 21st 2021 Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Description: The National Hydropower Association (NHA) held its first Clean Currents water power trade show and conference geared toward benefiting the hydropower industry in North America. The event showcased and promoted innovation, leadership, and educational opportunities covering a range of technology solutions including conventional hydropower, pumped storage, small hydro, and marine energy. Clean [...]

Date: October 20th 2021 Location: Online Description: The Africa-EU Energy Partnership (AEEP) held its Forum "Aligning Energies for a Green and Prosperous Africa" with the primary goal to help shape the future focus of Africa and Europe’s collaboration on energy and climate. During the Forum, participants had the opportunity to engage on key questions on the future of energy in [...]

Date: October 8th 2021, 11:00 CEST Location: Online Description: The virtual launch event for the publication of the study "The role of women in energy", showcased key findings on the role of women energy experts in several countries from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and MENA. A panel discussion followed the study discourse, where women in the sector were able to [...]

Date: October 6th 2021, 09:00 CEST Location: Online Description: The Virtual Roundtable on the Rights of Women and Girls in the Energy Transition in Sub-Saharan Africa hosted by the Danish Institute for Human Rights brought together a group of key stakeholders and experts working on the gender dimensions of the energy transition in Sub-Saharan Africa. These actors had the opportunity [...]

Date: September 23rd 2021, 13:00 CEST Location: Online Description: The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has examined the participation of women in community energy projects in Germany and Japan in partnership with the Association for Renewable Energy of the German State North Rhine-Westphalia (LEE NRW) and the Japan Community Power Association. Women's participation in community energy projects remains low, as [...]

Date: September 22nd 2021, 18:30 CEST Location: Online Description: To commemorate World Energy Storage Day, GWNET took part in the Women in Energy Roundtable, which focused on connecting, educating, inspiring, networking and empowering women in the clean energy transition. Acknowledging that women have a crucial role in sustainable energy development as energy professionals, decision-makers and consumers, the Women in Energy [...]

Date: September 22nd 2021, 13:33 CEST Location: Online Description: A coalition, initiated by ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy (ENERGIA), GWNET and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and supported by the Governments of Iceland, Ecuador, Nepal, Kenya and Sweden launched a Gender and Energy Compact to catalyze action towards gender equality and women’s empowerment to accelerate [...]

Date: September 9th 2021, 16:00 CEST Location: Online Description: To facilitate a successful and rapid transition to low-carbon energy, the hydropower sector needs to attract and retain the best talents available, including people of all genders. However, the sector still struggles to attract and retain women employees in the same numbers as men, resulting in women remaining underrepresented at all [...]

Date: September 9th 2021, 14:00 GMT Location: Online Description: To kick off a series of virtual networking events and introduce the Women in Renewable Energy in Africa Network (W-REA) mentoring programme, the IFC welcomed leading women in renewable energy to speak about their role models and the influence they had in advancing their career and professional ambitions. GWNET Senior Advisor, [...]

Date: September 9th 2021, 10:30 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET, WIP Renewable Energies and the European PV Solar Energy Conference and Exhibition (EU PVSEC) hosted a jointly organized side event aiming to provide the stage for dynamic dialogue around challenges and obstacles, acquired knowledge, but most importantly, success stories of women leaders in photovoltaic (PV) research. GWNET Executive Director, Christine [...]

Date: September 8th 2021, 14:00 CEST Location: Online Description: ENERGIA, GWNET, UNIDO, UN Women and several partners co-hosted a deep-dive workshop on the gender-energy nexus. The in-depth seminar was an opportunity to call for strong political will, international cooperation, and more funding and investment to promote individual and cooperative actions to accelerate fairness, tolerance and participation in which women and [...]

Date: August 24th 2021, 19:30 IST Location: Online Description: The South Asia Women in Energy (SAWIE) held a high-level dialogue on the “Role of Women Leadership in Advancing the Global Clean Energy Transition” at the GTG National Conference on August 24th. GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene Giner-Reichl, had the opportunity to advocate for women’s inclusion in the energy sector and why [...]

Date: August 4th 2021 at 17:00 West Africa Time Location: Online Description: ReEnergy Africa successfully held the third Edition of the ReEnergy Africa Business Roundtable titled "Gender and Renewable Energy: Making Sustainable Energy More Inclusive and Diverse in Africa." The roundtable focused on women's contributions to the energy transition, the barriers to entry they experience, and how governments and stakeholders [...]

Date: July 20th 2021 at 12:00 SAST Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the third edition of the Advancing and Supporting the Participation of Women Entrepreneurs in the Energy and Power Sector (AWEaP) webinar, on "Building Credible Industry Networks." This webinar brought together 15 industrial organisations from the energy and power sectors to showcase their [...]

Date: July 14, 2021 at 16:00 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene Giner-Reichl, took part in a panel at the side event - Women’s Participation in the Renewable Energy Transition, organised by the Global Initiative for Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights with support from Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES) and Oxfam Mexico, during the 47th session of the Human Rights [...]

Date: July 5 - 7, 2021 Location: Online Description: GWNET hosted a side event at the Vienna Energy Forum on 6th July, on the topic - Women leading the global energy transition.  The event brought together an expert panel with the goals to provide inspiring examples of women who are shaping the global energy transition, create a network of female change-makers [...]

Date: June 24, 2021 at 12:00 pm CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET Senior Advisor, Irene-Giner Reichl, took part in the "Side-Event on Women-Led Rural Development through Renewable Energy," which was part of the High-Level Dialogue on Energy Ministerial Thematic Forums. The side event hosted by GWNET, ENERGIA, and SEWA, aimed to convene regional and international partners active in gender empowerment, rural [...]

Date: June 23, 2021 at 10:30 am CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET led a roundtable at the Reuters Energy Transition event, titled "Roundtable: Women Leading the Global Energy Transition." The roundtable was made up of dynamic dialogue on the challenges and barriers, the lessons learnt but most of all, the success stories of women leaders in the energy transition. Speakers at [...]

Date: June 16, 2021 Location: Online Description: GWNET co-founder, Irene Giner-Reichl, was a speaker at the launch of the novel study "Solar Energy in Brazil: which are the barriers and opportunities for women professionals in the sector?" The study was launched by the Brazilian Women's Network in Solar Energy (MESol Network) with support from the German-Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry [...]

Date: May 30, 2021 - June 6, 2021 Location: Online Description: GWNET Communications Manager, Davina Ngei, took part in a trigger talk at the Clean Energy Ministerial, on "Gender Equality and Youth Participation," alongside Norah Magero. Additionally, GWNET held a virtual exhibition booth at the event, which introduced participants to the topic of gender equality in the energy sector, as well [...]

Date: May 10, 2021 Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, was a jury member at the Solar Gender Champion Awards, which were part of SolarPower Summit 2021. The awards aimed to bring visibility to the importance of gender balance, support the substantial efforts that are still needed for a more diverse workforce, and highlight great examples to increase gender [...]

Date: May 3, 2021 Location: Online, 9:30 - 11:00 (EST) Description: GWNET President, Irene Giner-Reichl, was a speaker at the World Bank's Energy Storage Academy session "Gender Equality in the Energy Storage Sector," alongside Sandra Cauffman, Earth Science Deputy Division Director at NASA. Women still account for only 26% of the total workforce in the energy sector, with even lower participation in [...]

Date: April 28, 2021 Location: Online, 14:00 - 15:45 (CEST) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, and GWNET Communications Manager, Davina Ngei, took part in the AEEP Energy Talks "Empowered Actors of Change: A Successful African-European Energy Transition Depends on Women." This webinar convened African and European experts to discuss the indispensable role of women as changemakers in the energy transition. [...]

Date: April 21, 2021 Location: Online, 09:00 (CEST) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the Digital Talk on “Technologies to Empower Africa´s Women (SDG 5 & 7)”, organised by the EU Tech Africa Chapter. A diverse workplace creates much better ideas that move businesses forward. Getting a variety of women involved in information technology occupations is essential to growing [...]

Date: April 20, 2021 Location: Online, 10:00 - 11:00 (CET) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in a panel at the "Sustainable Energy and Jobs" session at the 2021 ILO Green Week. The session, hosted by IRENA, featured a brief scene-setting presentation based on key findings of IRENA’s work on renewable energy and jobs, followed by a panel of [...]

Date: March 25, 2021 Location: Online, 17:00 - 18:30 (GMT + 3) Description: GWNET Communications Manager, Davina Ngei, took part in a panel at the Women in Renewable Energy in Africa Initiative (W-REA) Launch, titled "Women's Leadership in Renewable Energy - The Business Case - Confronting the Barriers to Women's Leadership in Africa." This event aimed to confront the barriers to [...]

Date: March 24, 2021 Location: Online, 09:30 - 13:00 (CET) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, led a presentation at the webinar Girl Power: The Role of Women in the Energy Transition, on the topic "Energising Women to Advance the Energy Transition." This webinar presented the opportunity to discuss the role of women in the energy transition from different points of view: [...]

Date: March 18, 2021 Location: Online, 09:00 - 19:00 (CET) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, led a networking session at the BETD Media Fellows – Connecting Journalists Conference, on the topic "Energising Women to Advance the Energy Transition." The conference made up of insightful discussions, interactive workshops and numerous networking opportunities, allowed young journalists from around the world to gather with [...]

Date: March 17, 2021 Location: Online, 15:00 IST Description: GWNET Project Assistant, Eva Hauser, took part in the second session of the South Asian Women in Energy (SAWIE) Mentorship Series on the topic “Navigating through the Corporate Matrix in the Post-Pandemic Era”, led by Dr. Shalini Sarin, Co-Founder & Executive Director, Elektromobilitat and Co-Chairperson, SAWIE. The participants received valuable advice from the [...]

Date: March 16, 2021 Location: Online, 13:00 - 15:00 (CET) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue: Women’s Networking Lunch side event – Empowering Women in the Energy Transition, jointly organised by GWNET and the German Energy Agency on behalf of the German Federal Government. This side event aimed to foster exchange among female [...]

Date: March 16, 2021 Location: Online, 10:00 - 11:30 (EST) Description: GWNET President, Irene Giner-Reichl, took part in a panel at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) side event Empower Women, Energize the World. This side event was an opportunity to discuss the important link between energy and gender equality, and how investments in the energy sector can catalyse [...]

Date: March 12, 2021 Location: Online, 09:00 - 10:30 (GMT - 5) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the webinar Women in the Energy Transition - Panama. The webinar sought to encourage the creation of spaces for women’s awareness and empowerment in order to promote their role in the energy sector and enable the engagement of young women [...]

Date: March 10, 2021 Location: Online, 14:45 - 16:15 (Dhaka) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, gave a keynote address at the webinar Role of Women in Building an Energy Conscious Society, as part of the celebrations for International Women's Day. The webinar which included a panel discussion with national gender experts from academia, industry and the public sector attempted to [...]

Date: March 10, 2021 Location: Online, 14:00 (GMT + 7) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, gave a keynote speech at the webinar Empowering Women of ASEAN as the Key Player of Just Energy Transition, as part of the celebration for International Women's Day. The webinar aimed to highlight the importance of gender equality and equity in the energy transition in [...]

Date: March 8, 2021 Location: Online, 16:30 (GMT + 4) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the Gender Equality for an Inclusive Energy Transition: Women Leading the Way in Solar Energy event - led by IRENA. The event, held on International Women's Day, aimed to provide the stage for a dynamic dialogue on the challenges and barriers, the [...]

Date: February 26, 2021 Location: Online, 09:00 – 17:00 (CET) Description: GWNET President, Dr Irene Giner-Reichl, took part in the Diplomatic Academy Students’ Initiative (DASI) conference - an international conference fully organized by current students of the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. Addressed to the general public, it provides a space for international experts, interested students, and relevant stakeholders to explore, analyze, [...]

Date: February 11, 2021 Location: Online, 18:35 – 19:20 hrs (IST) Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the thematic track ‘Women on the Rise: Prioritising Gender Equity as a Business Imperative ’ which was held as part of the annual flagship World Sustainable Development Summit. Under this thematic track, Christine spoke on a panel titled, ‘Diversity & Inclusion: Gender [...]

Date: January 12 - 13, 2021 Location: Virtual Description: The VEF Virtual Series is a platform with the overarching goal of progressing agreed recommendations and delivering policy briefs with action-oriented solutions in targeted locations, to assist countries around the world to align their recovery efforts with an Inclusive and Sustainable Industrial Development. The January Session of the VEF Virtual Series [...]

Date: December 4, 2020 Location: Online, 9 pm GMT Description: The International Solar Energy Society (ISES) has begun a year-long virtual celebration– SWC50 – The Century of Solar, with a two-day looking back – looking forward virtual conference held on 3-4 December. GWNET Executive Director and ISES board member, Christine Lins, took part in the final session of the conference [...]

Date: November 23, 2020 Location: Online, 13.00 SAT Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in dialogue on "Women in Leadership: Taking your career in energy to the next level", as part of a session organised by African Utility Week and POWERGEN Africa. The discussions revolved around how mentorship and sponsorship programmes break barriers for women in the African [...]

Date: November 23rd to 25th, 2020 Location: Online Description: The 2020 REN21 Academy was a 3-day immersive virtual lab, creating an informal collaborative space where participants explored strategies to make the structural shift to a renewables-based energy system. GWNET President, Irene-Giner Reichl, took part in two lead up events to the academy, including a Lean Coffee networking session on the [...]

Date: November 19, 2020 Location: Online Description: GWNET Communications Manager, Davina Ngei, joined the World Community Power Conference, as a moderator on a panel on "Building Capacities and Networks." Panellists who took part in the session included: Antonia Proka, Rescoop – Women & Community energy: transforming the energy field, one woman at a time Katharina Habersbrunner, BBE – Promoting gender-just energy [...]

Date: October 23, 2020 @ 16:00 GMT +1 Location: Online Description: GWNET President, Dr. Irene Giner-Reichl, joined Africa's largest RE eSummitt discussion, as the lead speaker on a panel on "Opportunities for women within the sustainable energy sector." Other panelists who took part in the session included: Akinwale Ojomo – Founder and CEO Diaspora Innovation Institute (moderator) Sara Ibrahim Elhag - [...]

Date: October 15, 2020 @ 15:35 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, was a guest on a Turkish Women in Renewable Energy (TWRE) session at the ICCI Digital Conference. As part of the session on women's role in the energy transition and green politics, Christine led discussions on strategies to motivate more women to join the energy industry [...]

Date: September 20, 2020 @ 13:30 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET President, Irene Giner-Reichl, joined a distinguished panel speaking from Brasilia and Beijing respectively on the "Green Economy and Climate Change - China, Brazil and Europe." Irene led discussions on "Building back better after the pandemic: the opportunities to advance inclusive energy transitions." Other panellists taking part in the session included: [...]

Date: September 17, 2020 @ 14:00 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, moderated the "Women in Clean Energy: Harnessing All Talent" session, at the 11th Clean Energy Ministerial meeting hosted by Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy and organised with the C3E International initiative, Equalby30 campaign and the recently launched C3E Ambassador programme. This virtual event aimed to allow [...]

Date: September 14, 2020 @ 8:30 GMT -4 Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in a high-level panel discussion, focused on how to better support local community development in the areas of implementation of renewable storage projects through actions increasing their resilience and enhancing their livelihoods with a special focus on women empowerment and the new employment [...]

Date: September 3, 2020 @ 11:30 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, led a networking session at the EuroSun 2020 conference, alongside Monica Oliphant, former President of the International Solar Energy Society. This networking session brought together women working in the solar industry, in an interactive discussion which aimed to provide more visibility to women in the sector [...]

Date: August 20, 2020 @ 15:00 GMT+8 Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, spoke on a webinar on the Climate-Energy-Women Nexus, in conjunction with E-WiRE: Empowering Women In Renewable Energy Program. During this webinar organized by Universiti Teknologi MARA, UiTM and UiTM Solar Energy Research Institute, U-SER, Christine highlighted the perspectives of women working in renewable energy, while demonstrating [...]

Date: August 20, 2020 @ 11:40 UTC+9 Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, and GWNET Board Member, Rabia Ferroukhi spoke on a panel titled "Adding Value by Exploiting Cross Cutting and Spill-over Benefits of Gendered Innovations" at the Gender Summit 19. They led discussions on women in and for sustainable energy. This panel session focused on improving the quality [...]

Date: June 25, 2020 @ 09:00 CEST Location: Online Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, spoke at the Women in the Energy Transition session of the EU Sustainable Energy Week, whose theme this year was "Beyond the crisis: Clean energy for Green Recovery and Growth." Discussions in this session revolved around how the EU economic recovery efforts, the European Green Deal [...]

Date: Apr 29, 2020 @ 10:00 CET Location: Online Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in the workshop on Designing Inclusive Energy Futures which was part of the EU-funded Horizon 2020 PROSEU project. The aim of the workshop was to build a roadmap for 2030: where do we want the future of energy inclusiveness to go and what obstacles [...]

Date: January 23 - 24, 2020 Location: Nairobi, Kenya Description: GWNET Communications Manager, Davina Ngei, presented key findings from the GWNET study - “Women for Sustainable Energy – Strategies to Foster Women’s Talent for Transformational Change,” at the AREI Regional Training and Experience-Sharing Platform for Eastern Africa. Her presentation was part of a session on 'Renewable Energy and Gender Equality,' which [...]

Date: January 10 - 12, 2020 Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE Description: GWNET President, Irene-Giner Reichl, presented the GWNET study - “Women for Sustainable Energy – Strategies to Foster Women’s Talent for Transformational Change,” at the launch of the Sustainable Energy Jobs Platform in Abu Dhabi, during the 10th IRENA Assembly. She also represented GWNET at the "High-level Dinner for Women in [...]

Date: December 17, 2019 Location: Online Webinar Time: 14.30 - 15.30 CET Description: GWNET is inviting you to a preview of our brand-new study “Women for Sustainable Energy – Strategies to Foster Women’s Talent for Transformational Change.”  This study was previously titled “Women in the Sustainable Energy Sector – Strategies for Diversity and Inclusion." The study contains an overview of [...]

Date: November 25, 2019 Location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Time: 14.00 - 16.00 Description: GWNET President, Irene Giner-Reichl, facilitated a women empowerment session at the World Wind Energy Conference in Rio de Janeiro. The session titled "Women Empowerment – Best Practices for the Sustainable Energy Sector" focused on a sneak preview presentation of the upcoming GWNET study on women empowerment in the [...]

Date: November 1, 2019 Location: New Delhi, India Time: 10.30 - 12.30 Description: The Women Empowering the Energy Transition session took place as part of the 8th Indo-German Energy Forum. This session included welcome remarks by Henriette Faergemann (Counsellor Environment, Energy & Climate Change, EU Delegation to India) and a presentation of the draft GWNET study “Women in the Sustainable [...]

Date: October 22 - 24, 2019 Location: Seoul, South Korea Side Event - Tuesday, 22nd October | 12.00 - 13.00 | COEX, Room E6 Description:The side event will focus on a sneak-preview presentation of the upcoming GWNET study followed by a panel discussion about women's empowerment in the energy sector. Key discussion topics 1. Women in the sustainable energy sector [...]

Date: September 26, 2019 Location: Islamabad, Pakistan Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, gave a video presentation at the Women In Energy - Shaping Pakistan's Energy Future panel, at the Pakistan Renewable Energy Summitt 2019. This panel addressed how changes in the energy sector will affect future employment opportunities for women and the importance of gender balance for a country’s sustainable [...]

Date: September 25, 2019 Location: Beirut, Lebanon Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, gave a video presentation at the Enabling women in Sustainable Energy Field: A step towards sustainable communities workshop, at the International Beirut Energy Forum. Her presentation waa be shown during the 3rd session (a future of opportunities), with a focus on recognising the great benefits from stronger female engagement in the clean [...]

Date: September 19, 2019 Location: Delhi, India Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, gave a video presentation at the Empowering Women Summit panel session, at the Renewable Energy India Expo. This session discussed the importance of integrating women in decision making positions, in order to achieve the goals of the energy transition.

Date: September 10, 2019 Time: 18.30 Location: The premises of the Association of Women Academics of Austria, Reitschulgasse 2, 1010 Vienna Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, took part in a UN Women round table on the "Global Energy Transition and the Role of Women in the Energy Sector," which focused attention on SDG Objectives Number 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG Target Number 7 (Affordable and [...]

Date: August 5 -  6, 2019 Location: Taipei, Taiwan Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins spoke at the first session of the Workshop on the Path to an Inclusive Energy Transition in the APEC Region, focused on international initiatives and research on energy and gender. The focus of her presentation was 'renewable energy: a gender perspective,' where she discussed the data that supports gender [...]

Date: July 11, 2019 Time: 14.00 GMT Location: Online Seminar Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, and GWNET Board Member, Rabia Ferroukhi spoke at an online seminar titled Les femmes au coeur de la transition énergétique (Women at the Heart of the Energy Transition). Some of the issues that were addressed in the seminar include: Could the energy transition be accelerated thanks to a stronger presence [...]

Date: June 26, 2019 Time: 14.00 - 17.00 Location: Wattens, Austria Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, spoke at Die Energiewende Ist Weiblich in Wattens. Her session titled 'Women in the energy transition - facts, figures and networks' explored the data that supports gender equality in the energy sector, as well as best practices on the same. View the program here.

Date: June 19, 2019 Time: 09.00 - 10.30 Location: Brussels, Belgium Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, represented GWNET at the Gender Equality in the Energy Transition session at the Policy Conference of EUSEW 2019. Her session elaborated on the current gender representation in the energy sector while outlining best practices for achieving gender equality. View the program here.

Date: June 17  - 18, 2019 Location: São Paulo, Brazil Description: Irene Giner-Reichl, Chairperson of the GWNET Governing Board, and Executive Director, Christine Lins, represented GWNET at several sessions of the Dialogue on Renewable Energy and the Energy Transformation in Brazil. The event addressed several of the priority areas related to energy, under technical, economic, social, environmental and gender aspects. It also strengthened [...]

Date: May 23 - 24, 2019 Location: St. Gallen, Switzerland Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, was a speaker at the 10th St. Gallen Forum for Management of Renewables Energies. The Forum brought together managers, investors, entrepreneurs and other key stakeholders in the global energy transition, to share their latest insights and discuss new business opportunities. The #REMforum also represented a great opportunity [...]

Date: May 16, 2019 Location: Paris, France Description: The International Hydropower Association in partnership with GWNET hosted a networking lunch on 16th May at the World Hydropower Congress 2019, from 12:30 to 14:00. This networking event was the first in a series to empower female professionals in the hydropower industry. It discussed what is needed to give more visibility to [...]

Date: May 15, 2019 Time: 11.30 - 13.30 Location: Munich, Germany Description: Executive Director, Christine Lins, spoke at the Women's Networking Lunch side event at Intersolar Europe, sharing facts and figures related to women's participation in the energy sector. This networking lunch aimed to connect women as one part of the solution to the problem of under-representation of women in the solar sector, including in [...]

Date: April 11, 2019 Location: Vienna, Austria Description: GWNET Executive Director, Christine Lins, participated in a short interview at the C3E workshop in Vienna. During her interview, she presented her thoughts on the strategic inclusion of women in energy. The workshop also included keynote addresses on the “Overview of the C3E Process: Ideas and Actions” and “The relevance of gender diversity for adaptability [...]

Date: April 9 - 10, 2019 Location: Berlin, Germany Description: GWNET was once again present at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue, which will took place between the 9th and 10th of April 2019, in Berlin, Germany. GWNET organised a booth where participants could engage the GWNET team and co-organised the “Women’s Lunch” with dena, the German Energy Agency. The lunch [...]

Date: March 4, 2019 Location: Cairo, Egypyt Description: The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) organised a launch event titled ‘Women in Green Energy: enhancing employment and entrepreneurship opportunities’. This event came at the start of a programme financed by the EBRD and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) with the objective to promote gender equality in renewable energy in Egypt. Opening [...]

Date: February 12, 2019 Time: 3:00 PM GMT Description: GWNET took part in an International Solar Energy Society (ISES) webinar. During this webinar, the results of the IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) study on gender and renewables were presented and discussed, and speakers from IRENA, GWNET and REDMEREE (Red Mujeres en Energía Renovalbe y Efficiencia Energética) presented the perspectives of women in [...]

Date: Wednesday, 20th June Time: 15.30 – 16.00 Location: BMZ Stand, B2.309 (Hall B2 Stand 309) Description: Gender diversity drives innovation, opens new pathways for technology deployment, brings fresh perspectives to development of societies and attracts and retains a richer pool of talent.  However, it is a well-known fact that the energy sector continues to be male-dominated. This networking event, jointly [...]

Date: 11 September 2017 Location: Mexico City, Mexico Description: GWNET, in cooperation with GIZ, is organised an event to foster gender equality in the energy sector.  This event was a side event in the margin of the “International Renewable Energy Conference (IREC)” held in Mexico City from 11-13 September 2017.  The IREC is organised by the Government of Mexico  and REN21, within [...]

Date: 31 May 2017 Location: Munich, Germany Description: On the occasion of the Intersolar Europe Trade Fair, the Off-Grid Power Conference was organised on 31st May and 1st June 2017.  GWNET’s Advisory Council Member, Dr. Tania Rödiger-Vorwerk, Deputy Director of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) of Germany organised a networking reception for potential new members at the BMZ booth [...]

Date:  9 - 12 May 2017 Location: Vienna, Austria Description: On the occasion of the Vienna Energy Forum, 9-12 May 2017, Vienna, Austria, a side event was held on 10 May 2017 16:00, titled, Promoting women to advance the global energy transition.

Date: 27 January 2017 Location: Vienna, Austria Description: The four founding members met to prepare the official founding and registration of GWNET