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Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A Call to Action
July 17 saw the official launch of the Policy Brief “Gender Indicators for Sustainable Energy: A Call to Action” at a side-event of the 2025 High-Level Political Forum (HLPF). The[…]
Women Mean Business: A Playbook for Driving Women’s Participation in India’s Green Economy
Women continue to face systemic barriers to economic participation — from limited access to decent jobs and income disparities to balancing paid work with domestic responsibilities. Addressing these challenges requires[…]
Assessment of the Role of Women’s Networks in Promoting Gender Equality, Women’s Leadership Development, and Knowledge Sharing Within the Energy Industry Globally
In a collaboration between GIZ’s Sector Network Transport, Environment, Energy and Water in Asia (TUEWAS) and an expert from the Vietnam Energy Efficient Network (EEN-Vietnam), this new study sets out[…]
Advancing a Just Energy Transition in Central Asia: Women’s Key Role in the Energy Sector
The OSCE study “Advancing a Just Energy Transition in Central Asia – Women’s key role in the energy sector” assesses – through a gender lens – the potential socio-economic benefits[…]
GWNET is pleased to share its 2024 Annual Report!
The publication highlights a year of meaningful progress, global collaboration, and continued efforts to advance gender equality in the energy sector.
Gender Equality Research in the Turkish Energy Sector Women’s Employment: Global and Local Dynamics
This study by the German Energy Agency (dena) and the Green Collar Women Association explores women’s employment in Türkiye’s energy sector, their career prospects, and gender discrimination. The report discusses[…]
Power with Full Force: Getting to gender equality in the hydropower sector
The hydropower sector is expected to employ 3.7 million individuals by 2050, but currently struggles with a significant gender gap, with women making up only 25% of its workforce. The[…]
Gender Equality in the Sustainable Energy Transition
“UN Women and UNIDO have joined forces to produce this guide on “Gender equality in the sustainable energy transition”, which provides an overview of key and emerging issues in the[…]
How Small Hydropower Empowers Women, Closes Gender Gaps and Can Do More
“Empowering women and girls and closing gender gaps are critical to realizing sustainable development goals (SDG) and ensuring a good quality of life for all.
This working paper developed under the guidance of the GGKP Gender Expert Group “provides an overview of existing knowledge and strategies that aim to ensure no one is left behind[…]
Mainstreaming Gender in National Energy Policy and Plans
“Over the last three decades, the value of gender mainstreaming in policy, planning, and implementation has been increasingly recognized as a key strategy for accelerating progress towards gender equality.
This report by the Turkish Women in Renewables and Energy Network (TWRE) was conducted for Deutsche Gesellschaft für international Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH under the Renewables and Migration (REMI) project implemented[…]
A Cooperative of their Own: Gender Implications on Renewable Energy Cooperatives in Germany
“Renewable energy cooperatives are crucial for local communities to initiate energy transition. With a mixed methodological approach, this paper analyses the participation of women in renewable energy cooperatives in Germany[…]
Since its founding, GWNET has been committed to advancing women’s careers in the global energy sector. Our 2023 Annual Report offers a detailed overview of GWNET’s work over the year[…]
The Lancet Commission on lessons for the future from the COVID-19 pandemic
This Commission report aims to contribute to a new era of multilateral cooperation based on strong UN institutions to reduce the dangers of COVID-19, forestall the next pandemic, and enable[…]
The solar photovoltaic (PV) industry is the largest employer within the renewable energy sector, accounting for some 4.3 million jobs. If the solar business does not include a gender lens[…]
How to Set Up a National/Regional Network of Women in Sustainable Energy
GWNET is a global network aiming at empowering women working in sustainable energy in all parts of the world, at different career levels from both the public and the private[…]
Women’s Participation in the Renewable Energy Workforce in Sub-Saharan Africa
In 2019, IFC, in partnership with the Government of Canada, launched the five-year Energy2Equal program to increase research and stimulate greater women’s participation in the energy sector.
