ENERGIA, International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, is delighted to announce a three-part webinar series on Gender and Energy Access with SEforAll’s People-Centered Accelerator on 3, 17 and 31 October. This series of three webinars will provide the opportunity to present insights from the Gender and Energy Research Programme, sponsored by DfID (2014-2019). It will also include lessons learned from implementing our Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) Programme in seven countries (Indonesia, Kenya, Nepal, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Uganda) and five leading partner organizations (Centre for Rural Technology Nepal (CRT/N), Energy 4 Impact, Kopernik Solutions (Kopernik), Practical Action Eastern Africa and Solar Sister).
Webinar 1: Gender and Energy Access
Part One – Impacts
Time: Thursday, 3 October 2019, 9am ET / 3pm CEST
You can access the slides here and recording here.
This webinar will focus on advancing understanding of the gendered impacts of energy access. Women and men have different energy needs and different levels of access to and control over energy sources and technologies. Unless these differences are addressed through targeting women and gender-sensitive policies, we will not achieve true universal energy access. This webinar will provide insights on how access to energy, both electricity and clean cooking, impacts women and men differently and how policymakers can increase benefits for women. Engaging both women and men in the design, implementation, and evaluation of programs will be essential to gender-equitable energy access outcomes.
More details on the final reports presented during this webinar can be found below.
- Research project 1 puts a spotlight on the factors that contribute to the empowerment of women through different forms of electricity supply.
Read more: Exploring factors that enhance and restrict women’s empowerment through electrification - Research project 3 explores the role that gender plays in the political economy analysis of access and use of modern energy services, primarily in clean cooking and agriculture.
Read more: Gender factor in political economy of energy sector dynamics - Research project 4 looks at the impact of kerosene and LPG subsidies (and their reform) from a gender perspective, and considers factors that need be taken into consideration to ensure that subsidies reach poor women.
Read more: Gender and Fossil Fuels Subsidy Reform
Webinar 2: Gender and Energy Access
Part Two – Productive uses
Time: Thursday, 17 October 2019, 9am ET / 3pm CEST
You can access the slides here and recording here.
This webinar will focus on the ways that energy can support women’s income-generating activities. Modern energy offers many opportunities for income-generation for both women and men. Knowing that women and men use energy differently, to what extent do women-owned businesses benefits from interventions promoting productive use of electricity and cooking fuels? This webinar will present new evidence on these issues from research conducted in Asia and Africa. Based on their research, presenters will share key recommendations to ensure that modern energy services contribute to both women’s and men’s economic and social empowerment.
More details on the final reports presented during this webinar can be found below.
- Research project 2 offers insights into energy use in the street food sector and how energy contributes to the economic and social aspirations of the men and women operating in this sector.
Read more: Productive uses of energy in the street food sector - Research project 6 presents new evidence that shows that interventions promoting productive use of electricity (PUE) without gender approaches are more likely to benefit male-run than women-run enterprises, and provides recommendations to ensure equal benefits for women and men.
Read more: Unlocking the benefits of productive uses of energy
Webinar 3: Gender and Energy Access
Part Three – Economic empowerment
Time: Thursday, 31 October 2019, 9am ET / 2pm CEST
You will be able to access the recording here shortly.
This webinar will focus on ways to advance a local economy by leveraging women’s energy enterprises. Women play a key role in expanding energy access in last-mile communities, yet they are still underrepresented in the energy product and service supply chain. In this webinar, researchers will discuss recent evidence that shows investing in women energy entrepreneurs is good for women, their families, and the growth of their businesses. In addition, presenters will share lessons learned from practitioners on how to best support women energy entrepreneurs in order to maximize their success.
More details on the final reports presented during this webinar can be found below.
- Research project 5 presents new insights that involving women as entrepreneurs in the renewable energy sector can positively impact businesses and provide positive welfare impacts on their households.
Read more: Female microenterprise creation and business models for private sector distribution of low-cost off-grid LED lighting - Research project 7 is a literature study showing that energy entrepreneurship can transform women’s lives and captures key lessons learned on including women in energy supply as entrepreneurs to increase access to energy for all.
Read more: Building the Evidence Base for Women’s Empowerment and Entrepreneurship to Improve Energy Interventions’ Effectiveness - The publication “Supporting last-mile women energy entrepreneurs: What works and what does not” examines, analyses and presents models and strategies experienced during the implementation of the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) programme.
Read more about the publication here or download here.
The synthesis report of the Gender and Energy Research Programme presents the overall findings and policy implications. Read more about the synthesis report or download the full report.
ENERGIA team will be happy to provide you with our support prior to and during the webinar.
