In June 2022, the World Bank launched the Regional Network in Energy for Women in the Middle East and North Africa (RENEW-MENA) as a regional platform with the aim to i) boost women’s economic participation across the energy sector value chain, specifically in jobs related to the clean energy transition; ii) encourage better workplace conditions for women in both the private and public sectors, and iii) combat widespread gender stereotypes about women’s role in STEM fields and increase their visibility in the energy sector. To date, RENEW-MENA has institutional and strategic partnerships with national utilities, private sector, and academia in Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and West Bank and Gaza, and currently counts over 150 members.
The objective of the panel discussion is to shine a spotlight on MENA’s regional effort via RENEW to boost women in future of work areas, learning from the WePower initiative in South Asia with the aim to discuss RENEW MENA plans going forward.
What are RENEW MENA partners doing to promote gender equality in the energy sector?
Perspective from Ministry of Energy
Perspective from energy utility
Perspective from electricity company
Perspective from female entrepreneur in renewables
WB Sr. Energy Specialist
Moderator: Paul Noumba Um, World Bank Regional Director
Pranav Vaidya, WePower Interim Sectretariat
Eng. Amani AL-Azzam, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Jordan) Leila Bouteraa, Director Skills Development, HR Dept. STEG (Tunisia) Eng. Lamya Youssef Abdel Hakim, Advisor to EETC chairperson, EETC (Egypt) Sarah Mousa, CEO, Shamsinasolar, (Egypt)
Yosra Assaker and Amira Klibi, WB Sr. Energy Specialists
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It Takes Energy to Focus on Gender
In June 2022, the World Bank launched the Regional Network in Energy for Women in the Middle East and North Africa (RENEW-MENA) as a regional platform with the aim to i) boost women’s economic participation across the energy sector value chain, specifically in jobs related to the clean energy transition; ii) encourage better workplace conditions for women in both the private and public sectors, and iii) combat widespread gender stereotypes about women’s role in STEM fields and increase their visibility in the energy sector. To date, RENEW-MENA has institutional and strategic partnerships with national utilities, private sector, and academia in Morocco, Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, and West Bank and Gaza, and currently counts over 150 members.
The objective of the panel discussion is to shine a spotlight on MENA’s regional effort via RENEW to boost women in future of work areas, learning from the WePower initiative in South Asia with the aim to discuss RENEW MENA plans going forward.
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Panel Discussion:
Moderator: Paul Noumba Um, World Bank Regional Director
Pranav Vaidya, WePower Interim Sectretariat
Eng. Amani AL-Azzam, Secretary General, Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources (Jordan)
Leila Bouteraa, Director Skills Development, HR Dept. STEG (Tunisia)
Eng. Lamya Youssef Abdel Hakim, Advisor to EETC chairperson, EETC (Egypt)
Sarah Mousa, CEO, Shamsinasolar, (Egypt)
Yosra Assaker and Amira Klibi, WB Sr. Energy Specialists