This study analyzes data from 51 developing countries between 2002 and 2017 and finds that improved energy access boosts women's employment while also enhancing female health, education, and socio-economic rights. The
Research shows a positive correlation between women's empowerment and household energy access. This report tracks progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7 which aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable,
The production and consumption roles of men and women in energy sector are relatively better known than intersectional disparities along identity lines. In this paper, researchers investigate energy poverty in
The solar photovoltaic sector is the largest employer within the renewable energy sector, accounting for some 4.3 million jobs in 2021 – one-third of all renewable energy jobs, according to
This report examines the pervasive gender gaps in Pakistan, highlighting critical barriers to women's economic empowerment, including limited labor force participation, restricted access to financial services and productive assets such
As of June 2024, SAR GIL has influenced over US$501 million in development spending in World Bank projects — amounting to US$99 for every US$1 invested in the Lab. This
Drawing on key findings and frameworks from the World Development Reports on Jobs (2013) and Gender Equality and Development (2012), this report examines gender constraints in the world of work using a
This framework by CARE International integrates gender equality principles into women’s economic empowerment initiatives. Key elements are: enhancing women’s skills, confidence, and decision-making (agency), transforming power dynamics and social norms within
This insightful UN Women report examines systemic barriers to women’s full participation in economies, including unequal access to work, unpaid care responsibilities, and gender wage gaps. It provides practical, evidence-based solutions
This comprehensive World Bank report makes the case for gender equality as a core development objective and driver of economic growth and poverty reduction. The report, which stresses that gender equality
Documents
Does Energy Poverty Matter for Gender Inequality? Global Evidence (2021)
This study analyzes data from 51 developing countries between 2002 and 2017 and finds that improved energy access boosts women's employment while also enhancing female health, education, and socio-economic rights. The
Tracking SDG 7: Energy Progress Report (2024)
Research shows a positive correlation between women's empowerment and household energy access. This report tracks progress on Sustainable Development Goal 7 which aims to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable,
Gender and Ethnic Disparities in Energy Poverty: The Case of South Africa (2022)
The production and consumption roles of men and women in energy sector are relatively better known than intersectional disparities along identity lines. In this paper, researchers investigate energy poverty in
Solar PV: A Gender Perspective (2022)
The solar photovoltaic sector is the largest employer within the renewable energy sector, accounting for some 4.3 million jobs in 2021 – one-third of all renewable energy jobs, according to
Women's Economic Empowerment in Pakistan: An Evidence Guided Toolkit for More Inclusive Policies
This report examines the pervasive gender gaps in Pakistan, highlighting critical barriers to women's economic empowerment, including limited labor force participation, restricted access to financial services and productive assets such
South Asia Gender Innovation Lab Annual Report FY24:
As of June 2024, SAR GIL has influenced over US$501 million in development spending in World Bank projects — amounting to US$99 for every US$1 invested in the Lab. This
Gender at Work: A Companion to the World Development Report on Jobs (2014)
Drawing on key findings and frameworks from the World Development Reports on Jobs (2013) and Gender Equality and Development (2012), this report examines gender constraints in the world of work using a
Bringing Gender Equality Closer to Women’s Economic Empowerment (2019)
This framework by CARE International integrates gender equality principles into women’s economic empowerment initiatives. Key elements are: enhancing women’s skills, confidence, and decision-making (agency), transforming power dynamics and social norms within
Progress of the World’s Women: Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights (2015)
This insightful UN Women report examines systemic barriers to women’s full participation in economies, including unequal access to work, unpaid care responsibilities, and gender wage gaps. It provides practical, evidence-based solutions
World Development Report: Gender Equality and Development (2012)
This comprehensive World Bank report makes the case for gender equality as a core development objective and driver of economic growth and poverty reduction. The report, which stresses that gender equality