Gender-Inclusive Approaches in the Energy Sector
Asian Development Bank | April 2018
Abstract
Low accessibility of energy resources by low-income households and disadvantaged groups (including women) exacerbates the global issues of poverty, women’s marginalization, urbanization, and population. For instance, studies have shown that as the use of traditional biomass fuel increases due to persistent lack of access to clean energy, female fertility increases, life expectancy decreases, infant and child mortality increases, and annual population growth rate increases. On the other hand, in communities where people are aware of sustainable, safe, and equitable use of energy, the patterns for energy generation, distribution, and consumption tend to be more responsible, inclusive, and efficient. This correlation between energy and social issues unravels the implications of the issue of energy poverty and underscores the need to attend to both the supply and demand sides of energy generation and distribution.
Reddy defines energy poverty as “the absence of sufficient choice in accessing adequate, affordable, reliable, high-quality, safe, and environmentally benign energy services to support economic and human development.” A measure of energy poverty is one’s “inability to cook with modern cooking fuels and the lack of a bare minimum of electric lighting for reading or for other household and productive activities at sunset.”
Citation
Asian Development Bank. 2018. Gender-Inclusive Approaches in the Energy Sector. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/8765. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Gender
Gender Bias
Gender Differences
Gender Discrimination
Gender Equality
Gender Gaps
Gender Inequality
Gender Issues
Gender Relations
Gender Roles
Commercial Energy
Energy Economics
Energy Technology
Household Energy Consumption
Industrial Energy Consumption
Primary Energy
Investment bank
Investment policy
Comparative Analysis
Social Research
Sex Discrimination
Employment Discrimination
Women's Rights
Equal Opportunity
Equal Pay
Feminism
Men's Role
Women's Role
Domestic Energy
Energy Demand
Energy Prices
Energy Pricing Policy
Energy Supply
Primary Energy Supply
Development Indicators
Social Participation
Low Income Groups
Income Generation
Newly Industrializing Countries
Gender-based analysis
Sex differences
Job bias
Equal employment opportunity
Fair employment practice
Job discrimination
Affirmative action programs
Sex discrimination against women
Pay equity
Sexism
Equal rights amendment
Emancipation of women
Equal rights
Women's movements
Electric power
Energy development
Power supply
Electric power consumption
Price
Consumer
Consumption
Supply and demand
Electric power plant
Power
Energy consumption
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