The Business Case for Gender and Energy (English)

Significant progress on energy access has been made in recent years, with the number of people living without electricity dropping from 1.2 billion in 2010 to 840 million in 2017. This business case is aimed at companies in the energy sector - companies whose business is the generation, transmission, and retail of power. It highlights how each stage of the energy value chain, from generation to retail, holds different opportunities for gender inclusion and presents evidence to demonstrate how the clean energy transition can strengthen commercial and social outcomes through the inclusion of women as employees, last-mile distributors, consumers, and community stakeholders.