This note summarizes the available information on the level of female representation in the RE sector in the EAP region, and highlights entry points through which World Bank energy projects could help increase female representation in the sector, particularly in technical and leadership positions. Alongside greenhouse gas emissions reduction and improved energy security, employment in the RE sector is one of the most important co-benefits of renewable energy adoption, and a key incentive for policymakers to support renewable energy. Applying a gender lens that aims to create equal opportunities for men and women in the job market will support women's empowerment and access to decent employment.
Authors
- Citation
- “ World Bank . 2024 . Women's Employment in Renewable Energy In The East Asia And Pacific Region . © Washington, DC: World Bank . http://hdl.handle.net/10986/41870 License: CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO . ”
- Collection(s)
- ESMAP papers
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1596/41870
- Identifier externaldocumentum
- 34354340
- Identifier internaldocumentum
- 34354340
- Pages
- 54
- Published in
- United States of America
- Report
- 192188
- Rights
- CC BY-NC 3.0 IGO
- Rights Holder
- World Bank
- Rights URI
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/igo
- UNIT
- Social EAP 1 (SEAS1)
- URI
- https://hdl.handle.net/10986/41870
- date disclosure
- 2024-07-15
- region geographical
- East Asia
- theme
- Environment and Natural Resource Management,Energy,Gender,Human Development and Gender,Energy Policies & Reform
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Table of Contents
- Figure 1 Illustrative supply chains for various RE technologies in developing countries 18
- Figure 2 Share of female employees in the energy sector in the European Union, 2011–2017 21
- Figure 3 Worldwide employment in RE, by technology, 2022 24
- Figure 4 Share of women in the global RE sector, 2018 25
- Figure 5 Share of women in the wind energy sector globally and in Asia-Pacific, by role, 2019 26
- Table 1 Share of women employees in the US solar energy sector (2013–2017) 22
- Table 2 Women’s employment data in the East Asia region, by country 27
- Table 3 Women’s employment data in the Pacific region, by country 30
- Acknowledgements 3
- Executive Summary 6
- Abbreviations 9
- Introduction 11
- Background 11
- Objective 12
- Methodology 12
- Status of women’s employment in the renewable energy (RE) sector 17
- Measuring employment in the RE sector 17
- Status of employment in the RE sector 23
- Expanding opportunities for women in the renewable energy sector 33
- 1. Cultivating leadership commitment and setting targets 33
- 2. Increasing women’s access to STEM education and training 35
- 3. Addressing cultural norms, discrimination, and sexual harassment 37
- 4. Creating workplaces that promote women’s retention 39
- 5. Supporting women’s career advancement 41
- 6. Supporting female entrepreneurship in RE 42
- Conclusions 44
- References 45
