Outlining the energy access disparity women face in Vanuatu, this brief shows how it impacts their health and economic opportunities and explains why mainstreaming gender can increase financial inclusion and drive an equitable green transition.
Authors
- DOI
- http://dx.doi.org/10.22617/BRF240518
- Dimensions
- 8.5x11
- ISBN
- 978-92-9277-002-0 978-92-9277-003-7
- ISSN
- 2071-7202(print) 2218-2675(PDF)
- Pages
- 8
- Published in
- Philippines
- SKU
- BRF240518
- pages
- 8
Table of Contents
- Aleta Moriarty 1
- INTRODUCTION 1
- THE CURRENT ENERGY LANDSCAPE 1
- Ingrid Fitzgerald 1
- ADB BRIEFS NO. 324 2
- COOKING 2
- Figure 1 Electricity Users in Vanuatu 2
- Table 1 Percentage of Households by Location and Main Fuel for Cooking 2
- Energizing Gender Equality 3
- THE ENERGY DIVIDE AND ITS IMPACT ON WOMEN 3
- HIGH COSTS OF ELECTRICITY ACCESS FOR WOMEN-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS 3
- Table 2 Household Expenditure on Energy 3
- ADB BRIEFS NO. 324 4
- FIREWOOD AS AN ENERGY SOURCE 4
- SOLAR POWER FOR LIGHTING AND CHARGING 4
- WOMEN-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS ACCESS TO ENERGY INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES AND JOBS 4
- FINANCIAL INCLUSION 4
- Energizing Gender Equality 5
- WOMEN AND GIRLS IN ENERGY-RELATED FIELDS 5
- Figure 2 Evolution of Global Renewable Energy Employment by Technology 20122022 5
- ADB BRIEFS NO. 324 6
- Table 3 Proportion of Women Enrolled in STEM and TVET Energy Programs 2019 6
- WOMENS EMPLOYMENT AND DECISION MAKING IN THE ENERGY SECTOR 6
- POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GENDER AND INCLUSION IN VANUATUS ENERGY SECTOR 6
- Policy Implementation and Monitoring 6
- Energizing Gender Equality 7
- Figure 3 Proportion of Female Staff in Pacific Power Utilities by Job Category 2018 7
- Womens Representation and Leadership in the Energy Sector 7
- Improving Access to Energy for Poor Households 7
- ADB BRIEFS NO. 324 8
- Financial Inclusion and Pay-As-You Go Models 8
- REFERENCES 8
