This report assesses the effectiveness of women in energy networks worldwide and offers best practices and recommendations for networks under development or those aiming to enhance their impact.
UNDP’s Gender Equality Seal has been implemented under different names in 11 countries and has engaged over 1400 companies. Companies, including many in male-dominated sectors such as the energy sector, can qualify for the seal by following a ten-step plan.
This report provides recommendations for improving the availability of sex-disaggregated and specific gender equality data in the energy sector, to improve decision making and programme design.
This report investigates labour shortages for the energy transition in Europe and shows just how many more people will be needed in the energy sector by 2030 (See the table on p.4; example: over 600,000 new solar PV technicians and 150,000 wind engineers). On page 7, the report gives a quick overview of key arguments […]
This report is the latest in a series of McKinsey reports on the benefits of diversity to corporations. It analysed the performance and workforce/management diversity of 1265 companies in 23 countries, and discovered that the 25% most diverse companies (both in terms of gender and ethnic diversity) were 39% more likely to perform exceptionally well […]
This study explores the impact of energy poverty on the health gap between men and women in Ghana, showing that, especially in households suffering from energy poverty, women report significantly worse health than men.
This factsheet by the EU project ‘Empowering Women to take Action Against Energy Poverty’ (EmpowerMed) gives an overview of the different dimensions that should be considered when tackling gender and energy poverty.
This guidance note provides practical tools and strategies for training providers to design and deliver gender-responsive learning programs, especially within technical and business education contexts. It highlights how gender dynamics, norms, and barriers influence learning outcomes and participation—especially for women and marginalized groups.
This guide helps practitioners design, implement and evaluate training programmes in a way that enables equal access and provides equal benefits to women and men. It provides tips and approaches based on international good practice and lessons learned from programmes implemented by IFC, the World Bank and other organisations.
This report shares insights and tools to support more inclusive and effective entrepreneurship education and training, especially for people from underrepresented and marginalized groups. It includes a list of assessment criteria to evaluate whether a programme is gender-smart.