Getting to Gender Equality in Energy Infrastructure : Lessons from Electricity Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Projects
Getting to Gender Equality in Electricity Infrastructure: Lessons from Electricity Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Projects examines the social and gender footprint of large-scale electricity generation, transmission, and distribution pr...
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| Format: | Technical Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/639571516604624407/Getting-to-gender-equality-in-energy-infrastructure-lessons-from-electricity-generation-transmission-and-distribution-projects http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29259 |
| Summary: | Getting to Gender Equality in
Electricity Infrastructure: Lessons from Electricity
Generation, Transmission, and Distribution Projects examines
the social and gender footprint of large-scale electricity
generation, transmission, and distribution projects to
establish a foundation on which further research and
replication of good practices can be built. The main impact
pathways analyzed are access to land and labor markets,
along with social sustainability considerations, including
health and education. The study adopted this approach
because, according to the World Development Report 2012,
gender equality in access to land and labor markets matters
for women’s agency and empowerment. In addition, the study
considers the role of the energy utilities and businesses to
better understand the roles of various stakeholder. The
study’s mixed-methods research approach comprises critical
in-country qualitative and quantitative field research,
along with extensive literature and portfolio reviews.
Qualitative analyses of several projects distinguished by
their project type, energy source, and geographical
representativeness were conducted to better understand how
infrastructure construction can change the lives of local
people. The World Bank Group (WBG) portfolio review provides
guidance on how to operationalize good practices and lessons
learned to move the energy-gender agenda forward. The
study’s primary audiences are energy task teams and social
and gender specialists of the WBG and other leading
development agencies, along with energy practitioners
seeking better ways to address the gender aspects of energy
infrastructure projects throughout the project and lending cycles. |
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