Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy

This background paper has been commissioned as a contribution to the preparation of the World Development Report 2012 which will focus on development and gender equality. It is a companion paper to two other papers which examine gender issues in relation to common property resources and economic dim...

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Main Authors:	Clancy, Joy, Matinga, Magi, Oparaocha, Sheila, Winther, Tanja
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
Subjects:	World Development Report 2012
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9207

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spelling	okr-10986-92072021-04-23T14:02:44Z Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy Clancy, Joy Matinga, Magi Oparaocha, Sheila Winther, Tanja World Development Report 2012 This background paper has been commissioned as a contribution to the preparation of the World Development Report 2012 which will focus on development and gender equality. It is a companion paper to two other papers which examine gender issues in relation to common property resources and economic dimensions of gender and energy. Gender, as a concept, refers to the socially determined ideas and practices of what it is to be female or male. It contrasts with the concept of sex which uses biological attributes to categorise someone as male or female (Reeves and Baden, 2000). This paper focuses on the socio-cultural dimensions that influence and shape gender equity in terms of access to and benefits from access to modern energy and improved energy technologies. Gender equity recognises that women and men have different needs and interests, and that to achieve equality in life outcomes, a redistribution of power and resources is required (Reeves and Baden, 2000). 2012-06-26T15:41:28Z 2012-06-26T15:41:28Z 2012 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9207 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC: World Bank Africa Europe and Central Asia Middle East and North Africa Latin America & Caribbean East Asia and Pacific South Asia
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description	This background paper has been commissioned as a contribution to the preparation of the World Development Report 2012 which will focus on development and gender equality. It is a companion paper to two other papers which examine gender issues in relation to common property resources and economic dimensions of gender and energy. Gender, as a concept, refers to the socially determined ideas and practices of what it is to be female or male. It contrasts with the concept of sex which uses biological attributes to categorise someone as male or female (Reeves and Baden, 2000). This paper focuses on the socio-cultural dimensions that influence and shape gender equity in terms of access to and benefits from access to modern energy and improved energy technologies. Gender equity recognises that women and men have different needs and interests, and that to achieve equality in life outcomes, a redistribution of power and resources is required (Reeves and Baden, 2000).
author	Clancy, Joy Matinga, Magi Oparaocha, Sheila Winther, Tanja
author_facet	Clancy, Joy Matinga, Magi Oparaocha, Sheila Winther, Tanja
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title	Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy
title_short	Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy
title_full	Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy
title_fullStr	Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy
title_full_unstemmed	Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy
title_sort	social influences on gender equity in access to and benefits from energy
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Social Influences on Gender Equity in Access to and Benefits from Energy

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