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March 2019

Moving Toward Gender Balance in Private Equity and Venture Capital

International Finance Corporation (IFC)
The study explores the link between financial returns and gender diversity; the lack of women in the industry; and steps needed to achieve gender balance. One of the key findings of the report is that private equity and venture capital funds with gender-balanced senior investment teams generated 10 percent to 20 percent higher returns compared with funds that have a majority of male or female leaders.
March 2020

Energy Transition Role Models

This brochure contains global, regional, and national resources for entrepreneurs in the energy sector. It also hopes to balance the picture of the predominant image of male leadership and male entrepreneurship by showing a wide array of what is possible for female entrepreneurs in the sphere of sustainable energy, including but not limited to innovative block-chain based solutions, financing and legal services.
January 2020

Wind Energy: A gender perspective

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
This paper tracks the presence of women across the wind energy value chain.
13 December 2018
Online

Clean Energy Solutions Center Webinar - Creating Gender-informed Strategies, Policies and Regulations for Clean Energy Projects and Programs

Clean Energy Solutions Center
On 13 December 2018 (16:00-17:30 CET) the Clean Energy Solutions Center is hosting a webinar on "Creating Gender-informed Strategies, Policies and Regulations for Clean Energy Projects and Programs".
23 August 2016
Knowledge news

Research Highlights from the Fourth GGKP Annual Conference - Q&A with Bipasha Baruah

The Fourth Green Growth Knowledge Platform (GGKP) Annual Conference will focus on the theme of “Transforming Development through Inclusive Green Growth” during 6-7 September 2016 at the International Convention Center on Jeju Island, R

November 2018

Gender Inclusive Green Growth in Lao PDR: Recommendations to maximize economic growth through gender equality

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
This policy brief examines experiences with gender mainstreaming and the situation of women, men, girls and boys in Lao PDR to identify some of the barriers to inclusive economic growth, gender equality and poverty reduction. The purpose is to provide recommendations to help promote gender equality in the country's National Green Growth Strategy (NGGS) and as green growth is mainstreamed into national planning and policy-making.
17 October 2019

Research highlights from #GGKP7 – A Gender Gap in the Uptake of Clean Energy Appliances

Olivia Muza
Development economist Olivia Muza presented her paper “Disruptive Systems: The Role of Community Needs and Gender in Renewable Energy for African Rural Populations: What are the Priorities, Challenges and Opportunities” in A.2: Socially Inclusive Energy Transitions at #GGKP7.
December 2016

Global Gender and Environment Outlook

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment)

Recognizing the importance of highlighting gender from an environmental perspective, and in response to a call from the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment (NWMLE), UN Environment made a commitment at Rio+20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development and the futur

August 2012

Powerful Synergies: Gender Equality, Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability

United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

This collection of contributions by gender and sustainable development experts explores the interconnections between gender equality and sustainable development across a range of sectors and issues such as energy, health, education, food security, climate change, human rights, consumption and pro

January 2020

Women in Energy: Breaking stereotypes and inspiring change

The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
This publication introduces the Gender Mainstreaming Framework in the energy value chain as well as provides different case studies on gender inclusion from India and Nepal. The case studies focus on gender mainstreaming practices in the energy sector—specifically in the off-grid, grid connected, and clean cooking segments. They highlight the practical interventions and capture their replicable processes and aspects.

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