Advancing Gender Equality in the Energy Transition
The hosted a virtual parallel event on 21 March 2025, bringing together global stakeholders to reflect on 30 years of gender advancement towards an inclusive energy future. As part of the NGO Forum for the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), which has been marking three decades since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, the event explored the progress made in integrating gender considerations into energy policies, financing and leadership.
Experts and policymakers emphasized the persistent challenges, including the underrepresentation of women in energy decision-making〞where they account for only 1 out of 10 leaders in the renewable energy sector, the limited availability of gender-disaggregated data, and the critical need for gender-responsive financing. Speakers from , Malawi and Sweden highlighted the impact of gender-focused energy policies.
The , co-convened by UNIDO, Energia, GWNET and SEforALL 〞 has gathered over 90 members since it was launched in 2021 as one of the Energy Compact commitments supported by UN-Energy.
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