Gender Responsive Policies and Practices: Emerging Trends

Event: Inclusive Energy Solutions in South Asia

Gender Responsive Policies and Practices: Emerging Trends

11 April 2016

Author / Speaker:

Soma Dutta, ENERGIA - Email the author | Other materials by the author

Gender gaps persist despite the presence of established frameworks on women’s rights and gender equality in South Asia. Key gender issues in the region’s energy sector policies reveal disproportionate negative impacts on women. Maximizing benefits from energy interventions and improving policy development and program processes are needed in moving forward.

Geographical Focus:

Subregional- South Asia

Type of Content:

Learning Event

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