 Participants or Recipients? Negotiating Gender and Energy as Empowerment in the Displaced SettingAlison Halford ()
Chapter Chapter 12 in Women and the Energy Sector, 2024, pp 297-314 from Springer Abstract: Abstract Despite progress on measures to improve gender equality, women and young girls are disproportionately impacted by humanitarian crises. In addition to increased exposure and risk of sexual violence, displaced women and young girls must contend with inequality in accessing information, decision-making and economic opportunities at local and governmental levels. Energy interventions can be instrumental in reducing inequities, but energy use and access is also highly gendered in the displaced context. Drawing upon empirical research of the experiences of Congolese refugees in Rwanda and internally displaced people in Nepal, this chapter will explore to what extent improved energy access benefits men and women equally. Discussing how women and young girls negotiate gender and energy could shift the narrative regarding refugees, particularly women and young people, from recipients to participants in energy planning, procurement, and delivery. Keywords: Humanitarian energy; Gender; Co-design protocols (search for similar items in EconPapers) There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it. Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:spr:sprchp:978-3-031-43091-6_12 Ordering information: This item can be ordered from DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-43091-6_12 Access Statistics for this chapter More chapters in Springer Books from Springer |
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