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Green energy economy for gender equity
"To fast-track change, we must create opportunities for women to take on energy-related jobs, engage them in energy supply chains and ensure they have access to reliable and clean energy to run thriving enterprises."
In this article published in the Alliance magazine Deepali Khanna, Managing Director of the Asia Regional Office at the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how funders can support building resilient and gender-equitable economies.
The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 estimates that it may take 136 years to achieve gender parity, with overall income disparities still some way off from being bridged.
Projections for a select number of countries in South Asia show that gender gaps in labour force participation are wider since the outbreak of the pandemic. Globally, the economic gender gap may be between one per cent and four per cent wider than reported.
In this article published in the Alliance magazine Deepali Khanna, Managing Director of the Asia Regional Office at the Rockefeller Foundation, discusses how funders can support building resilient and gender-equitable economies.
The Global Gender Gap Report 2021 estimates that it may take 136 years to achieve gender parity, with overall income disparities still some way off from being bridged.
Projections for a select number of countries in South Asia show that gender gaps in labour force participation are wider since the outbreak of the pandemic. Globally, the economic gender gap may be between one per cent and four per cent wider than reported.
