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Gender justice in the energy poverty challenge
Gender and other axes of inequality and vulnerability in manifestations of energy poverty
Women in all their diversity are disproportionately affected by energy poverty, yet are strong actors against it. Currently, energy poverty policies are not paying sufficient attention, if any at all, to gender justice. This special session aims to clarify how women in all their diversity are disproportionately affected by energy poverty; explain the gender dimension as an inequality factor, as well as other axes of inequality and vulnerability intersecting gender in manifestations of energy poverty; and propose recommendations on how to make policies against energy poverty gender just. The special session is designed to connect stakeholders from different sectors in a discussion on further solutions and policies for tackling energy poverty in a gender-just manner. Short contributions will be followed by a facilitated discussion of participants with stakeholders, revolving around the following key questions: How can we make energy poverty policies more coherent and gender-just?; What are the roles of the different actors in making energy poverty policies gender-just?; How can the EU lead the way in making energy poverty policies gender-just? Where in the current policy developments (EGD, Fit for 55) do we see entry points to make EP policies gender-just?; How could we bridge the gaps between the silos (e.g. between European Gender Strategy and EGD)? How to find coherence between the policies?
Info
Day:
2023-08-30
Start time:
10:00
Duration:
01:30
Room:
ZV-KC-Cres
Type:
Special Session
Theme:
Climate (in)justice
