Who is marginalized in energy justice? Amplifying community leader perspectives of energy transitions in Ghana

Baker, Erin; Nock, Destenie; Levin, Todd; Atarah, Samuel A.; Afful-Dadzie, Anthony; Dodoo‐Arhin, David; Ndikumana, Léonce; Shittu, Ekundayo; Muchapondwa, Edwin; Sackey, Charles Van-Hein

doi:10.1016/j.erss.2021.101933

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“…Gender equality is when both men and women enjoy the same opportunities irrespective of where they find themselves (Ankrah et al, 2020;Asibey et al, 2021). The objective of gender equality and empowerment has been targeted in SDG5, being critical to achieving the United Nations sustainability goals (Tayal, 2019;Baker et al, 2021). The United Nations states:…”

Section: Gender and Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In this regard, poverty reduction, gender equity and sustainability are important objectives for development (Ankrah et al, 2020;Baker et al, 2021). Thus, a discussion about women and energy must be linked with theoretical considerations around two key streams of theory and practice adopted for this research.…”

Section: Gender and Sustainable Developmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Similarly, energy access policies in Ghana fail to encourage gender inclusivity in identifying the energy needs of men and women for productive purposes. Asibey et al (2021) conclude that policy interventions should identify gendered energy needs to address energy poverty between men and women. According to a research by Martey et al (2021) on household energy choice for cooking among the time and consumption poor in Ghana using nationally representative household-level data.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…According to Langer et al (2015), it helps in addressing the disproportionate impact of social, environmental and economic challenges undermining human rights that women face across the world (Lambrecht, 2016;Klege et al, 2021). Asibey et al (2021) studied gender differences and productive use of energy fuel in Ghana's rural non-farm economy. The paper uncovered that energy use varied across genders and enterprises.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The paper proposed that key government institutions such as the Ministry of Energy and Petroleum should strongly promote Sustainable Energy for All(SE4ALL) initiative. Baker et al (2021) explored the marginalized in energy justice, amplifying community leader perspectives of energy transitions in Ghana using the value-focused thinking framework to inform stakeholder engagement. Light was illuminated on the gendered access to productive resources-evidence from smallholder farmers in Awutu Senya West District of Ghana by Ankrah et al (2020).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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PurposeThe purpose of the study is to investigate the challenges in improving women's energy access, rights and equitable sustainable development from a Ghanaian perspective.Design/methodology/approachThe research utilizes a mixed method. A qualitative in-depth exploratory design was chosen to understand how gender is mainstreamed within Ghana's energy sector. This included semi-structured interviews with key managers, experience policy experts and focus groups. The semi-structured interviews were analyzed using thematic content analysis (TCA).FindingsThe study reveals that the National Energy Policy of 2010, as the main energy policy regulating the energy sector in Ghana, does make provision for gender equality, safety especially women, in line with Ghana's sustainable development goals. The energy policy aims to empower women and create gender parity in the sector. Nevertheless, the study also found major challenges to gender mainstreaming in the energy sector, including poor analysis in formulating energy policies, inadequate financial resources, and poor monitoring and evaluation.Originality/valueThe paper exposes gender equity challenges associated with the energy sector in Ghana. It also offers a new policy angle which connects gender mainstreaming to sustainable development. The research describes how women are included in developing energy policies and in addressing gender challenges in the energy sector.

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