One of critical gaps in the energy sector that hinders progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment is the absence of clear enabling frameworks for consideration of gender issues within implementing organisations. Without this enabling framework, gender mainstreaming activities and the efforts of people serving as gender focal points are unlikely to be fully effective.

This technical brief provides guidance to energy organisations interested in adopting such frameworks. It sets out processes and steps for an organisation to follow when incorporating gender concerns into its projects, procedures, work ethic and overall structure.

Institutionalising gender mainstreaming processes in energy organisations

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