Paving the Way for a Just and Inclusive Energy Transition in ASEAN
What to know about people-centred ASEAN energy transition
Looking at the invisible: women remain underrepresented in energy sector, including industry’s workforce
Women remains to be underrepresented in the energy sector, occupying only 8% of the workforce in energy sector in ASEAN. This raises questions, such as why does it happen, and how to improve it. Oftentimes, it is related to a glass-ceiling that hinder them into entering and climbing a career in the sector, in addition to the lack of gender-awareness policies.
Even beyond the workforce scene, the impact of energy sector to women is often being left out from the discussion. Their role as energy manager in household results in the frontline position when there’s impact from any change in energy. Inclusion in energy transition policy could transform the energy sector to optimise women’s potential and gaining benefit from it.
Supported by Oxfam
Oxfam is a global movement fighting injustice for a more equal world. Oxfam works across regions in about 70 countries, with thousands of partners and allies, supporting communities in building better lives for themselves, growing resilience, and protecting lives and livelihoods in times of crisis.
There are some issues Oxfam’s works are focusing on: climate action, economic justice and equal rights, and women’s rights and gender justice. These issues carry what Oxfam’s believes in: equality. With the current global landscape, a just and energy transition covers the issues and belief of the movement. Whether that’s by closing the economic gap or creating jobs that pay liveable wages, a just energy transition can only be achieved if the most vulnerable communities face little negative impacts and do not bear the costs of climate action.
To support the just and inclusive energy transition, Oxfam has several related publications, such as Towards a Just Energy Transition: Implications for communities in lower- and middle-income countries and Towards a feminist just energy transition in Asia. Now, Oxfam and ACE joined hands in shaping a just and inclusive future for ASEAN’s energy transition.
