Gender Mainstreaming in EnergY
Implementing gender-responsive measures to create a prosperous and inclusive energy industry.
SAGEN supports its partners with implementing gender-responsive measures, including capacity building for women, fostering equitable work conditions to promote female leadership and decision-making roles. These efforts aim to cultivate an energy industry enriched by women and contribute to the creation of a prosperous, inclusive, and dynamic energy sector.
Project Highlights
Advancing and coordinating a gender action group dedicated to women in leadership roles.
Executing organisational gender-responsive development initiatives for the public institutions in the energy sector.
Providing support for the involvement of management personnel identifying as women in additional training programmes, coaching sessions, and networking opportunities.
Creating working groups and forums for women in decision-making positions to drive and implement measures related to identified strategies.
Project Activities
The DEE in partnership with SAGEN has launched the C-Suite Women in Energy Programme to strengthen South Africa’s leadership pipeline by supporting senior women professionals to step into executive decision-making roles.
SAGEN conducted a study on advancing women entrepreneurs in South Africa’s renewable energy value chain, highlighting opportunities to strengthen the participation of women-led SMMEs.
A benchmarking assessment is underway to assess organisational systems, policies, and practices through a gender lens and to identify gaps and opportunities to enhance inclusivity.
In collaboration with municipalities, SAGEN is advancing initiatives to integrate gender considerations into municipal energy planning for more inclusive decision-making.
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FAQ
What is Gender Mainstreaming?
Gender mainstreaming is a strategy for promoting gender equality and ensuring it is strengthened and central to all kinds of activities i.e. policy and planning, resource allocation, advocacy, research and development, implementation of projects and programmes and monitoring thereof.
Why does gender mainstreaming matter?
Gender mainstreaming matters because without it, policies can unintentionally favour one group over others or ignore real differences in people’s needs. By considering gender from the start, decisions are more fair, inclusive, and effective for everyone.
Is gender mainstreaming the same as gender equality?
No. Gender equality is the goal of equal rights, opportunities, and treatment for all genders, while gender mainstreaming is the strategy used to help achieve that goal by integrating gender considerations into all policies and decisions.
How does SAGEN contribute to gender mainstreaming in energy?
SAGEN contributes by advancing and coordinating a gender action group dedicated to women in leadership roles, executing organisational gender-responsive development initiatives for the public institutions in the energy sector, providing support for the involvement of management personnel identifying as women in additional training programmes, coaching sessions, and networking opportunities and by creating working groups and forums for women in decision-making positions to drive and implement measures related to identified strategies
Key Results
In the electricity sector have begun implementing gender-responsive measures
Supported through training to strengthen their leadership and technical capacities
Proposals for gender-responsive measures have been submitted to the decision-makers of public organizations in the electricity sector
Mentored for executive readiness through the C-Suite Women in Energy Empowerment Programme