ActionAid Bangladesh webinar A call for women’s empowerment to ensure sustainable renewable energy
The participation of women in the renewable energy sector has increased significantly at the global level. Although the participation of women in this sector has increased in the context of the Bangladesh, gender inequality still exists at the policy-making level, in national policies on this subject, including employment. There is no alternative to empowering women in the renewable energy sector to achieve the target set by the government to generate 40 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2041 to ensure a sustainable energy sector.
The call was made at a webinar titled 'Empowering Women in Renewable Energy: A Feminist Perspective from Bangladesh and Beyond' organized by ActionAid Bangladesh on Wednesday (May 8).
Tanvir Shakil Joy, MP, president of Climate Parliament Ban...