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Gender, energy, and empowerment: a case study of the Rural Energy Development Program in Nepal

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  • Ishara Mahat

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Rural women in general, and mountain women in particular, are greatly involved in managing household energy systems in Nepal. Alternative energy technologies have a high potential to reduce women's workloads and improve their health status, as well as increasing efficient energy supply. Interventions in rural energy are primarily aimed at reducing firewood use and increasing economic growth through rural electrification, rather than aiming to reduce human drudgery, especially that of women. Hence, such intervention takes place without considering the needs, roles, interests, and potential of rural women, even though women are the primary users and managers of rural energy resources. This article aims to analyse the gender implications of rural energy technologies in Kavre district, where the Rural Energy Development Program (REDP) has been implemented, especially in terms of saving women's labour and increasing socio-economic opportunities for women.

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  • Ishara Mahat, 2011. "Gender, energy, and empowerment: a case study of the Rural Energy Development Program in Nepal," Development in Practice, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 21(3), pages 405-420, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:cdipxx:v:21:y:2011:i:3:p:405-420
    DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2011.558062
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    1. Buchy, M. & Shakya, S., 2024. "Exploring policy coherence to understand limited progress of gender and social inclusion in the energy sector: The case of Nepal," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 190(C).
    2. Pradhan Shrestha, Rosy & Jirakiattikul, Sopin & Lohani, Sunil Prasad & Shrestha, Mandip, 2023. "Perceived impact of electricity on productive end use and its reality: Transition from electricity to income for rural Nepalese women," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 183(C).

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