November 14, 2023
The link between clean energy and women’s labour
Unpaid care work is mostly undertaken by women and constrains their access to clean energy. Here’s why and how the energy transition must account for women’s labour.
Flaubert Mbiekop is a senior programme specialist at Canada’s International Development Research Centre (IDRC). His work focusses on impact investing, women’s and youth empowerment, and structural transformation leading to low-carbon economies. He has published extensively in international peer-reviewed journals. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Quebec in Montreal with honors.