Doing gender in energy communities: A gendered perspective on barriers and motivators

IF 5.7 2区 经济学 Q1 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Pub Date : 2024-09-07 DOI:10.1016/j.eist.2024.100902
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In the transition to a renewable energy system, the European Union champions community-based initiatives like energy communities to promote decarbonization as well as broader societal benefits. Despite these goals, there is a marked underrepresentation of women in energy communities. In 15 qualitative interviews with experts in community-led energy organizations mainly from Germany, our study addresses women specific barriers for participation. The modal organizational setup poses barriers in terms of existing male overrepresentation, technical knowledge as entry requirement, a focus on financial investment, heavy and inflexible time requirements, and the lack of social integration of energy communities. Organizational realities align little with women`s motivators for participation, which encompass environmental enthusiasm and social engagement. The nature of the discovered barriers is compatible with the concept of "doing gender", where malleable, socially constructed organizational arrangements perpetuate traditional gender roles and thereby hierarchies.

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在能源社区开展性别工作:从性别角度看障碍和动力
在向可再生能源系统过渡的过程中,欧盟倡导能源社区等以社区为基础的倡议,以促进去碳化和更广泛的社会效益。尽管有这些目标,但妇女在能源社区中的代表性明显不足。我们的研究通过对主要来自德国的社区能源组织专家进行 15 次定性访谈,探讨了妇女参与的具体障碍。现有的男性比例过高、技术知识是入门要求、注重资金投入、繁重而缺乏灵活性的时间要求,以及能源社区缺乏社会融合等方面的组织模式设置构成了障碍。组织现实与妇女的参与动机几乎不一致,后者包括对环境的热情和社会参与。已发现的障碍的性质与 "性别问题 "的概念相吻合,在这种情况下,可塑的、社会构建的组织安排使传统的性别角色和等级制度永久化。
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Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions
Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions Energy-Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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90
审稿时长
56 days
期刊介绍: Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions serves as a platform for reporting studies on innovations and socio-economic transitions aimed at fostering an environmentally sustainable economy, thereby addressing structural resource scarcity and environmental challenges, particularly those associated with fossil energy use and climate change. The journal focuses on various forms of innovation, including technological, organizational, economic, institutional, and political, as well as economy-wide and sectoral changes in areas such as energy, transport, agriculture, and water management. It endeavors to tackle complex questions concerning social, economic, behavioral-psychological, and political barriers and opportunities, along with their intricate interactions. With a multidisciplinary approach and methodological openness, the journal welcomes contributions from a wide array of disciplines within the social, environmental, and innovation sciences.
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