Global Wind Energy Council
(GWEC) announced today the
launch of The Global Gender Survey of the
Wind Industry which will provide new insights
on the roles and representation of women in the wind
sector. This survey is being conducted between the
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the
Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, which is
co-organized by GWEC and the Global Women’s Network for
the Energy Transition.
The
survey follows IRENA’s flagship report “Renewable
Energy: A Gender Perspective” in January 2019, which
found that 32 per cent of the renewable energy workforce
comprised women. The work being undertaken by GWEC and
its partners will shed light on the share of women in
the wind industry, and how sector-specific imbalances
might compare to the broader renewable energy
sector.
GWEC
is a proud leader of the sector-wide effort to advance
gender equality in the energy transition. In line with
SDG 5 and SDG 7, the Women in Wind Global Leadership
Program supports stakeholders in the wind industry in
increasing gender equality and women’s access to clean
energy, as a means of creating a more just, innovative
and prosperous society.