Women, energy and empowerment: Reconstructing the unconcealed synergy
By: Prabhu, Swapna S
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BookPublisher: Bihar Journal of Public Administration Description: 19(2), Dec, 2022: p. 10-22.Subject(s): Women, Energy, Empowerment, Rural Electrification, Gender equalitySummary: Access to electricity by the rural poor has always been a matter of concern in India.
The present paper is based on the argument that all efforts towards an inclusive
development must necessarily integrate with access to energy. Attempt has been
made to examine the impact of rural electrification on the livelihoods of women at
both the theoretical and conceptual levels to reconstruct the link between access
to energy and women empowerment. The paper is based on the predominant
assumption that since energy issues affect men and women differently, as
each have different roles and responsibilities in their households, workplaces,
markets and communities, access to modern energy plays a determining role in
empowering rural women. The present paper argues that providing electricity
to rural communities and homes for tasks considered to be women’s work can
promote greater gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s and girls’
access to basic education, health care, and employment besides bringing reforms
in their socio-cultural sphere. The paper is based mainly on secondary sources of
data collection. - Reproduced
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Access to electricity by the rural poor has always been a matter of concern in India.
The present paper is based on the argument that all efforts towards an inclusive
development must necessarily integrate with access to energy. Attempt has been
made to examine the impact of rural electrification on the livelihoods of women at
both the theoretical and conceptual levels to reconstruct the link between access
to energy and women empowerment. The paper is based on the predominant
assumption that since energy issues affect men and women differently, as
each have different roles and responsibilities in their households, workplaces,
markets and communities, access to modern energy plays a determining role in
empowering rural women. The present paper argues that providing electricity
to rural communities and homes for tasks considered to be women’s work can
promote greater gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s and girls’
access to basic education, health care, and employment besides bringing reforms
in their socio-cultural sphere. The paper is based mainly on secondary sources of
data collection. - Reproduced
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