Strategy game for leaders in a just and inclusive energy transition
Playing field
Energy Justice
Women Empowerment
Gender mainstreaming
Social Inclusion
Gender Justice
Field tactics
For each field we can ask ourselves the following questions:
How does this relate to my organisation?
What does this mean for the world outside my organisation?
Women Empowerment
Field
The recognition of needs and rights of actors in the energy system.
Energy Justice
The recognition of needs and rights of actors in the energy system.
Gender Justice
- Do women have special needs to participate in the energy sector?
- How do women use energy services as consumer?
Field
The distribution of decision-making power over and access to energy services.
Energy Justice
The distribution of decision-making power over and access to energy services
Gender Justice
- Where are the women working in the energy sector? And in which function?
- Can women afford energy services?
- Do women have access to the energy services they need?
Field
The transparency and fairness of the decision-making process and the participation of actors.
Energy Justice
The process of women empowerment in the energy sector.
Gender Justice
- Do women participate in decision-making processes in the energy sector?
- Are women’s voices heard in the energy sector?
Gender mainstreaming
Field
The recognition of needs and rights of actors in the energy system.
Energy Justice
The recognition of gender in the energy sector.
Gender Justice
- Is there a difference in energy needs between men and women?
- What are the barriers to achieve gender equality in the energy sector?
Field
The distribution of decision-making power over and access to energy services.
Energy Justice
The distribution of power over and access to energy between men and women.
Gender Justice
- Is there a gender gap between women and men working in the energy sector?
- Is there a gender gap in access to energy services?
Field
The transparency and fairness of the decision-making process and the participation of actors.
Energy Justice
The process of gender mainstreaming in the energy sector.
Gender Justice
- Is there a gendered difference in participating in the energy sector?
- How to achieve gender equality in participation?
Social Inclusion
Field
The recognition of needs and rights of actors in the energy system.
Energy Justice
The recognition of social inclusion in the energy sector.
Gender Justice
- Is there a difference in energy needs between people?
- What are the barriers to achieve social inclusion in the energy sector?
Field
The distribution of decision-making power over and access to energy services.
Energy Justice
The distribution of power over and access to energy between people.
Gender Justice
- How is diversity acknowledged and equal representation of groups guaranteed in decision-making processes?
- How is social inclusion safeguarded in participation?
Field
The transparency and fairness of the decision-making process and the participation of actors.
Energy Justice
The process of social inclusion in the energy sector.
Gender Justice
- Are all people represented in participation processes in the energy sector?
- How to achieve social inclusion in participation?
Lexicon
Lexicon Gender Just Energy Policy Framework (Feenstra 2021)
The gender just energy policy framework is: a conceptual theory, an analytical framework and a decision-making tool. It contributes in identifying inequalities and injustices in the energy sector.
The gender just energy policy framework is: a conceptual theory, an analytical framework and a decision-making tool.
It contributes in identifying inequalities and injustices in the energy sector.
| Women empowerment | Gender mainstreaming | Social inclusion | |
| Recognition | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| Distribution | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| Process | 3 | 6 | 9 |
Energy justice
A just energy system: Recognised the rights and needs of the different actors in the system, ensures a just distribution of decision-making power over and access to energy services andfollows a transparent process enabling a fair participation of all actors.
Recognition
The recognition of needs and rights of actors in the energy system.
Distribution
The distribution of decision-making power over and access to energy services
Process
The transparency and fairness of the decision-making process and the participation of actors.
Gender justice
Women empowerment
A feminist process towards women’s empowerment and women’s participation in all areas of life.
Gender mainstreaming
The process to reach a gender balance in which women and men have equal rights and opportunities.
Social inclusion
The process for acknowledging diversity in society and to include all people to equally participate independent of their gender, age, migrant or religious background, sexual preference, etc.
Tenets
| Tenets | Evaluative | Normative | Gender |
| Recognitional | Who is ignored? | Who should be recognised? | Intersectionality of energy users and their needs |
| Distributive | Where are the injustices? | How should we solve them? | Gender equality and gender equity in energy access |
| Procedural | How fair is the process? | Which new processes to develop? | Inclusive representation and acknowledgement of inclusive energy rights |
Credits
Chief gaming Officer
Harriët van Asperen
Data scientist and serious game developer
Expert Gender & energy
Mariëlle Feenstra, PhD.
Senior researcher on gender just energy policy and an experienced policy advisor.
Accelerate the energy transition with all hands on deck
Affordable and clean energy
Gamification
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