welcome to EUWES
Empowering Underrepresented Women
in the Energy Sector
Launching a EU funded project to reverse the underrepresentation of women in the energy sector.
What is EUWES
A groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of women in the energy sector has commenced with the successful kick-off meeting of the project “Empowering Underrepresented Women in the Energy Sector”. This project, financed by the European Union, brings together four organizations dedicated to environmental and gender justice: DOOR, ESF, Focus and WECF. The kick-off meeting held in the city of Ljubljana last week served as a pivotal moment for project partners to come together and align their efforts towards the project objectives.
EUWES Goals
The energy sector presents a significant gender disparity, with women being greatly underrepresented. The EUWES project seeks to identify the current obstacles hindering women’s representation and to promote gender equality through the recommendation of inclusive policies and practices.
The project’s primary goal is to empower women and foster opportunities for them to actively participate and contribute in decision- making processes within the energy sector. This includes energy sector companies, energy-related committees, research and higher education organizations, and energy-established study programs.
EUWES addresses the underrepresentation of
women in the energy sector by:
Mapping and evaluating national gender policies.
Exchanging good practices and conducting training activities for women employed in the energy sector and female technical students.
Promoting advocacy campaigns and joint policy recommendations for tackling the gender gap.
The project brings together four organizations committed to transform the energy sector.
EUWES will:
Empower 200 women and 400 female students
Create 4 national support groups
Promote policy solutions among 300 key stakeholders
EUWES News
Empowering Equality: A Comparative Analysis Shows Gender Dynamics in the Energy Sector of Croatia, Germany, Slovenia, and Spain
Energy systems determine and shape who enjoys the benefits of energy technologies and who bears the resulting burdens. Globally, women's decision-making power in the energy sector and their access to resources and services relevant to climate and energy are limited....
Unveiling the Visual Identity of the EUWES project
Visual identity of the EUWES project consists of elements such as logo, roll-up banner, leaflet, notebook, and tote bag, each serving as a tangible manifestation of the project's mission, values, and goals. The visual identity of EUWES is not merely a set of design...
Munich Meeting of the EUWES Partners
On 15th and 16th of November, a partnership meeting and training were held within the EUWES project – Empowering underrepresented women in the energy sector. Discussions included the following conducted activities: Methodology for mapping gender policies and key...
Methodology to analyse policies and identify stakeholders finalized!
The first deliverable for our project EUWES has been finalized! D1.1 Mapping Methodology is a roadmap for all project partners from Germany, Croatia, Slovenia and Spain to analyse national gender and energy policies and identify stakeholders and target groups for...
Meeting of the Ombudswoman
Meeting of the Ombudswoman with representatives of the Society for Sustainable Development Design (DOOR) within the "EUWES" EU project The Ombudswoman for Gender Equality met with representatives of the Society for Sustainable Development Design (DOOR) to discuss...
EUWES Project Presentation
DOOR presented the EUWES project at a meeting for users of the CERV program in Brussels Kick-off meeting for beneficiaries of action grants selected under the calls CERV-2022-EQUAL, CERV-2022-GE, and CERV-2022-NRCP, took place on 22 and 23 June 2023 in Brussels. DOOR...
Feminising the energy sector
Launching a EU funded project to reverse the underrepresentation of women in the energy sector. A groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of women in the energy sector has commenced with the successful kick-off meeting of the...
This project is funded by the European Union’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV-2022-GE).