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
Feminist Alternative Energy Models: A Learning Lab for a Just Transition Towards a Sustainable Future
On June 21st, 2024, ESF contributed to a workshop organized by the GI-ESCR at the 10th International Degrowth Conference and 15th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics in Pontevedra, Spain. ESF shared some of the lessons learned in the EUWES...
Gender equality must also become a strategic commitment of energy companies
The energy sector is one of the least gender‑diverse sectors. At European Union level, only 24% of energy sector employees are women, while in Slovenia, women make up only 15% of all employees in the energy sector (EU Gender Equality Index). Women are...
Training Materials for Partner Education and Knowledge Exchange in the Energy Sector
The D2.1 Deliverable "Training Materials for Training of the Partners and Exchange of Knowledge and Good Practices," has been released as part of a capacity building effort for partners on the EUWES project to dismantle gender stereotypes in the energy sector. Three...
Kick-off for the German EUWES Stakeholder and Support Group
„I love technology!“: During a Brown Bag Lunch organised by WECF e.V. on Wednesday, 5th of June, women working in the energy sector shared their different experiences related to gender mainstreaming and the capacity-strengthening of women. This initiative for...
Addressing Gender Disparity in the Energy Sector: The EUWES Project’s Recommendations
The energy sector across Europe presents a significant gender disparity, with women still greatly underrepresented. In the EU, the energy sector workforce is predominantly male, comprising 77.9%, while women represent only 22.1%. This gender gap extends to the...
EUWES past year behind us – what have we been doing in the last 12 months?
A groundbreaking initiative aimed at addressing the underrepresentation of women in the energy sector has commenced with the successful kick-off of the project “Empowering Underrepresented Women in the Energy Sector” – EUWES. This project, financed by the European...
EUWES Project Meeting and Training in Barcelona
On May 15-16, ESF partner hosted us in Barcelona for partnership meeting and training session as part of the EUWES project – Empowering Underrepresented Women in the Energy Sector. At the meeting partners discussed various already implemented activities: Policy...
How can energy communities be transformed so that everyone can be heard and previously underrepresented groups can participate? – Review of the first WECF training
On 27 April 2024, as part of the EUWES project, WECF Germany held a workshop entitled Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in Energy Communities: Strategies for a Transformative Future. Dàmir Belltheus Avdic from the Institute for Climate Protection, Energy and...
Advocating for Women in the Energy Sector: Breaking Barriers, Shaping Leadership
Advocacy serves as a catalyst for enduring impact beyond the project's duration. It extends beyond the immediate two-year timeframe, aiming to instigate systemic changes that propel more women into leadership positions within the energy sector, increase female...
This project is funded by the European Union’s Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values Programme (CERV-2022-GE).