GENDER IS AN IFC INTEGRATING GENDER IN CORPORATE PRIORITY Gender is a key cross-cutting strategic theme under IFC 3.0 and Power Operations is included as part of IFC’s capital commitments. IFC has long taken Globally, the power industry is expected to invest $2.20 a comprehensive approach to 1 reduce gender inequality—from trillion in energy generation between 2017 and 2012. supporting opportunities and The sector is experiencing one of the most profound improved working conditions transformations of the past 100 years, driven by technological for women employees, helping and market disruptions, but 13% of the global population still expand access to financial services for women, investing in innovative lacks access to modern electricity—predominately in technologies that expand choices and South Asia. Without electricity, women and girls spend of female consumers, and more hours fetching fuelwood and water; and it is more supporting business skills and difficult for clinics to refrigerate vaccines, schoolchildren to do leadership training for women entrepreneurs. homework at night, and businesses to be run competitively.2 As part of the recent capital As the sector responds to the challenges of clean, reliable, and increase, IFC has committed to: affordable energy services—there are emerging pathways to • quadrupling financing for close gender gaps and bolster performance across the energy women and women-led SMEs. value chain—by including women as potential employees, • increasing representation of owners of SMEs, and as consumers. Women also comprise women on boards. another important market segment for the power industry— • more than doubling as community members living around the footprint of power commitments to financial institutions targeting women. projects, they could be powerful distribution agents to help reach last-mile connection customers and/or behavior • systematically integrating gender into projects. change catalysts to help improve the adoption of new energy By improving how gender is technologies and products. integrated in INR projects, IFC can further demonstrate its commitment to improving gender equality globally. Increasing gender equity in power operations can…

KEY ISSUE BUSINESS CASE CASE STUDY KEY ENTRY POINTS FOR IFC PROJECTS Few women on boards: A recent IFC study connects USAID’s Engendering Utilities ▶▶ Assess and revise HR policies Women represent 5% of increased gender diversity at program analyzed the role of women and materials to encourage board executives and 16% the top with enhanced environ- in the power sector across 14 global and support male and female of board members in power mental, social, and governance utilities. Changes were made to HR applicants, recruitment, and utility companies. At standards, which improves policies in seven utilities to increase retention, and promotion 4 the current rate, it would corporate performance. gender equity, and trainings were ▶▶Conduct gender audits to take as long as 72 years to For the second consecutive provided to build HR and employee understand challenges with …strengthen reach 40% representation.3 capacity. Most utilities saw increases the talent pool year, the top 20 most gender attracting, retaining, and in female training participants, promoting women and men and lead to Low workforce partic- diverse utility firms had a 15% ipation and pipeline higher ROE than the bottom interns, job applicants, and trainee employees improvements hires. Utilities also saw more women shortage of female leaders: 20.7 Advancing women’s ▶▶Assess and update uniforms, in organizational promoted and identified as high Globally, the renewable equality in labor markets could PPE, and workplace design potential for succession planning, efficiency and energy sector workforce contribute between US$12 and infrastructure to support increasing the number of women in profit is 35% female, with 28% trillion and US$28 trillion to best performance by women succession plans from 83 in 2015 performing technical roles, global annual GDP.8 and men employees to 387 in 2017. but in the US there is still ▶▶Periodically assess incidences, an 18% gender pay gap Energy projects in India, Domini- risks, and reporting and 5 in the utilities sector. In can Republic, and Comoros have referral systems related to distribution companies, demonstrated that women em- gender-based violence (GBV) departments like technical ployees have helped increase bill field operations, high-volt- payment, active connections, and ▶▶Identify gender champions who age line operations, and overall revenues. Through targeted lead and coordinate gender field maintenance, which campaigns and hiring programs, activities have the greatest number female employees can engage ▶▶Provide training for HR, of employees, are male with consumers and communities management, and staff on dominated.6 on improving bill payments and the value of a gender diverse reducing electricity theft. management and teams ▶▶Obtain global gender certification (e.g. EDGE Gender, UNDP) and/or national gender seal Weak business and Women-owned SMEs are well- Companies like Solar Sister and ▶▶Provide training and capacity financial capacity: Wom- placed to engage in last-mile Barefoot College are using a ‘train building for local women- en-owned SMEs tend to distribution of off-grid solutions the trainer approach’ to build the owned businesses, focusing on operate smaller business- and related sectors such as capacity of local communities and basic business and financial es, rely more on family catering, etc. A study in Kenya networks to help distribute, main- management skills, technical networks, and are often showed that women cookstove tain, and repair energy technolo- skills, networking, and gender- … strengthen underserved by financial entrepreneurs outsold their gies such as solar lanterns, clean inclusive hiring to promote supply chains institutions. male counterparts by more cookstoves, and appliances. local economic development and help keep 28% of SMEs globally are than three times. IFC’s Lighting Asia Program: and access to supply chain opportunities costs down women-owned and about Women sales agents increased 70% of these SMEs in public knowledge of solar lighting ▶▶ Develop integrated developing countries are products from 25% to 60%. IFC’s supplier portals to improve underserved by financial Lighting Asia partnered with solar local supplier access to institutions, presenting distributors in India, such as Fron- procurement opportunities a market opportunity of tier Markets, to develop a network ▶▶ Assess client procurement $1.5 trillion to invest in of women entrepreneurs known as policies (such as size of women-owned SMEs.9 Solar Sahelis. Women at Frontier contracts, repayment periods) to Markets have sold over 100K solar identify opportunities to increase products and increased public access for small and medium awareness of solar solutions. enterprises, and develop supplier diversity strategies ▶▶ Partner with local finance institutions and Banking on Women program to increase access to finance and reduce financing gap for women- owned businesses

1 Global Outlook 2018. Frost and Sullivan, 2018 4 Women in Business Leadership Boost ESG Performance: Existing Body of Evidence 2 Accelerating SDG 7 Achievement, Policy Brief 12 Energy and Gender. United Nations, 2018 Makes Compelling Case. IFC, 2018 3 Index of Women in Power and Utilities. Ernst and Young, 2017. See also: IFC Corporate 5 Renewable Energy and Jobs, Annual Review 2017. IRENA, 2017 Governance Fact Sheet: Women on Boards and in Corporate Leadership, IFC 2018. 6 Engendering Utilities: Improving Gender Diversity in Power Sector Utilities. USAID, 2016 KEY ISSUE BUSINESS CASE CASE STUDY KEY ENTRY POINTS FOR IFC PROJECTS Community Buy-in and Re- Including women in community The Noor-Ouarzazate concentrat- ▶▶ Conduct consultations that ducing Risk: In generation stakeholder engagements helps ing (CSP) complex in take gender and cultural and transmission projects, companies understand the has made a positive gen- norms into account (for there are gender dispar- full range of issues that can der-smart community footprint by instance, gender-segregated ities in resettlement and be addressed and can help swapping community investments in consultations vs. gender- compensation for land. The avoid project delays. Address- place of cash compensation (which inclusive) …strengthen lack of gender informed ing barriers such as childcare, would benefit only male landown- ▶▶ Integrate gender into the social license community outreach can transport, and permission ers), and including some projects to methodology and analysis for to operate create project delays and to participate can improve directly and positively impact wom- all community assessments, disrupt community buy-in women’s participation during en. Provisions for a safe and positive and improve resettlement programs, and for the investment.10 consultation processes. work environment for women made development community development it possible for them to work in a wid- initiatives impacts er range of positions, from traditional ▶▶ Train community engagement roles (catering, cleaning, admin) to staff on opportunities, more technical roles (quality control, challenges, and entry points health and safety unit, topography to integrate gender across and welding).11 activities Men and women have Understanding the consumer In Mali, women reported saving 2.5 ▶▶ Understand and map different energy needs: market can improve policy and hours a day on processing grains out distinct needs and Women play a primary role pricing decisions as well as the when traditional hand milling was preferences of client’s as consumers of household better design, marketing and replaced by a diesel-driven mill. In products/services by men energy yet have limited ac- outreach of energy products. Northern Tanzania, the time saved and women, to see if there is cess to energy services, and Designing for and marketing to by women queuing for grain milling an unmet demand … better target often have limited input into women allows companies to when the mills switched from diesel ▶▶ Consider redesigning or consumers, financial decisions. Men and target new customers, as well to electricity was sufficient for the creating new products, beneficiaries, women also benefit differ- as to boost sales to exist- women to be able to set up their services, and platforms to ently from increased access ing customers. This strategy own small enterprises. and users of retain and/or increase women to electricity and a reduction can open new markets and customers (including e.g. energy services 12 Rural electrification raised female in time poverty. Access to strengthen existing ones. employment in South Africa by marketing) clean, reliable energy reduc- Also, access to reliable elec- 9.5%, likely because it released es time burdens of domestic tricity increases the propensity women from home production and responsibilities for women to of rural women to work outside enabled microenterprises.14 allow for income-generating the home by approximately activity or leisure. 23%.13 Reduce health-related risks Providing support to prevent and A hydropower project in Indonesia ▶▶Conduct a GBV risk to workers. Power projects address gender-based violence developed an action plan to address assessment and define a often introduce new road- can reduce absenteeism. Re- project findings that an (a) influx of mitigation strategy ways which can change search shows that in Papua New workers would likely increase public ▶▶Institute a strongly-worded and traffic and migration pat- Guinea, cost of staff time lost health risks for both construction widely disseminated anti- terns and introduce health due to GBV amounts to 2% to workers and the local population sexual harassment policy, safe …improve safety and safety issues such 9% respectively of companies’ and (b) relocating households and anonymous complaints and reduce gender-based violence, total salary bills and on average, during resettlement would have procedure, appropriate gender-based prostitution, and sexually each staff member loses 11.1 potential health impacts. Mitigating remediation measures, training, transmitted diseases.15 days of work per year.16 activities included HIV/AIDS aware- violence (GBV) monitoring, and evaluation ness training, counseling services Workers (mostly male) also ▶▶Support reporting, referral, within power on transmission and prevention, face exposure to hazardous and support mechanisms projects routine diagnostic examinations, and work such as electrical wir- in the community, and that condom distribution.17 ing and chemical handling. companies are connected to IFC developed a Model Policy on local authorities to monitor Family and Sexual Violence, which and respond to any changes is now being implemented by 18 in violence associated with companies in Papua New Guinea mining operations and the Solomon Islands.

7 Index of Women in Power and Utilities. Ernst and Young, 2017 13 Rural electrification and employment in poor countries: Evidence from Nicaragua. Louise 8 The Power of Parity: How Advancing Women’s Equality can add $12 Trillion to Global Grogan and Asha Sadanand, 2013 Growth. McKinsey Global Institute, 2015 14 The effects of rural electrification on employment: New evidence from South Africa. Taryn 9 MSME Finance Gap. IFC, 2017 Dinkleman, 2011 10 Getting to Gender Equality in Electricity Infrastructure. World Bank, ESMAP, 2018 15 Building a Safer World: Toolkit for Integrating GBV Prevention and Response into USAID 11 Beyond Electricity: How Morocco’s Solar Plan is Benefiting Communities and Women Energy and Infrastructure Projects. USAID, 2015 and Shaping the Region’s Future. World Bank, ESMAP 2018. 16 Violence in Papua New Guinea: The Cost to Business. ODI, 2015 12 Why Measuring Energy Access for Women Makes Smart Business: The Case of Lao PDR. 17 Getting to Gender Equality in Electricity Infrastructure. World Bank, ESMAP, 2018 World Bank, 2017. Integrating Gender into Investment Projects—Operational Entry Points The INR gender team is available to help IOs at the following entry points:

IDENTIFY Identify ways in which women and men may be impacted by and benefit from the project Concept Review GENDER differently, including accessing employment, supply chain, and benefits/risks. Assess OPPORTUNITIES actions that will maximise opportunities and minimise risks for the project.

SUPPORT Support for teams through review of project documents, ToRs, and input on project design. Appraisal SCOPING/ DIAGNOSTIC Identify actions to close potential gender gaps, as part of an investment project, or as WITH CLIENTS opportunities to collaborate over time, using the broader suite of IFC offerings.

Board Approval BOARD PAPERS Provide input and language to address gender in board papers.

For implementation of activities identified during scoping/diagnostic including CLIENT SUPPORT Disbursement/ trainings and capacity building. Supervision Help to measure and report on business and development impact of gender actions. MONITORING Document and apply lessons learned to future investments and client engagement.

Resources for Gender-Smart Solutions in Power

Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective | IRENA, 2019 Accelerating SDG 7 Achievement, Policy Brief 12 Research survey report analyzing women’s role in renewable energy Energy and Gender | United Nations, 2018 employment and decision-making globally. Data covers topics such High level policy brief highlighting key messages and priority as women on boards and leadership roles, challenges and barriers to actions for policy and decision makers with focus on UN SDGs. entry within STEM fields, and organizational and cultural norms. Gender-Inclusive Approaches in the Energy Sector | Gender-Responsive Geothermal Generation in Asian Development Bank, 2018 El Salvador | USAID, IUCN, 2019 Brief and tip sheet on how to develop a gender and socially inclusive A case study showcasing how La Geo, geothermal energy utility, framework for the energy sector—examples of assessment questions, integrated gender issues across its business model and operations sample indicators, and project results. and adhered to gender laws and CSR policy—covering issues such as livelihood activities, reforestation and mitigation efforts, social Getting to Gender Equality in Electricity infrastructure development, conservation work, education, and Infrastructure | World Bank Group, ESMAP, 2018 health initiatives. Technical report on gender issues within generation, transmission, and distribution projects with a specific focus on land and labor with Levers of Change: How Global Trends Impact Gender case studies from projects on hydropower in Nepal, concentrated Equality and Social Inclusion in Access to Sustainable solar power in Morocco and electricity distribution in Senegal. Energy | Sustainable Energy for All, ENERGIA, UKAID , 2018 IFC Guidance Notes on Gender: Investment, Advisory Scoping report examining women’s access to energy solutions (Internal) | IFC Gender Secretariat, 2018 in relation to six global trends: growing decentralization and These notes provide guidance that can help teams to assess if affordability of solar and other renewable energy services, growing there are opportunities to close gender gaps in their projects, use of mobile money/payments, increasing rates of women’s while being consistent with the requirements for the Gender entrepreneurship, proliferating urbanization, and fast growing Flag by including a gender gap analysis, an intervention, and a displaced populations living in humanitarian camps. corresponding indicator.

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