Women in community energy through openness to diversity
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| Authors & editors | |
| Publisher | World Wind Energy Association |
| Year of publication | 2021 July |
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| Medium | Digital |
| Edition | 1 |
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| Scope & content | WWEA Policy Paper Series (PP-01-21-EN) Summary: Women are significantly underrepresented in community energy in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Among the many community energy entities active in the state, only 29% of shareholders are women, and they hold only 27% of the shares. While the numbers have increased compared with previous surveys, there is still no balanced gender ratio. Closer analysis shows that the participation level varies between the legal forms of the community energy entities. The female participation rate is significantly higher in cooperatives, at 33%, than in the limited liability companies (LLCs), where only 14% of shareholders are women. A simultaneous survey in Japan showed that women are even more underrepresented in that country, holding only 20.5% of the shares of community energy entities. On the governing bodies of Japanese community energy entities, 24.4% of the management posts are held by women. |
