How small hydropower empowers women, closes gender gaps and can do more

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• 1: I. Introduction 6
• 2: II. How SHP is empowering women and closing gender gaps 7
• 3: II.A Enabling women’s participation in community infrastructure development and governance 7
• 4: II.B Opening opportunities for more and better jobs for women 8
• 5: II.C Benefits of electricity use: reducing drudgery and improving women’s welfare 8
• 6: II.D Financial savings 9
• 7: II.E Benefits of electrifying infrastructure: Improving women’s health and education 9
• 8: II.F Women’s economic empowerment: Productive use of electricity and income generation 11
• 9: II.G Changing gender narratives and roles 12
• 10: III. What stops women from benefitting from SHP? 13
• 11: III.A Barriers to women’s leadership and participation in the planning of SHP 13
• 12: III.B Barriers to women’s employment in the SHP sector 13
• 13: III.C Barriers to subscription and access to electricity produced by SHP 13
• 14: III.D Barriers for women benefitting from the use of SHP 13
• 15: III.E Threats to women and their livelihoods due to SHP development 14
• 16: IV. Conclusion and key recommendations for supporting gender equality in the SHP sector 14
• 17: References 19
• 18: Appendix 1: List of interviews conducted 20
• 19: Endnotes 21

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