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This paper provides pre-reading for an FCDO conference ‘Building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions’ at Wilton Park on 18 to 20 March 2024. It forms a rapid review of existing work in this area, including existing evidence reviews and mixed-methods studies. The report is structured around the six conference sessions and was written to inform the session discussions for a range of participants from different technical and institutional backgrounds.

This Work and Opportunities for Women (WOW) report identifies entry points for integrating gender equality into the design of British High Commission Dar Es Salaam’s 5 programmes: 1) Dar es Salaam Urban Resilience programme 2)Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) in Tanzania programme 3)Transforming Energy Access (TEA) in Tanzania programme 4)Enhancing Seasonal Climate Forecasts and Early Warning Systems in Tanzania 5)Corridors for Growth (C4G) programme.

This paper provides pre-reading for an FCDO conference ‘Building women’s economic empowerment into climate transitions’ at Wilton Park on 18 to 20 March 2024. It forms a rapid review of existing work in this area, including existing evidence reviews and mixed-methods studies. The report is structured around the six conference sessions and was written to inform the session discussions for a range of participants from different technical and institutional backgrounds.

This query provides an accessible review of the evidence to support efforts to strengthens gender considerations, women’s opportunities and economic empowerment within the FCDO and wider UK government response to acute food insecurity and famine prevention.

This document outlines the key megatrends that will drive the transition to a net zero economy in three high-emitting sectors, before examining how it will impact the workforce in low- and middle-income countries and the knock-on effect on women’s economic empowerment. The briefing draws on primary research with companies and key informants to analyse the impact on the workforce and make recommendations to mitigate risks and increase opportunities for women.

his paper reviews the status of gender-inclusive design in relation to electric vehicles, with a focus on two-wheelers and three-wheelers. Where relevant, evidence on electric buses were also included. It explored potential barriers to women’s use of these vehicles, as well as opportunities for increased uptake and in turn, promoting greater women’s economic empowerment. The report aims to highlight how private companies can address these barriers and opportunities, including informing the E2W (Electric Two-Wheelers) and E3W (Electric Three-Wheelers) markets.

This primer brings together the latest thinking about how women’s economic empowerment and climate change intersect. Together with the complementary briefing on women and the Net Zero economy, it was produced ahead of COP26 to support the UK government to better understand the differential effects of climate change and the inclusion of women in climate action.

This WOW Helpdesk query provides the findings of key issues around the economic empowerment of women, people with disabilities and other excluded groups. This rapid desk-based research will support interventions of the Rapid Response Facility (RRF) - drawing on what is publicly available from online searches. The findings show that there is very little published evidence around people with disabilities and the energy transition, but many points stated on WEE also apply to the economic empowerment of people with disabilities.

The toolkit builds on the WOW programme’s recent work which investigated how women are affected disproportionately by climate change across various supply chains and worked with companies who are identifying opportunities for achieving a gender-just transition to net zero.

This report consolidates findings from action-oriented research partnerships conducted by the WOW programme with Primark, Waitrose, and the Ethical Tea Partnership in Pakistan, Kenya and Malawi respectively.