Ghana: Who Gets the Clean Energy Jobs and Contracts? How Ghana and South Africa’s Plans Can Do More for Women

Africa’s move to cleaner energy could bring women new jobs, businesses and more control over their time. Solar and wind industries could offer paid work, while off-grid electricity and clean cooking could create openings for women to run their own businesses. Spending fewer hours collecting fuel and cooking could also free women to earn, study or build a business.

But none of this will happen automatically. The green economy could take off and women could still be shut out of the better-paid…