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Strengthening Gender Justice in a Just Transition: A Research Agenda Based on a Systematic Map of Gender in Coal Transitions

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ENERGIES
Volume 14, Issue 18, Pages -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/en14185985

Keywords

gender; coal phase-out; just transition; women; systematic map; research agenda

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  1. German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) [01LN1704A]
  2. European Union [884539]
  3. graduate program The Great Transformation from Heinrich-Boll-Stiftung

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The research shows that the phase-out of coal has both opportunities and burdens for women, with gender playing a significant role in agency within coal transitions. The study emphasizes the importance of gender-responsive policies in sustainability transitions and highlights the need for further research on the impact of such transitions on women's lives.
For climate change mitigation, a rapid phase-out of fossil fuels such as coal is necessary. This has far-reaching gender-specific consequences. This paper presents a systematic map of the literature that examines the impact of historical coal phase-out processes on women and their role in these processes. The search process consisted of screening over 3100 abstracts and reading 247 full-text studies. The analysis of the 73 publications ultimately included in the systematic map shows that past coal phase-outs meant both opportunities (e.g., increased labour market participation) as well as burdens for women (e.g., double burden of job and household). It becomes clear that agency within coal transitions was also gendered. For example, it was difficult for women to gain access to union structures, which led them to organise themselves into grassroots movements. Our research shows that policies aiming for a just sustainability transition should always be explicitly gender-responsive. However, the impact of sustainability transitions on women's lives remains largely under-researched. Therefore, we propose a research agenda based on our findings containing six key issues that need to be addressed scientifically.

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