Girls for A Greener Future
Like every other industry, women also experience a pay gap: women in solar make 74 cents on the dollar compared to men and are less likely to report that they have successfully moved
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In 2021, the solar PV industry employs 4.3 million people—one-third of all renewable energy jobs worldwide. Women account for 40% of this number. It is almost double the share of women employed in the wind industry (21%) and the oil and gas sector (22%).
Another notable initiative bringing women into the industry is Solar Sister, a non-profit social enterprise covering sub-Saharan Africa that recruits and trains entrepreneurs to set up their own businesses distributing solar products.
Additionally, there is a wide space for women to take over more decision-making positions, as they currently hold 30% of managerial jobs and barely 13% of senior management posts in the solar PV industry.
IRENA's research highlights the main obstacles women face in the solar industry: namely, social and cultural norms around gender. This begins at an educational level.
Like every other industry, women also experience a pay gap: women in solar make 74 cents on the dollar compared to men and are less likely to report that they have successfully moved
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How do women in solar fare? Although global numbers in solar, as opposed to other tech, are slightly higher than these, we still only register about 32% women in tech roles. A recent study in Israel
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Despite the number of women increasing, the proportion of women that make up the solar workforce has remained relatively the same, increasing just three percentage points from 2018 to 2023, suggesting
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Power Technology examines the current landscape for women in solar and how the proactive implementation of gender equality and equity will benefit renewables development as the
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According to the 2022 Solar Jobs Census, only 27% of U.S. solar firms have adopted strategies to increase female hires, and 31% reported offering diversity and/or inclusion training. Hopefully, we''ll
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Women represent 40% of the global solar photovoltaic (PV) workforce, double the share in the wind industry and oil and gas sector. However, they are mainly in administrative and non-STEM
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The demanding nature of the solar industry, often requiring fieldwork and extensive travel, can pose unique challenges for women in maintaining work-life balance, especially for those
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Female representation in the solar industry was higher than any other renewable energy in 2022, with 40% of the workforce being female – twice as much as in wind, oil and gas sectors, the...
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There are no easy solutions to improve the share of women in solar power, renewable energy, or the economy as a whole. To make meaningful progress, the solar industry must take
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New IRENA report shows that solar PV industry has the highest share of full-time women employees, reaching 40% in 2021.
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