GI-ESCR co-organised an official side event at the 66th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66) called "Women’s Empowerment for a Sustainable World: Towards a Gender Just Transition". The event took place on 18 March 2022.

The event convened a group of women policymakers, experts, and representatives of civil society organizations to explore the gender dimensions of the energy transition and its implications for climate justice. It provided a space for key stakeholders to voice concerns on how the green transition may be blindsiding gender issues and to share initiatives and case studies that have been successful in combating women’s energy poverty and boosting women’s participation in the new renewable energy industry.

The event was held in collaboration with the governments of Austria, Germany and Costa Rica, Global Women's Net, GenderCC South Africa, International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, Aksi! for gender, social and ecological justice, and the Inter-American Association for Environmental Defence.

It was also an opportunity to challenge gender stereotypes and celebrate women’s roles as key actors of change, as well as to explore how to harnesses women’s full potential to rethink the way we power our societies and reshape the course of the energy transitions to ensure a sustainable, gender, and climate-just future for all.

Here is the recording of the discussion: