The Power Patriarchy | Marijke Kalisvaart & Mary Gholami

Episodes

Sunday Mar 06, 2022

Episode Four: Women and the Green Economy

Sunday Mar 06, 2022

Mary tells Marijke about the concept behind green economies, and they discuss how it relates to sustainable development and what role women play in it.
References available on our website: https://thepowerpatriarchy.podbean.com

Saturday Mar 05, 2022

Episode Three: Mainstream Gender Perspectives in Renewable Energy

Saturday Mar 05, 2022

In this episode, Mary goes over mainstream gender perspectives in renewable energy and the global workforce, and discusses with Marijke how the current perspectives are affecting the women in the green field.

References available on our website: https://thepowerpatriarchy.podbean.com

Friday Mar 04, 2022

Episode Two: Women and the Nexus of Food, Water, and Energy

Friday Mar 04, 2022

Marijke tells Mary about Solar Electric Light Fund’s initiative that brought solar powered drip irrigation to the West African country of Benin, and gives a brief introduction to the principles of sustainability in agricultural and welfare economics.

References available on our website: https://thepowerpatriarchy.podbean.com

Friday Mar 04, 2022

Episode One: Women and Renewable Energy

Friday Mar 04, 2022

In this episode, Marijke and Mary will give an introductory analysis of the issue of gender disparity in the renewable energy industry and how it relates to economics and sustainability.
References available on our website: https://thepowerpatriarchy.podbean.com

Episode One References

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Devillard, S., Vogel, T., Pickersgill, A., Madgavkar, A., Nowski, T., Krishnan, M., Pan, T., & Kechrid, D. (2019, November 21). The power of parity: Advancing Women's equality in Canada. McKinsey & Company. Retrieved March 3, 2022, from //www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/gender-equality/the-power-of-parity-advancing-womens-equality-in-canada

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James, R., Gibbs, B., Whitford, L., Leisher, C., Konia, R., & Butt, N. (2021). Conservation and natural resource management: Where are all the women? Oryx, 55(6), 860-867. doi:10.1017/S0030605320001349

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Investopedia. (2022, February 8). Tragedy of the Commons definition. Investopedia. Retrieved March 3, 2022, from //www.investopedia.com/terms/t/tragedy-of-the-commons.asp

Marchant, N. (2021, June 28). This is how climate change could impact the global economy. World Economic Forum. Retrieved March 3, 2022, from //www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/06/impact-climate-change-global-gdp/

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Episode Two References

Alaofè, H., Burney, J., Naylor, R., & Taren, D. (2016). Solar-powered drip irrigation impacts on crop production diversity and dietary diversity in northern Benin. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 37(2), 164–175. //doi.org/10.1177/0379572116639710

Alaofè, H., Zhu, M., Burney, J., Naylor, R., & Douglas, T. (2017). Association between women’s empowerment and maternal and child nutrition in Kalalé District of northern Benin. Food and Nutrition Bulletin, 38(3), 302–318. //doi.org/10.1177/0379572117704318

Burney, J. A., & Naylor, R. L. (2012). Smallholder irrigation as a poverty alleviation tool in Sub-Saharan africa. World Development, 40(1), 110–123. //doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2011.05.007

Burney, J., Alaofè, H., Naylor, R., & Taren, D. (2017). Impact of a rural solar electrification project on the level and structure of women’s empowerment. Environmental Research Letters, 12(9), 095007. //doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/aa7f38

Burney, J., Phillips, S., & Lahl, J. (2018). Assessing the productivity and profitability of the solar market garden. Development Engineering, 3, 60–71. //doi.org/10.1016/j.deveng.2018.01.002

Clark, L. (2021). Powering households and Empowering Women: The Gendered Effects of Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa. Journal of Public and International Affairs. The Journal of Public and International Affairs. Retrieved January 16, 2022, from //jpia.princeton.edu/news/powering-households-and-empowering-women-gendered- effects-electrification-sub-saharan-africa##about

Domènech, L. (2015). Improving irrigation access to combat food insecurity and undernutrition: A Review. Global Food Security, 6, 24–33. //doi.org/10.1016/j.gfs.2015.09.001

Ferrant, G. and A. Kolev (2016), “Does gender discrimination in social institutions matter for long-term growth? Cross-country evidence”, OECD Development Centre Working Paper No. 330, OECD Publishing, Paris.

Investopedia. (2022, February 17). What is welfare economics? Investopedia. Retrieved February 28, 2022, from //www.investopedia.com/terms/w/welfare_economics.asp

IRENA. (2015). (publication). Renewable Energy in the Water, Energy & Food Nexus. International Renewable Energy Agency. Retrieved February 10, 2022, from //www.irena.org/publications/2015/Jan/Renewable-Energy-in-the-Water-Energy--Food-Nexus

IRENA. (2016). (publication). Solar pumping for irrigation: Improving livelihoods and sustainability. The International Renewable Energy Agency. Retrieved February 10, 2022, from //www.irena.org/publications/2016/Jun/Solar-Pumping-for-Irrigation-Improving-liv elihoods-and-sustainability.

Norton, G.W., Alwang, J., and Masters, W.A. (2015). Chapter Three: Economics of Food Demand. In Economics of Agricultural Development: World Food Systems and Resource Use (2nd ed., pp. 47-68). Routledge.

OECD. (2016). (rep.). Sub-Saharan Africa: The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) Regional Report. OECD Social Institutions & Gender Index. Retrieved February 9, 2022 from, //www.oecd.org/dev/development-gender/Mini-Brochure_SIGI_AfriqueSubsa harienne_EN-web.pdf.

OECD (2021), Gender and the Environment: Building Evidence and Policies to Achieve the SDGs, OECD Publishing, Paris, //doi.org/10.1787/3d32ca39-en

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Wong, S. (2019). Decentralised, off-grid solar pump irrigation systems in developing countries—are they pro-poor, pro-environment and pro-women? Climate Change Management, 367–382. //doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75004-0_21

Episode Three References

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Allwood, G. (2020). Mainstreaming Gender and Climate Change to Achieve a Just Transition to a Climate-Neutral Europe. Journal of Common Market Studies, 58, 173–186.

Baruah, B. (2017). Renewable inequity? Women’s employment in clean energy in industrialized, emerging and developing economies. Natural Resources Forum, 41(1), 18–29. //doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1111/1477-8947.12105

Electricity Human Resources Canada. (2017). Profile of Women Working in the Clean Energy Sector in Canada. NRCAN.//www.nrcan.gc.ca/sites/www.nrcan.gc.ca/files/energy/energy-resources/Profile_of_Women_Working_in_the_Clean_Energy_Sector_in_Canada_compressed.pdf

Epler, M. (2018). 3 ways to be a better ally in the workplace. TED Talks. //www.ted.com/talks/melinda_epler_3_ways_to_be_a_better_ally_in_the_workplace?language=en

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IRENA (2019), Renewable Energy: A Gender Perspective. IRENA, Abu Dhabi, //irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2019/Jan/IRENA_Gender_perspective_2019.pdf

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Lazoroska, D., Palm, J., & Bergek, A. (2021). Perceptions of participation and the role of gender for the engagement in solar energy communities in Sweden. Energy, Sustainability and Society, 11(1). //doi-org.login.ezproxy.library.ualberta.ca/10.1186/s13705-021-00312-6

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Episode Four References

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