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In order to mitigate the catastrophic effects of climate change whilst avoiding widespread political backlash, governments around the world are considering enacting a just energy transition that addresses the concerns of various social groups in the working age population.
Focusing on the gender dimension of the energy transition, this paper explores the gender-labour dynamics around support for energy jobs, and investigates under what conditions women and men may be differently inclined to take on green industry work. We argue that men and women may be interested in energy jobs for different reasons. Building on existing research on gender and climate politics, we argue that women may be more attracted to green energy jobs, even if at the expense of pay, due to their intrinsic interest in non-legacy sectors and cleaner activities. However, consistent with other economic and social research, we also expect that women give a higher premium to inclusive employment conditions and flexible work ecosystems than men. Consequently, we also expect that women may be less inclined to move out of social roles and trade lifestyle for green jobs. Experimental data from a novel online survey in the UK largely confirms that, while women are more inclined to take on green work than men, this preference is conditional on the socialization conditions of the job.
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Speaker bio: Federica Genovese a professor of political science at the University of Oxford, a member of the Department of Politics and International Relations, and a Fellow at St Antony’s College. Her work focuses on international and comparative political economy, with attention to climate politics and policy, globalization, redistribution, and the politics of crises. Her research has been supported by grants of the British Academy, the Balzan Foundation, the Climate Social Science Network, and the World Bank, among others. In 2024 she won the Philip Leverhulme Prize for Politics and International Relations.
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