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Abstract

Energy poverty has evolved into a topic of global concern affecting both developing and developed countries. Energy poverty deprives the potential of numerous women to participate in family, communal, and economic activities. While energy poverty is a commonly studied subject, the existing literature often overlooks its gender dimension, specifically the effects on women. This systematic review aims to fill the current research lacuna by shedding light on the multifaceted consequences faced by women due to energy poverty. To this end, numerous articles from Scopus and Web of Science are fully analysed. The findings demonstrate the impacts on multiple aspects of women’s lives, such as health, emotional well-being, income, increased workload, and the perpetuation of inequality. Though the challenges seem a bit different in the Global South and North from a boarder perspective, coherent policies that enhance women’s empowerment with economic opportunities could minimize the potential risk of energy poverty. The review underlines the urgency of integrating a gender perspective, emphasising the necessity of interdisciplinary methods that connect energy and gender studies differently in both the Global North and South. The finding also highlights the role of socio-economic conditions, cultural norms, and the division of labour in increasing women’s vulnerability. This review highlights the crucial significance of gender-inclusive approaches in understanding and tackling energy poverty.

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Title
Bearing the Burden: Understanding the Multifaceted Impact of Energy Poverty on Women
Author
Rosy Pradhan Shrestha 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Mainali, Brijesh 2   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Charafeddine Mokhtara 3   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Sunil Prasad Lohani 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

 Renewable & Sustainable Energy Laboratory, Departmental of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University, Kathmandu 44600, Nepal; [email protected] (R.P.S.); [email protected] (S.P.L.) 
 Department of Built Environment and Energy Technology, Linnaeus University, 351 95 Växjö, Sweden 
 Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of El Oued, El Oued 39000, Algeria; [email protected] 
First page
2143
Publication year
2025
Publication date
2025
Publisher
MDPI AG
e-ISSN
20711050
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
3176371399
Copyright
© 2025 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.