Author Njeri Wamukonya

Year of publication 2002

Inequity along gender lines has been one of the main factors driving the establishment of womenfocused and, more recently, gender-focused programmes. The earliest and most pronounced recognition of the gender disparities in development was the announcement by the international community of International Women’s Year in 1975 and its later extension into a Women’s Decade. Since then various forums on women or gender have been organised and a lot of literature amassed. Women/gender and energy conferences and meetings have become common, with a wide range of objectives, including reviewing implementation of previous plans of action such as the 1995 Platform for Action. Gender mainstreaming has become a buzzword in development circles. Increasing attention to women/gender and energy is demonstrated by the incorporation of women or gender into various energy policies, programmes and projects at national, regional and international levels,