The lights are on but no (men) are home. The effect of traditional gender roles on perceptions of energy in Kenya

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dc.contributor.authorFingleton-Smith, Edwina
dc.date.accessioned2019-04-20T08:21:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.date.updated2019-03-12T07:32:07Z
dc.description.abstractThis paper explores how men and women’s roles in society are reflected in the way they use and perceive energy in Kenya. Drawing on qualitative data collected from 75 in-depth interviews with energy users around Kenya it suggests that there is a disconnect between the people who benefit from modern energy technologies in a household setting, and the people who purchase them. Gendered roles mean that men do not spend much time in the house; however they often make major purchasing decisions for the household as a result of traditional gender power divisions. The dominant economic position of men leads to a situation in which men do not believe they benefit greatly from modern household energy technologies, but are needed to purchase these very services in order to facilitate increased access to them. For people designing and implementing energy access programs in Kenya and beyond, this represents a significant challenge, and one that is especially pertinent today given the increased popularity of market based models for the dissemination of energy technologies.en_AU
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen_AU
dc.identifier.issn2214-6296en_AU
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/160509
dc.language.isoen_AUen_AU
dc.provenanceJournal: Energy Research and Social Science (ISSN: 2214-6296, ESSN: 2214-6296) RoMEO: This is a RoMEO green journal Paid OA: A paid open access option is available for this journal. Author's Pre-print: green tick author can archive pre-print (ie pre-refereeing) Author's Post-print: green tick author can archive post-print (ie final draft post-refereeing) Publisher's Version/PDF: cross author cannot archive publisher's version/Pen_AU
dc.publisherElsevieren_AU
dc.sourceEnergy Research & Social Scienceen_AU
dc.titleThe lights are on but no (men) are home. The effect of traditional gender roles on perceptions of energy in Kenyaen_AU
dc.typeJournal articleen_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage219en_AU
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage211en_AU
local.contributor.affiliationFingleton-Smith, Edwina, College of Science, ANUen_AU
local.contributor.authoremailrepository.admin@anu.edu.auen_AU
local.contributor.authoruidFingleton-Smith, Edwina, u3963939en_AU
local.description.embargo2040-01-01
local.description.notesImported from ARIESen_AU
local.identifier.absfor140214 - Public Economics- Publically Provided Goodsen_AU
local.identifier.absfor200205 - Culture, Gender, Sexualityen_AU
local.identifier.absseo850601 - Energy Services and Utilitiesen_AU
local.identifier.absseo940113 - Gender and Sexualitiesen_AU
local.identifier.ariespublicationu4485658xPUB1990en_AU
local.identifier.citationvolume40en_AU
local.identifier.doi10.1016/j.erss.2018.01.006en_AU
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-85042492373
local.identifier.thomsonID000430737800023
local.identifier.uidSubmittedByu4485658en_AU
local.type.statusPublished Versionen_AU

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