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'Equal by 30': Gender Equality in Wind Energy
Official Press Release CanWEA Blog:
Gender Equality in Wind Energy: Let’s Get There by 2030
Equal by 30 means more women thriving and leading in clean energy
“Equal by 30.” It’s a concise statement of a key outcome – gender equality. It’s an initiative about working towards equal pay, equal leadership and equal opportunities for women in the clean energy sector by 2030. 2030 seems like a decade too long to wait for gender equality, but the facts are sobering. As it turns out, statistics for the clean energy sector show that we’re not nearly as far down the path to equality as we might like to believe. Internationally, only 35 per cent of the clean energy workforce is made up of women, and that figure drops to seven per cent at the leadership level. Female representation in some key trades roles is even... ... More: Official Press Release CanWEA Blog
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