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Sheila Oparaocha

Sheila Oparaocha

Director, ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy

Sheila Oparaocha has over 20 years of experience working at the intersectionality of gender equality, women empowerment and energy access. Executive Director of the ENERGIA International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy, Sheila is the co-chair of the Technical Advisory Group for the Sustainable Development Goal 7 convened by UNDESA, and member of the Steering Committee of the Health and Energy Platform for Action and the High Level Coalition on Energy and Health that operates under the auspices of WHO.

Articles by Sheila Oparaocha

  1. The lack of gender targets for clean energy is harming women and girls

    Elizabeth Cecelski, Sheila Oparaocha

    Gender — Global

    Gender inequalities in energy access are substantial but largely unmeasured. SDG 7 – affordable and clean energy – is one of six SDGs without gender-specific indicators. Clean and safe energy is a prerequisite for achieving all the social and economic SDGs, and SDG 5 – gender equality – will only be achieved if a more targeted approach is adopted on energy

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