Gender stats in the global energy sector

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English - January 26, 2022 19:00 - 9 minutes - 7.3 MB
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Previous Episode: Misogyny in the Energy News readership?

Next Episode: Gender bias in NZ legislation?

We’re talking to Julie MacArthur who’s just returned to Canada as the Chair in Reimagining Capitalism at Royal Roads University in Victoria, British Columbia about her new research study on gendered employment in New Zealand's energy industries.

We looked at some pretty reactionary comments from Energy News readers on the lack of diversity holding back the sector.

This week, Julie sets out her research project and what the picture for gender balance in the sector is like globally. Not very balanced at all, it seems.