Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability

Energy-saving and efficiency represent a crucial role in achieving a clean environment as well as economic and social development, providing substantial benefits to stakeholders, including householders. Better cost savings can be achieved by simply changing behavior. However, real energy users lack...

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Autores principales:	Bindu Shrestha, Sudarshan R. Tiwari, Sushil B. Bajracharya, Martina M. Keitsch, Hom B. Rijal
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	household energy energy-saving gender sustainability Technology T
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:9ed281f6a24e4d058475041b18685c022021-11-25T17:26:49ZReview on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability10.3390/en142275711996-1073https://doaj.org/article/9ed281f6a24e4d058475041b18685c022021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7571https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073Energy-saving and efficiency represent a crucial role in achieving a clean environment as well as economic and social development, providing substantial benefits to stakeholders, including householders. Better cost savings can be achieved by simply changing behavior. However, real energy users lack proper technical energy knowledge, awareness, and education in most cases. In most countries, women are involved in a higher percentage of energy activities in household chores but have less gender participation in energy decisions. In this regard, a gender perspective effectively understands energy users’ pragmatic and strategic needs for energy-saving behavior improvement. Previous literature reviews have been focusing on specific aspects of energy sustainability; however, no review has focused on energy-saving from a gender perspective to the best of our knowledge. It aims to provide a systematic review of literature on energy-saving and management, highlighting the importance of gender roles and fulfilling the literature’s study gaps that provide future possible research streams. The review finds that females use lower energy than males in household activities that has supported in household energy-saving behavior. In addition, gender, income, family composition, ownership, and education are significant influencing factors in energy-saving behavior, and gender differences are rooted in socialization, responsibility, and choice of energy appliances that have impacted energy decisions influencing energy-saving behavior and sustainability goals.Bindu ShresthaSudarshan R. TiwariSushil B. BajracharyaMartina M. KeitschHom B. RijalMDPI AGarticlehousehold energyenergy-savinggendersustainabilityTechnologyTENEnergies, Vol 14, Iss 7571, p 7571 (2021)
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description	Energy-saving and efficiency represent a crucial role in achieving a clean environment as well as economic and social development, providing substantial benefits to stakeholders, including householders. Better cost savings can be achieved by simply changing behavior. However, real energy users lack proper technical energy knowledge, awareness, and education in most cases. In most countries, women are involved in a higher percentage of energy activities in household chores but have less gender participation in energy decisions. In this regard, a gender perspective effectively understands energy users’ pragmatic and strategic needs for energy-saving behavior improvement. Previous literature reviews have been focusing on specific aspects of energy sustainability; however, no review has focused on energy-saving from a gender perspective to the best of our knowledge. It aims to provide a systematic review of literature on energy-saving and management, highlighting the importance of gender roles and fulfilling the literature’s study gaps that provide future possible research streams. The review finds that females use lower energy than males in household activities that has supported in household energy-saving behavior. In addition, gender, income, family composition, ownership, and education are significant influencing factors in energy-saving behavior, and gender differences are rooted in socialization, responsibility, and choice of energy appliances that have impacted energy decisions influencing energy-saving behavior and sustainability goals.
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author	Bindu Shrestha Sudarshan R. Tiwari Sushil B. Bajracharya Martina M. Keitsch Hom B. Rijal
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title	Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability
title_short	Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability
title_full	Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability
title_fullStr	Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability
title_full_unstemmed	Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability
title_sort	review on the importance of gender perspective in household energy-saving behavior and energy transition for sustainability
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publishDate	2021
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Review on the Importance of Gender Perspective in Household Energy-Saving Behavior and Energy Transition for Sustainability

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