gEneSys Dataset

The dataset captures people’s energy choices, feelings of fairness, and environmental beliefs across 10 countries (6 from the European Union and 4 from Sub-Saharan Africa), designed to help create fairer energy policies. Data have been gathered on a representative survey of the population of 10 countries aged 18 to 65/75. Quantitative interviews were conducted in online mode. The aim of the research was to analyze the energy transition from an intersectional gender perspective. Previous studies have shown that most energy policy measures are gender-blind and unjust. The topic of gender equality is generally overlooked in global transformation strategies, particularly in terms of the energy transition. Additionally, gender-based inequalities in the energy transition often intersect with other forms of discrimination based on race, social class, sexuality, disability, or religion. In order to understand how social and identity-related characteristics are linked to privileges and forms of discrimination within the energy transition, gender relations in both the Global South and the Global North were examined regarding the following research question: How can gender and intersectional equality perspectives be integrated into energy transition pro-cesses, and how can energy justice be promoted?