Gender and Energy Transition: How do Political Risk and Regulation Matter?
Gender and Energy Transition: How do Political Risk and Regulation Matter?

Summary/Abstract: The energy transition process might face cognitive bankruptcy because of prevailing genderbias in the energy sector. Policy reorientation is needed to ensure diminishing of gender biasin the transition process. The political risk persisting within the economy, as well as among itsinternational counterparts, also needs to be internalized within this framework. Existing regulatoryinfrastructure might possibly have an impact on shaping the dimensions of this association.The present study aims at analysing the effect of energy transition on gender inequality in the USAin light of political risk and regulations. Moderation effects are captured using marginal impactanalysis. The estimation results show that although energy transition increases gender inequality,it is reduced in the presence of moderation. The policy framework developed in the study is aimedat attaining the objectives of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) 5 and 7.

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