ASEAN Women in Energy-Climate (2025)

A Gender-Inclusive Energy Sector in ASEAN

For ASEAN to achieve a just and sustainable energy transition, ensuring that women have equal participation and representation across all levels of the energy sector is essential. Progress has been made throughout the years, but barriers and obstacles remain persistent in areas such as technical roles, access to opportunities, and leadership.

According to the ASEAN Energy and Gender Report: Development Finance (2022), only 8% of ASEAN’s workforce is made up of women. Hence, this calls for urgent action to promote gender diversity, enhance equal opportunities, and implement policies that support women’s participation and leadership in the energy sector.With this mission in mind, the ASEAN Climate Change and Energy Project (ACCEPT II) alongside the ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE) will be celebrating International Women’s Day (IWD) 2025 and spotlight women in ASEAN’s energy sector throughout March. With the theme of #ACEcelerateAction, this initiative seeks to amplify the voices of women, recognise women’s contribution, and advocate for gender-inclusivity in ASEAN’s energy sector. ACCEPT will conduct a series of activities to commemorate IWD 2025 and engage both internal staff and external stakeholders to enhance awareness and action on gender equality. These activities include:

Social media campaign.
Publications on “Gender Equality in the Energy Sector”.
Sharing session on Women in Energy for internal ACE staff.
ASEAN Energy Gender Forum

#ACEelerateAction

This year, ACCEPT’s IWD celebration theme is #ACEcelerateAction. Our campaign will emphasise the importance of taking swift and decisive steps to achieve gender equality, calling for increased momentum and urgency in addressing the systematic barrier and biases that women phase in the energy sector.

Perspectives of Women in ASEAN’s Energy Sector
2025 Edition

Check out interviews from the women of ACE. Their perspectives shed valuable light on the challenges, opportunities, and the path forward for a more gender-inclusive energy sector in ASEAN.