The lights are on but no (men) are home. The effect of traditional gender roles on perceptions of energy in Kenya
The lights are on but no (men) are home. The effect of traditional gender roles on perceptions of energy in Kenya
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DOI：
10.1016/j.erss.2018.01.006
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发表时间：
2018-06-01
影响因子：
6.7
通讯作者：
Fingleton-Smith, Edwina
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作者：
Fingleton-Smith, Edwina
本文探讨了在肯尼亚，男子和妇女在社会中的作用如何反映在他们使用和感知能源的方式上。根据对肯尼亚各地能源用户进行的75次深入访谈收集的定性数据，它表明，在家庭环境中受益于现代能源技术的人与购买这些技术的人之间存在脱节。性别角色意味着男子在家里花的时间不多;然而，由于传统的性别权力分工，他们往往为家庭做出重大的购买决定。男子在经济上的主导地位导致男子不认为他们能从现代家庭能源技术中得到很大的好处，而是需要购买这些服务，以促进更多地获得这些服务。对于在肯尼亚和其他地方设计和实施能源获取方案的人来说，这是一个重大挑战，鉴于基于市场的能源技术传播模式越来越受欢迎，这一挑战在今天尤其重要。
This paper explores how men and women's roles in society are reflected in the way they use and perceive energy in Kenya. Drawing on qualitative data collected from 75 in-depth interviews with energy users around Kenya it suggests that there is a disconnect between the people who benefit from modern energy technologies in a household setting, and the people who purchase them. Gendered roles mean that men do not spend much time in the house; however they often make major purchasing decisions for the household as a result of traditional gender power divisions. The dominant economic position of men leads to a situation in which men do not believe they benefit greatly from modern household energy technologies, but are needed to purchase these very services in order to facilitate increased access to them. For people designing and implementing energy access programs in Kenya and beyond, this represents a significant challenge, and one that is especially pertinent today given the increased popularity of market based models for the dissemination of energy technologies.