Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China
Summary. In rural China, male-headed households experience lower energy poverty and greater access to clean energy for cooking and heating compared to female-headed households. Female-headed households, particularly smaller ones, face significant barriers to clean energy access and higher energy poverty levels. The study recommends empowering rural women through skills training, financial support, and energy subsidies to enable equal participation in household energy decisions and reduce energy poverty.
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Shen, B., Ma, W., & Li, J.. (2025). Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China. Energy Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108369
Shen, Bowen, et al. “Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China.” Energy Economics, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108369.
Shen, Bowen, Wanglin Ma, and Junpeng Li. 2025. “Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China.” Energy Economics. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108369.
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title = {Role of gender in determining energy poverty, clean energy access, and energy expenditure: Insights from rural China},
author = {Bowen Shen and Wanglin Ma and Junpeng Li},
journal = {Energy Economics},
year = {2025},
doi = {10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108369},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108369}
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- 10.1016/j.eneco.2025.108369
- Countries
- China
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- Asia
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- energy, climate-and-environment
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- 2026-04-28