Highlights
- Integrating a gender-sensitive approach into a just and inclusive energy transition requires clearly defined gender-specific metrics to comprehend the differing needs of men and women, as well as the distinct ways in which they are affected.
- Regional energy data in ASEAN is often aggregated at the household level, overlooking the disaggregated data, which can obscure a deeper understanding of the social inequality of energy transition.
- Although several ASEAN countries have collected gender-disaggregated data, its potential remains underutilised, exacerbated by limited data availability, outdated or overly general datasets, and the absence of historical data to track trends over time.
- This brief proposes detailed gender-energy indicators across five dimensions: energy access, education, employment, governance/decision-making, and entrepreneurship.
- Recommended action plans for ASEAN to develop and utilise gender data in the energy sector include regional consultation involving multi-stakeholders in data governance, capacity building, harmonised and standardised data collection, technological inclusion for optimal data monitoring, and finance and resource allocation.