In the transition to a renewable energy system, the European Union champions community-based initiatives like energy communities to promote decarbonization as well as broader societal benefits. Despite these goals, there is a marked underrepresentation of women in energy communities. In 15 qualitative interviews with experts in community-led energy organizations mainly from Germany, our study addresses women specific barriers for participation. The modal organizational setup poses barriers in terms of existing male overrepresentation, technical knowledge as entry requirement, a focus on financial investment, heavy and inflexible time requirements, and the lack of social integration of energy communities. Organizational realities align little with women`s motivators for participation, which encompass environmental enthusiasm and social engagement. The nature of the discovered barriers is compatible with the concept of "doing gender", where malleable, socially constructed organizational arrangements perpetuate traditional gender roles and thereby hierarchies.

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在能源社区中实现性别：关于障碍和激励因素的性别视角


在向可再生能源系统的过渡中，欧盟支持能源社区等基于社区的倡议，以促进脱碳和更广泛的社会效益。尽管有这些目标，但能源社区中女性的代表性明显不足。在对主要来自德国的社区主导的能源组织的专家进行的 15 次定性访谈中，我们的研究解决了女性参与的具体障碍。模态组织设置在现有的男性比例过高、技术知识作为入门要求、专注于金融投资、繁重且不灵活的时间要求以及能源社区缺乏社会融合方面构成了障碍。组织现实与女性参与的动机不一致，后者包括环境热情和社会参与。发现的障碍的性质与 “做性别” 的概念是相容的，在这种概念中，可塑的、社会构建的组织安排使传统的性别角色永久化，从而延续了等级制度。