ABSTRACT
The climate crisis demands transformational change for economies and societies. Yet the current mainstream decarbonisation policies all too often remain narrowly focused on technological innovation, and policies risk reinforcing existing inequalities. Through reviewing academic literature and existing green economy policy in the United Kingdom and the EU, this chapter argues that current mainstream strategies are predominantly concerned with protecting job losses in male-concentrated sectors. This is at a cost of focus on harnessing the potential of the green transition to scrutinise public spending, its impact on gendered labour markets, while preventing a deeper transformation of the economy that could combat existing inequalities, including gender inequalities. Existing policies on job creation, job protection and reskilling risk ringfencing employment in the green economy in the already male-concentrated workforce due to existing barriers of entry and women's retention challenges. The chapter argues that ensuring feminist voices are included in any green transition policies at the stage of inception could provide the opportunity for a gender inclusive transition to a green economy.
