Arancha gave us very insightful and in-depth replies about her role and women in wind energy. In her research Khashiya, looked up a variety of women in the wind energy sector whilst focusing on technicians in the industry. Selected several candidates to interview and contacted them by email and LinkedIn with this she was able to contact a few and discuss the industry and how it affects them in their role at hand. This gave her an insight into their challenging roles and passions, along with site her research into statistics she interviewed with Arancha Leiros. You can read Khashiya’s article and the interview HERE.
According to a report by IRENA and the Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, today women represent 21% of the wind workforce globally and only 8% of the senior management roles in the wind energy sector. It is almost the same percentage as in the oil and gas industry but is significantly less than in the renewable energy sector.