The research examined the specific ways men and women use electricity when they have it, and details what those without electricity expect they would use it for. It determines how access to electricity influenced life in semi-rural and rural Myanmar, including improving education, business and care work. It is based on primary research conducted in the Karen and Kachin regions.
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Women and electrification: What women want electricity for
Examining male and female attitudes to and uses of electricity in rural Myanmar
2017 Available in English
Electric light enables women and families to meet in their rural church in Myanmar
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