Through its multidimensionality, energy access actively contributes to the achievements of several Millennium Development Goals (MDG) and especially MDG3 which aims at promoting gender equity and women empowerment. Lack of access to energy is a major issue for women in rural areas since it...

Portugal, female migration, breadwinning, undocumented migration, domestic work, globalisation, post-colonialism, social networks, social capital. - In my research I examine the situation of women from Eastern Europe who migrate alone to Portugal. Many had to leave behind their families and...