A feminist green new deal considers women and work in two ways – the revaluing of social care as social infrastructure (adding it’s value to GVA, while also focusing on shifts to a wellbeing economy), and ensuring that women do not lose out on opportunities to gain skills, secure employment and progression in a changing labour market (sectors and occupations introducing AI and digitisation, and in processes of decarbonisation). Women are 7.9% of Agricultural workers, 24.2% of Energy, 18% of Construction, 22% of Transport, 29.9% of Water supply and waste etc., and 25% of ICT.

Without interventions, economic transitions can exacerbate existing labour market inequalities.16 Our review of Welsh Government policies on employability, a fairer greener economy, economic mission, skills for Net Zero, a Just Transition, shows that while some discuss  ...