Focusing energy needs in developing countries, and the human impacts of energy policies and programs, the Energy and Gender-Equitable Development (EGED) Section of the World Renewable Energy Congress-XI convened in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from September 25 to 30, 2010. The Technical Committee members organizing the section events were Dr. Barbara Farhar (National Renewable Energy Laboratory- retired, and University of Colorado), Gail Karlsson (ENERGIA, the International Network on Gender and Sustainable Energy), and Dr. Priyadarshini Karve (Appropriate Rural Technology Institute, India). Section sponsors included the UN Foundation, the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, and the World Renewable Energy Network.