Only one eco-feminist (yep, that’s a thing) came with the full force of ideology to an event on Capitol Hill Wednesday afternoon called “Gender Equality and Energy Access”—and of the handful of private and public sector panelists, she was the one speaking for the White House.

First of all, you’re forgiven for wondering at the concept of gender-equal energy use: Don’t men and women use energy more or less equally already? Which gender gets the environmental blame for kitchen appliances and washing machines in 2016, anyway? As it turns out, the nexus of energy and feminist activism lies in third-world humanitarian action. Speakers from the Sierra Club, a UN advocacy group, and another group called Solar Sisters pledged commitment to expanding equal access to solar-powered and otherwise renewable energy for men and women in developing nations.