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Given the benefits of improved health and reduced cooking time, women are assumed to unequivocally prefer clean cooking fuels. Now research indicates that women using firewood and those using cleaner alternatives both believe their cooking fuel supports their well-being in several ways, suggesting more complex trade-offs in fuel choices.

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Armanios, D.E. Holistically representing women. Nat Energy 5, 939–940 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41560-020-00729-x

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