When we include women in the conversation, we enrich our understanding of resources.

—Nature Conservancy: Who Is Conservation? Removing barriers for women working in the environmental field will only make conservation as a whole more effective, 2023

A study of 91 countries found that women’s political status (defined as having a longer history of women’s suffrage and higher representation in parliament) had as strong a predictive relationship with lower carbon emissions as factors like a country’s level of urbanization had with predicting higher levels of carbon emissions.

—Women’s status and carbon dioxide emissions: A quantitative cross-national analysis, Journal Social Science Research, 2012

In 2021, Costa Rica was awarded the Earth Shot prize for its conservation model, in which local citizens are paid to preserve and restore natural ecosystems. The success can be attributed largely to the commitment of its citizens and the involvement of indigenous and rural women in climate adaptation, knowledge production, and efforts to strengthen resilience.

—Project Syndicate, 2022

Mothers are often said to be the most sustainable people on earth. From managing leftover food and household waste to recycling clothes, women are the leaders of running a sustainable lifestyle.

— Economic Times

It is impossible to address climate change without women and people of colour [sic] and that’s why they need to be at the table, making decisions.
—Mindy Lubber, CEO + President of Ceres, a UN Environment Programme [sic] Champions of the Earth + a Barron’s Magazine 100 most influential women in U.S. finance

Because women possess unique knowledge and experience, particularly at the local level, their inclusion in decision-making processes is critical to effective climate action.

— UN Women, 2022

Over the last few decades, 55% of the improvement in food security in developing countries has been driven by programmes [sic] promoting women’s empowerment.

—United Nations Human Rights Office of The High Commissioner, 2022

Women are more interested in sustainability than men…71% of women in Britain are increasing their commitment to ethical living while only 59% of men in Britain have been trying to live more ethically. Even in environment-friendly activities, like recycling or trying to use less water, it still appears that women are more likely to partake in these activities.

— Mintel, 2018

Having more women in the paid workforce boosts household income and strengthens the middle class. In fact, women drove nearly all of the growth in U.S. middle-class household income between 1979 and 2018.

— Department of Labor, Survey 2020

Where women are well represented in government, there is more investment in social protection and a better focus on climate justice.

— UN News

Women had the same access to productive resources as men, they could increase yields on their farms by. 20–30 percent. Which the report cites, this could feed an additional 80-100 million people on the planet.

—The State of Food and Agriculture Report, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Satisfying the unmet need for contraceptive services in developing countries would avoid 52 million unintended pregnancies annually.

— Investing in women and girls, OECD

Female entrepreneurs are more likely than their male counterparts to innovate to address social needs.

—UN Nations Conference on Trade Development

Women's representation in government "improves policy-making and increases the public's trust in the institutions where they serve.

—Lucina Di Meco, Study Author, She Persisted

It is often cited that the key to changing the world is investing in women, and study after study has demonstrated that educating girls is ranked as one of the top ten most powerful ways to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

—Emma Harbour, Director of Global Advocacy, Rainforest Alliance

“We know gender equity is a climate solutions multiplier.”

—Jamie Alexander, Founding Director, Drawdown Labs, Project Drawdown + Women in Climate Tech Member