Where women are well represented in government, there is more investment in social protection and a better focus on climate justice.
— UN News
At the local level, women’s participation in managing natural resources leads to more equitable and inclusive resource governance + better conservation outcomes.
— UN Secretary General Report, 2022
Fostering female leadership globally is strongly linked with better environmental outcomes, including the creation of more protected land areas, the ratification of environmental treaties, stricter climate change policies, and smaller carbon footprints.
Why is girls’ education important for climate action?, Brooking Institute
Men’s spending habits cause 16% more climate-heating emissions than women’s.
—Journal of Industrial Ecology, 2021
Evidence shows that conservation works better when we listen to a wider range of voices and ensure that all genders are represented in decision-making.
Deseree Fontenot is a co-director of Oakland, California’s Movement Generation Justice & Ecology Project, an organization that provides education, trainings, and workshops on the intersection of climate activism and racism, emphasizes that anti-racist work that includes an environmental lens is crucial
Professor Sarah Parry at the University of Edinburgh has done extensive research on the topic, and has found strong links between gender and sustainability in households
More than 82% of women surveyed, say the events of the last two years made them reassess what’s important + that catalyst will drive more meaningful change for causes they champion and for society overall
For these women climate activists, protecting women is key to protecting the planet.
Having women at the helm of our government and agricultural systems is vital to surviving the climate crisis.
Through the Land Justice Project US nuns and sisters are learning how to create new legacies that center racial and ecological healing, ontheir considerable land holdings
ESG bonds and initiatives have been a way to finance meaningful action on climate and to incentivize businesses to improve their performance on sustainability—now their looking at gender metrics, as part of companies sustainability, too
Ignoring the links between gender equality and international peace and prosperity is a grave mistake
Just a year after graduating from the MIT Leaders for Global Operations program Janelle Heslop found herself entrusted by Amgen to lead a team determining where the company would put its next $1 billion manufacturing facilities
Support of women leaders are crucial to our continued survival as a planet
The rise of the Chief Sustainability Officer could be a significant elevator into the Boardroom for more women
A new study found a positive link between a high number of women in upper management and a company’s willingness to have more sustainable practices.
Activist and author Leah Thomas lays out her vision for a more just + intersectional environmental movement
Because women possess unique knowledge and experience, particularly at the local level, their inclusion in decision-making processes is critical to effective climate action.
“Evidence shows that conservation works better when we listen to a wider range of voices and ensure that all genders are represented in decision-making. …wen these guidelines are followed, local natural resource governance is improved.”
Tamara Gillan, co-founder of female-focused finance think tank The WealthiHer Network, sets out how female bankers are proving to be a formidable force for climate change action.
Meat diets are costly…to the planet and the wallet, new Studies show.
On a closer inspection and exploration of sustainability consciousness and leadership through a gendered lens, several independent studies found that women leaders are better for driving sustainability initiatives.
To drive this climate-friendly economic growth, the IRENA report states that we need more women in the renewable energy sectors – and a lot of them.
Agriculture threatens one of Mexico’s vital ecosystems, but La Peñita collective has devised a solution to protect both the forest and its farmers.
Women and girls prepare most of the world’s meals and grow much of its food, and empowering them to receive the same opportunities and boys and men might be what it takes to prevent famine.
Ensuring equitable access to environmental education and engineering opportunities is a social and environmental imperative
Nature is a feminist issue because, historically, women have been more impacted by environmental issues than men, and ecofeminism works to create alternatives + solutions, from the status quo decision makers.
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