The world-changing potential of STEAM-powered youth
Ensuring equitable access to environmental education and engineering opportunities is a social and environmental imperative
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With approaches that prioritize community well-being, resource efficiency, and long-term planning; women community, civic, and organizational leaders driving local and global sustainability initiatives vital for both environmental preservation and social equity.
What You Should Know About Ecofeminism, a Feminist Approach to Saving the Planet
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.
Why Gender is at the Heart of Transforming the Plastics Value Chain
Realizing a successful circular economy means addressing inequality.
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Ensuring that girls get 12 years of education + women can work and earn an income are some of the smartest investments we can make to change the world. — G7 Foreign Secty., Dominic Raab
Choosing People AND Planet: Are Women in Your Definition of Sustainability?
With all the (important!) talk about our daily choices + reducing greenhouse gas emissions, we’re all but totally missing a massive force to combat climate change—women.
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Higher ratios of women’s NGOs to countries’ populations correlated with lower rates of deforestation. — Worldwatch.org
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If women farmers had access to the same resources as male farmers, they could increase their yields by 30%, and thereby feed an additional ~100 million people on the planet. — UN FAO
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In eight years of polling, women exhibit more scientifically accurate climate change knowledge than men. — Gallup
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Societies with greater gender equality + have higher gains in poverty reduction, environmental sustainability, consumer choice + innovation. —World Economic Forum
Tackling gender inequality is ‘crucial’ for climate adaptation
Empowering women through improved healthcare, education, and representation in government could help societies adapt more quickly and easily to the impacts of a changing climate.
To tackle the water crisis, women’s leadership in water management is crucial
When women are included in technical and decision-making capacities, there was a marked improvement in the impact of projects.
Women at the table: How women leaders are driving pandemic recovery to achieve an inclusive and equal future for all
When womxn aren’t at the table, where decisions are being made, sustainability stalls —or all of us.
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A woman’s income can increase up to 380% when she has a right to own + inherit property. — The Environmental Magazine
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“You might think that the most significant parts of environmental efforts are recycling or energy reduction, but there’s a far more vital tool at work — women. This half of the population could be the key to effective change for the earth.” —The Environmental Magazine
These Women Environmental Leaders Are Fighting For Their Communities
Women are leading the response to the climate crisis.
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A 10 percent increase in female parliamentarians was associated with a 0.24 metric ton decrease in carbon dioxide emissions per capita—or roughly the equivalent carbon emissions avoided if the average American didn’t drive her car 587 miles per year. —Gender and climate change: Do female parliame...
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According to the Brookings Institute, countries where women have higher social and political mobility emit 12% less C02 than their contemporaries. Brookings Institute, 2019.