We Can’t Fight Climate Change Without Fighting for Gender Equity

It seems like gender equity and environmentalsustainability are unrelated, but research shows that they are. Women are disproportionately impacted by the global climate crisis and are uniquely positioned to lead the fight for sustainable development. The authors offer six strategies to empower women and address environmental challenges through an intersectional approach to sustainable development. They argue that leaders need to acknowledge the complexity and interconnectedness of these issues and develop solutions that will improve them all.

Organizations around the world are starting to invest in environmental initiatives as the climate crisis gets more urgent. Most of the efforts have in common a single-minded focus on reducing carbon emissions. This is an important goal, but a growing body of research suggests that real progress on environmentalsustainability requires solutions that include social sustainable and gender equity.