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Women lead 60% of global environmental organizations. European Investment Bank, 2024.
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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.
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Improving support for female farmers could add $1 trillion to global GDP.The Guardian, 2024.
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"The concept of female empowerment has been recognized by the UN as a necessary step toward sustainability." Missie Thurston, VP of Global Marketing, Population Media Center, 2023
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Research in India indicates that areas with women-led councils saw a 62% higher number of drinking water projects compared to areas led by men. UN Women, 2024.
Want to fight gender inequality? A review of data from 118 counties defines how and why types of aid work
Gender-related aid reduces inequality and raises community economic and social well-being.
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A recent study has found that empowering women can help prevent underweight and wasting in children. The study suggests that empowering women can lead to improved child well-being. Alliance Bioversity CIAT, 2024.
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“When women have the tools to succeed, they reinvest in their families and communities, creating a multiplier effect that promotes wellbeing, prosperity, and stability.” Deputy Administrator Isobel Coleman at the Agriculture Innovation Mission for Climate Summit and Ministerial, 2023.
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When we include women in the conversation, we enrich our understanding of resources. —Nature Conservancy, 2023.
Explainer: Why women need to be at the heart of climate action
Women's leadership and decision-making provide both workable and equitable solutions.
These Women Of Color Are Leading The Charge Against Environmental Racism
Editorial: Women at the intersection of climate activism and ranti-racism.
Women as Wealth Creators: The Future of Household Decision Making, ESG and Sustainable Investments
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
Women Are Acting on Their Convictions to Pursue Greater Purpose in Their Lives
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
The Faces of Ecofeminism: Women Promoting Gender Equality and Climate Justice Worldwide
For these women climate activists, protecting women is key to protecting the planet.
The Power of Mobilizing Women in the Climate Crisis
Having women at the helm of our government and agricultural systems is vital to surviving the climate crisis.
Nuns and Nones project teaches sisters how to create land legacies for justice
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
Why (+ how) savvy companies are adding a gender lens to ESG investing
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
A world with gender equality would not push for endless war
Research shows that gender equality correlates strongly with enhanced safety and stability within countries.
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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 adapta...
Leading industry toward sustainability and equity
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
Why Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow Means Empowering Women of Color
Support of women leaders are crucial to our continued survival as a planet