Action Alert | Women and the Climate Crisis
Climate change is rolling back previous gains in gender equity. The US is launching new initiatives. As a Gender Avenger, what actions can you take? Keep scrolling to learn more.
The COP (Conference of the Parties) 27 conference ended just over a week ago. At the conference, the United States announced the launch of several initiatives relating to climate change and gender equity.
Climate and gender equality. What's the connection?
According to UN Women, women and girls are disproportionately affected by the adverse impacts of a changing climate. Also, climate change is rolling back previous gains in gender equity. Studies suggest that countries with more women elected leaders are more likely to pass climate policies. Women's leadership at every level is important in addressing climate change.
What is the US doing?
During the conference, President Biden announced a Climate Gender Equity Fund that will be administered by USAID (United States Agency for International Development) in partnership with Amazon. The fund will focus on developing private-public partnerships to help women, and climate leaders, develop skills and fund scaling of climate solutions.
What can I do?
If you made it this far in the email, we're guessing climate change and gender inequity are important to you. So here is what you can do.
Pick your passion. What climate issue is most important to you?
Do your research. Who or what organizations are leading the way in your community?
Give what you can. There are so many ways to contribute, from volunteering and donating to advocating and voting.
Celebrate the incremental. Change takes time.
If you're ready to advocate for and lead change in your community, All In Together has the tools for you. Email us at info@aitogether.org to learn more.
Another take on the COP27
Check out Representation, protection, restitution: Women lay out key demands at COP27 climate summit by Jessica Kutz, gender, climate, and sustainability reporter for The 19th.
What else are we reading?
COP27: Lack of women at negotiations raises concern
The male skew among leaders reflected a broader trend across the delegation teams that countries have sent. Analysis by the BBC of the participant list found that less than 34% of country negotiation staff were female. Some teams were more than 90% male.
There is no climate justice without gender equality
Mary Robinson for the Irish Times writes: "We know that there will not be climate justice, nor the solutions and innovations we need for a safe future, without gender equality: we ignore half the world’s population at our peril."