Blogs & Opinion
How Women Can Power the Green Transition
15 July 2020 | Irene Giner-Reichl
The world needs to shift from the current fossil-fuel-based energy system to carbon neutrality. Most obviously, this will require countries to roll out renewable energy and integrate it into the elect...
Gender Equity and Climate Change Have More in Common Than You Think
14 July 2020 | Katica Roy
Gender equity is a lot like climate change. It’s a horizontally-integrated issue that largely exists inside a vertically-integrated policy framework. Now is the time to change that. Siloing today...
A Dashboard Overview: Gender Inequality and the COVID-19 Crisis
13 July 2020 | Carolina Rivera, Yu-Chieh Hsu, Fernanda Pavez Esbry, and Esuna Dugarova
The human development crisis unleashed by the COVID-19 pandemic is putting the fight for gender equality at risk. The immediate effects of COVID-19 are already showing in different dimensions, from he...
The Power of Women on Pathways to Net-Zero Emissions
9 July 2020 | Linda Coady
When we think about transforming our energy systems, we need to make sure that transformation happens in a way that is not only innovative and capable of meeting society’s need for energy, but also...
Mainstreaming Gender When Incorporating Advanced Technology In Agriculture
8 July 2020 | Novela Acharya
With the globalization, massive technological advancement has been observed which has revolutionized the whole world and transformed our daily lives. This digital revolution has not only reshaped the...
Why Investing in Women's Land Rights Helps Overall Gender Equality
7 July 2020 | Karol Boudreaux
It is depressing, discouraging, infuriating – pick your word – to see the scale and scope of abuse and discrimination aimed at women and girls worldwide.A few statistics stand out: 1 in three w...
Unlocking the Biggest Resource We Have to Fight COVID-19 and Climate Change: Women in STEMM
2 July 2020 | Anna Madlener and Natalie Unterstell
In times of the Covid-19 outbreak, social isolation is illuminating the gender gap perhaps like never before. Just count how many online “manels’’ (a panel made up only of men) you have attended...
In Guatemala, Investing in Indigenous Women's Economic Empowerment is Key to Building Back Better After COVID-19
29 June 2020
Since March 2020, Guatemala has recorded more than 600 COVID-19 deaths and over 11,000 infections. Amidst this crisis, indigenous women have continued to use their voices, knowledge and capacities to...
Gender and Climate – Scaling Impact with a Cross-Cutting Agenda
29 June 2020 | Ting Nan Wang
Today, the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the destructive nature of global crises without immediate resolutions. Likewise, the effects of climate change are slated to be even more devastating and f...
Three Cheers for the Power, Promise of Gender Equity in Agriculture
29 June 2020 | Denise E. Antonio
We need the talents and energy of both men and women to power this sector and contribute to Jamaica's economy — an economy which must be diversified and enhanced for resilience to climate change, na...