Blogs & Opinion
Why Gender Responsiveness is Crucial for Equitable, Effective and Efficient Climate Finance
16 June 2020 | Christine Lottje
Women all over the world suffer from the impacts of climate change. They are often more severely affected by climate change impacts as they aggravate existing gender inequalities. In 2018, world hung...
Women's Empowerment - The Missing Piece of Environmental Policies
12 June 2020 | Vaishnavi Singh
Ecofeminism, a concept that was coined in 1974 by feminist Francoise d’Eaubonne ideologically links the environmental crisis with gender and highlights the importance of women playing a role in the...
The Gendered Impact of COVID-19 in the Middle East
11 June 2020 | Hafsa Halawa
The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged the normative structures and behaviors of almost every country around the world. The fallout has put pressure on even the most developed countries and its effects...
How Women Can Lead The Resistance Against Climate Change
10 June 2020 | Nancy Wang
In the past decade, women have made great strides attaining key leadership roles in technology, education, and politics. Another area that has shot to international focus, inspired by the Rio+20 agree...
How Women Can Lead The Resistance Against Climate Change
10 June 2020 | Nancy Wang
In the past decade, women have made great strides attaining key leadership roles in technology, education, and politics. Another area that has shot to international focus, inspired by the Rio+20 agree...
Covid-19 in Colombia: Migration, Armed Conflict and Gendered Violence
10 June 2020 | Priscyll Anctil Avoine
In Colombia, 2019 ended with massive demonstrations throughout the country, gathering together several groups, such as students, unions, retirees, feminist organizations, indigenous peoples, Afro-Co...
The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining
8 June 2020 | Tina Blazquez-Lopez
Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals. According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018 the sector is estimated to produce approximately 80% of...
The Effect of Covid-19 on Women in Artisanal Mining
8 June 2020 | Tina Blazquez-Lopez
Artisanal Mining is a significant source of minerals and metals. According to the International Institute for Sustainable Development 2018 the sector is estimated to produce approximately 80% of...
Industries Post-COVID-19: A Gender-Responsive Approach to Global Economic Recovery
28 May 2020 | Cecila Ugaz Estrada, Müge Dolun, Carmen Schuber, and Nicolas Schmidt
What most crises have in common is that they hit the most vulnerable and marginalized populations—among which women are disproportionally represented—the hardest. The impact of the COVID-19 pand...
Mother Nature Gets Tired Too - How Women Carry the Burden of Addressing Climate Change
27 May 2020 | Eyitayo Kunle-Oladosu
In dealing with the effects of climate change in the Global South, it seems the world has tasked women with building resilient and adaptable communities. As governments pour more resources into gender...