Today is March 8, 2021 International Women's Day. We at https://www.10001ways.com would like to acknowledge and celebrate the work of women around the globe who are fighting for Environmental Justice and thus saving the planet for all of us. The following is a curated collection of a select dozen articles that will give you a window on how women throughout the world are leading the way and providing opportunities for all of us to get involved.
Why Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women
Women face higher rates of violence, displacement, and poverty as climate change intensifies.
5 Reasons You Should Care About Environmental Justice If You Care About Women
It’s easy to get how some issues relate to feminism – but climate change? If you haven’t paid attention to this connection before, here’s good reason to start.
12 Female Climate Activists Who Are Saving the Planet
From Kenya to Fiji, these activists are demanding change.
Indigenous Women Are the Future of Climate Justice
After being marginalized and ignored for far too long, Indigenous women and communities are seizing the mantle of climate activism and ensuring that any policy response to the crisis centers social justice.
Environmental justice is a feminist issue – MamaCash
5 Women Who Are Fighting for Environmental Justice - Planet Experts
Today is International Women’s Day, a celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women all across the globe. Since its inception, Planet Experts has had the honor of speaking with many of the inspiring women who are fighting for environmental justice. Each of them is working to improve humans’ relationship to the...
Climate Activist Vanessa Nakate Wants A More Inclusive Movement In 2021
Vanessa Nakate is a force. The 24-year-old Ugandan climate activist is courageous, knowledgeable, kind — and unrelenting in her commitment to fighting what she calls a “real-time” battle. “In school, we are taught not to be afraid of climate change.…
Why women are accelerating the fight for environmental justice
Monica Maduekwe is a member of the Clinton Foundation’s Women in Renewable Energy (WIRE) Network. Founded in 2016 by Chelsea Clinton, the…
Jimmy Carter: How Empowering Women and Girls Can Help Solve the Climate Crisis
We have to think bigger, act quicker, and include everyone, writes the former President
Meet 15 Women Leading the Fight Against Climate Change
Women bear an outsized burden of the global-warming crisis
Declaration | Women Lead Climate
The climate movement cannot succeed without an urgent upsurge in women’s leadership across the Global South and the Global North. Women and girls are already boldly leading on climate justice, addressing the climate crisis in ways that heal, rather than deepen, systemic injustices. Yet, these voices are often under-represented and efforts inadequately supported.
Environmental Justice - Women For A Healthy Environment
A child’s zip code must never determine their health outcome. This core belief – that no matter where children live and learn, they should have the ability to