Why gender justice matters in the transition away from coal

By Paula Walk, Isabell Braunger, Carbon Brief

Understanding women’s needs and positions more thoroughly is key to ensuring a just transition for everybody.

How my late grandmother, Veronica Isieke, defended the rights of rural women to own land and feed families

By Uche Isieke, Resilience.org

Growing under the watch of a focused, fearless, and nature-friendly grandmother contributed largely to my love for nature and belief that women have a right that should be preserved and respected.

How Uganda’s ecofeminists are fighting back against oil-industry land grabs

By Sostine Namanya, Bwailisa Christine, Open Democracy

But despite women bearing the heaviest burden as primary farmers, they own only 7% of land and are marginalized in any decision-making on how the land is used. The lack of land-ownership means women do not benefit from compensation packages offered by infrastructure developments.

Nomadland: The Lifetime Impacts of Gender-Bias in Wages

By Chuck Collins, Common Dreams

For example, why do women retire with significantly lower Social Security benefits, after a lifetime of gender prejudiced earnings?

Resources for a Better Future: Population

By Anne Hendrixson, Diane Ojeda, Uneven Earth

As stated in A Renewed Call for Feminist Resistance to Population Control, we call for ways in which climate change can be tackled at the same time that we challenge racism and social injustice, including issues of sexual and reproductive health.

How a Native American Coming-of-Age Ritual is Making a Comeback

By Rosalyn R. LaPier, The Conversation

As one Ojibwe cultural leader recently told me, after a berry fast, the young woman is looked up to as a “leader” by her peers. It is “a beautiful and intentional year-long consideration of the power of womanhood,” she said.

The Rise of Women in Agriculture

By Emily Folk, Conservation Folks

While there are more women in agriculture than ever before, that doesn’t mean they don’t face discrimination. To this day, the industry is very much a boys’ club. This is a central contribution as to why women haven’t pursued careers in agriculture in the past.

Mass Movement and the “Femininization” of Agriculture

By Gabrielle Lipton, Global Landscapes Forum

Van Noordwijk is one of the foremost researchers when it comes to investigating the interplay between climate change and human movements, oftentimes through the lens of agroforestry.

‘Balance for Better’ does Little to Address Issues Facing Women

By Rosie Urbanovich, Red Pepper

International Women’s Day had radical roots: at the turn of the 20th century, thousands of women came together to protest dismal working conditions, long hours, and poverty pay.

Blockchain, Feminism and Affective P2P

By P2P Staff, P2P Foundation

Step by step, I can see little advances in people’s mentalities, or in local politics. For example, recently the Madrid council has received a UN Public Service prize for a collaborative free software platform called Decide Madrid. It is an excellent sign and means that our work and efforts working in the commons are important and can provoke social change.

Zapatista Women Inspire the Fight against Patriarchy

By Shirin Hess, Waging Nonviolence

Women’s participation in Mexico’s 25-year-old Zapatista National Liberation Army, or EZLN movement, has represented an incredible organizational achievement since its original uprising in 1994. On International Women’s Day, the female militants of the EZLN did not fail to meet expectations when welcoming 7,000 people to the “First International Political, Artistic, Sports, and Cultural Encounter for Women who Struggle.”

Game Over?

By Helene Oakley, Transition Network

In October last year, a volcano went off in the conversation around gender and power. You most likely heard it. Catalysed by courageous first person accounts of sexual harassment and assault, Harvey Weinstein – one of the biggest executives in filmmaking – was forced from his place of power in Hollywood while a wave of empathy and solidarity with those who spoke out swept across social media via the #MeToo campaign.