International Women’s Day is held every year on 8 March, and is a day to inspire women and celebrate achievements.
International Women’s Day is held every year on 8 March, and is a day to inspire women and celebrate achievements.
The Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice has worked to highlight the importance of the voice and input of women in tackling the climate change crisis.
Even though women farmers are responsible for between 60 and 80 per cent of food production in developing countries, their rights and socioeconomic status are rarely equal to those of men, and this disempowerment undermines their ability to attain food and nutritional security.
At the other end of the spectrum, women find themselves under-represented in high-level positions – women currently hold just 4.6 percent of Fortune 500 CEO positions and 4.6 percent of Fortune 1000 CEO positions.
A business and political world predominantly lead by men has brought us to the global juncture at which we find ourselves today, where continuing the ‘business as usual’ path will lead us to a 4 degrees Celsius warmer world with unimaginable consequences for future generations. In global efforts to establish a sufficiently equitable and ambitious climate change deal to curb carbon emissions, the Foundation believes women in all sectors of society must have a voice.
READ: Mary Robinson addresses ‘Closing the Gender Gap in Agriculture’ event, Rome, 7 March 2014.
OP-ED: Women’s leadership can transform the way we do business in a climate-constrained world (Huffintgon Post, 7 March 2014)
WATCH: Constance Okollet on the impacts of climate change on women in Uganda
The Full View – Advancing the Goal of Gender Balance in multilateral and intergovernmental processes
This research report by the Mary Robinson Foundation – Climate Justice and UN Women analysed the participation of women in decision-making and management processes at national and global levels of governance.
What is a Climate Justice Narrative? Sharan Burrow explains
Sharan Burrow is the General Secretary, International Trade Union Confederation (ITUC). She is also a High Level Advisory Committee Member of the Climate Justice Dialogue.
Women’s land rights in Maradi, Niger
Case study on the Women and Land initiative, which helps women claim land rights amid a changing climate.
Related Links:
International Women’s Day website