Blogs & Opinions

Not A Noisy Gun: The Women Peacebuilders of Liberia

Mar 22, 2021 | Lucinda Rouse

Leymah Gbowee’s office is a hive of activity. At any one time, there are at least a dozen people within its bright, mural-clad walls. Sitting…

Climate Change Disproportionately Affects Women – But They Can Also Provide the Solution

Mar 21, 2021 | Anne-Marie Trevelyan

Climate change affects us all – no matter where you live or what you do. But the impacts of climate change are not spread evenly…

Bridging Silos at the Climate-Gender-Conflict Nexus

Mar 20, 2021 | Jessica Smith, Lauren Olosky, and Jennifer G. Fernández

International security agendas must account for the overlapping threats of climate change and conflict, and their unequal impacts on women. Similarly, climate action must integrate…

Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | Evyn Papworth

Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of  resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…

Looking Beyond Conflict to Address Climate Change Impacts in the Women, Peace and Security Agenda

Mar 19, 2021 | Evyn Papworth

Since the creation of the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda with the adoption of  resolution 1325 in 2000, climate change has become arguably the most pressing…

What Is Climate Feminism?

Mar 18, 2021 | Nicole Greenfield

Last fall, two powerful hurricanes, Eta and Iota, slammed into Central America within two weeks of each other, causing massive flooding and landslides and affecting…

Pacific Women’s Leadership in Climate Change, Peace, and Security: Inclusively Responding to Crises

Mar 17, 2021 | Sharon Bhagwan Rolls

Engaging with women peacebuilders in the Pacific to address climate change can transform regional responses, making them more inclusive and focused on human security, Sharon…

The Nature of Women, Peace and Security: Towards a More Inclusive Peace

Mar 13, 2021 | Keina Yoshida and Lina Céspedes-Báez

The Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda and environmental peacebuilding literature’s shared failure to engage more effectively with each other has directly undermined their attempts…

A Conversation with Marisa O. Ensor on Securitizing Youth and Youth’s Role in Peace and Security Agendas [Audio]

Mar 12, 2021 | Amanda King

“I’ve been quite impressed by the wide diversity and complexity of young women’s and men’s engagement for peacebuilding and development often while confronting seemingly insurmountable…

Climate Change and Women in Bangladesh

Mar 8, 2021 | Eshita Rahman and Raihanatul Jannat

Rethink Gender Issues to Better Tackle Climate Change

Mar 8, 2021 | Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless

Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently. Women…

Rethinking Women’s Leadership in Crisis Situations

Mar 8, 2021 | UNDP

Welcome to today’s discussions on rethinking women’s leadership in crisis situations. This is held as part of our Development Dialogues: Rethinking Solutions to Crisis in the…

Who Pays the Price for Climate Crisis

Mar 6, 2021 | Melanne Verveer and Jessica Smith

President Joe Biden wasted no time after assuming office in taking unprecedented steps to advance women's equality within his own administration. With Kamala Harris as…

10 Young Climate Activists Changing the World, in Honor of International Women's Day

Mar 5, 2021 | Sophie Hirsh

Monday, March 8, 2021 marks the annual International Women’s Day, a global holiday that celebrates women’s achievements, fights for gender equality, and fundraises for women’s organizations.…

Climate Change Isn’t Gender Neutral. Climate Action Shouldn’t be Either

Mar 5, 2021 | Lisa Baumgartner

In Lebanon, despite near equal access to education, only 23.5 percent of women are part of the labour force, compared to 70.9 percent of men.…

Zambia: The Voice of Leadership: Women in Wildlife in Zambia

Mar 4, 2021 | Patricia Malasha

In Zambia, women and men are making the choice to challenge cultural and social barriers to women’s participation in natural resource management

When it comes to…

4 Assumptions About Gender that Distort How we Think About Climate Change (and 3 Ways to Do Better)

Mar 1, 2021 | Jacqueline Lau, Pip Cohen, and Sarah Lawless

Gender influences how people experience and respond to climate change. This is particularly evident in developing nations where women and men adapt to climatic shocks differently.…

International Women’s Day, 2021 Gender Equality is Our Captain for Sailing to a Green & Just Recovery

Mar 1, 2021 | Jennifer Morgan

The climate crisis doesn’t stop for anyone or anything, not even the pandemic that has forced billions of us to radically overhaul our lives. And…

Protecting the Amazon by Empowering Its Women

Feb 17, 2021 | Maiara Folly, Adriana Erthal Abdenur

Climate change and environmental crime endanger food, health, and economic security in the Amazon region. This disproportionately affects women who play an important role in…

How Lake Chad Fuelled the Ecofeminist Movement

Feb 15, 2021 | Oladosu Adenike

Climate change crises create a feminist issue as climate change shadows gender equality in several ways. I am Oladosu Adenike from Nigeria – an ecofeminist,…

In Humanitarian Settings, Addressing Gender-Based Violence is Paramount

Feb 3, 2021 | Sara Matthews

“One hundred thirty-seven women are killed by a family member every day,” said Beth Schlachter, Executive Director of Family Planning 2020. “That’s a staggering statistic.” She…

It's Time to Shift to Locally-Led Climate Change Adaptation

Jan 27, 2021 | Birgitte Qvist-Sørensen

The past year brought unprecedented suffering from Covid-19. On top of the pandemic, climate change continued to batter already vulnerable communities, disproportionately hurting those with…

Educating Young Women is the Climate Fix No One is Talking About

Jan 27, 2021 | Vanessa Nakate

What springs to mind when someone says ‘climate change solution’? Probably wind or solar farms, maybe meatless burgers or ‘moonshot’ technologies. These are all important…

Gender, Climate Change, and Security: Making the Connections

Jan 25, 2021 | Chantal de Jonge Oudraat & Michael E. Brown

Gender issues, climate change, and security problems are interconnected in complex and powerful ways. Unfortunately, some of these connections have not received enough attention from…

Ensuring Women’s Participation in Land Governance: “Bringing the Law Home” in Tanzania

Jan 20, 2021 | Isabella Nchimbi

Despite Tanzania’s progressive legal framework on land rights and governance, many women are often left out of community decision-making due to social and cultural norms…

Indigenous Women Are Championing Climate Justice

Jan 19, 2021 | Kavita Ramdas and Laura Garcia

For Indigenous Mollo people on Indonesia’s Timor Island, the forests, mountains, and water are not just their surroundings; they are as essential to their lives as food…

From Rhetoric to Reality: Advancing Women’s Participation in Peace Processes

Jan 15, 2021 | Marlene Spoerri

As President-elect Biden prepares to tackle global challenges, there is a concrete way to increase the odds of success: involve more women in high-level decision-making.…

Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia

Jan 6, 2021 | Cindy Zhou

Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still…

Gender Equality and Food Security in Rural South Asia: A Holistic Approach to the SDGs

Jan 4, 2021 | Cindy Zhou

Globally, nearly 690 million people were hungry in 2019. Though the number of people who experience hunger in Asia has declined since 2015, the continent still…

Women and Peacebuilding Can Help Reduce Poverty

Jan 3, 2021 | Kylar Cade

Violent conflict had been on the rise even before the onset of the pandemic. Fragility, conflict and violence (FCV) have already caused much suffering and…