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Women play a critical role in sustaining communities and managing natural resources, but their contributions are often undervalued and neglected. Women are also more likely than men to live in poverty, and they are more vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and other environmental hazards, especially in developing countries. Because women tend to be more vulnerable to the impacts of natural resource degradation than men, environmental protection and green policies can help improve gender equality, with many economic and social co-benefits.
Numerous studies indicate that improving gender equality and women’s participation in the workforce can have a positive impact on economic growth. It can also enhance productivity, improve development outcomes for future generations, and increase the quality of societal policies and institutions, including more representative decision-making.
Achieving gender equality is so important that it is one of the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals, which aims to redress the disproportionate impact on women and girls of economic, social and environmental shocks and views women as central actors, recognizing that their knowledge and collective action can improve resource productivity and encourage the sustainable use of natural resources.
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Compared to men, women in OECD countries are much less likely to benefit from new jobs created by the green transition, like the renewable energy industry, as fewer women study science, technology, engineering, mathematics.
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What if cities are planned by women? UN-Habitat and Global Utmaning launched HerCity - a platform that involves women in urban development.
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The Green Side of International Women's Day: IFC’s insider podcast ClimateBiz explores the pivotal role of women in green finance and climate-smart businesses on this special episode, featuring women leaders.
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The data is clear: gender diversity in the workplace is better for the environment
Female leadership in international, national and local climate policy making is vital, so let’s make it happen
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UNIDO's Contribution to Gender Equality Progress across Critical Areas of Concern - Beijing+25
Reasons of gender. Gender, household composition and land restitution process in Colombia
We need an equal number of women in politics to achieve real equality
From the swearing-in of US Vice President Kamala Harris to the Estonian Parliament selecting a female prime minister – champions of women’s rights have had much to celebrate in recent weeks. Yet despite women’s increased engagement in public life, equality remains a distant target.
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Time for gender equality leadership in the new NDCs
Here are six ways we can incorporate gender equality within nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement