Ecology and Women

Updated: April 1, 2023

Women are not only vulnerable to climate change but they are also effective actors or agents of change in relation to both mitigation and adaptation. (un.org)

Women and Climate Change
Women’s Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
A reading list on women and climate change – Yale Climate Connections
How rising temperatures due to climate change are shortening pregnancies – TIME Magazine
Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change – The Threats of Climate Change are Not Gender Neutral – United Nations (UN)
Women, Gender Equality and Climate Change Downloadable Factsheet – UN
Women . . . in the Shadow of Climate Change – UN
Understanding Why Climate Change Impacts Women More Than Men – Global Citizen
Gender and Climate Change – International Union for Conservation of Nature
Introduction to Gender and Climate Change – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
2020 Pocket Guide to Gender Equality Under the UNFCC – WEDO

Ecofeminism
Ecofeminism – Encyclopaedia Britannica
Ecofeminism for a More Egalitarian World – Energy Observer
Ecofeminism – Women and Life on Earth
The Growing Importance of Ecofeminism – Voices for Biodiversity

Effects of Natural Disasters on Women
2017 Hurricane Maria Facts – World Vision
Hurricane Maria Put a Disproportionate Burden on Women – Oxfam America
Indian Ocean Tsunami of 2004 – Encyclopaedia Britannica
Hines, R. I. (2007). Natural disasters and gender inequalities: The 2004 tsunami and case of India. Race, Gender & Class, 14(1-2), 60-68. – JSTOR

Flint Water Crisis
Flint Water Crisis: Everything You Need to Know – Natural Resources Defense Council
Flint Water Crisis is a Feminist Issue – National Women’s Law Center
New Study Shows Women Bore Brunt of Flint Water Crisis But They’ve Also Led Fight Against it – Women’s Media Center
Lead-laced Water in Flint: A step by step look at the makings of a crisis – NPR