Around the world, women lead the majority of local environmental justice movements despite persecution and deep inequity.
Many don’t own the land they work to protect, don’t have a say in the policies that profoundly impact their lives, and don’t have access to financial capital, technical training, or networks of allies. At the same time, women and girls are, and will continue to be, the most vulnerable to the effects of the sustainability emergency and will experience a disproportionate impact on their health, well-being, and livelihoods.
In order to solve the sustainability emergency, we need intersectional solutions. That’s why Vital Voices and Women’s Earth Alliance came together to create a Sustainability and Gender Action Toolkit to provide leaders in all sectors the necessary tools, support, and networks to integrate sustainability and gender justice into their leadership practice.
This toolkit offers leaders the opportunity to expand their knowledge around the sustainability emergency and women’s unique position in the crisis, learn about proven sustainability strategies and mainstream sustainability and gender best practices, design a Sustainability and Gender Action Plan for their organizations and communities and build a network of support for their sustainability efforts.
Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA) is on a mission to protect our environment, end the sustainability crisis, and ensure a just, thriving world by empowering women’s leadership. Our model identifies grassroots women leaders working on the frontlines to reverse sustainability change and protect their communities’ natural resources, livelihoods, and health. We invest in their long-term leadership through training, funding, and networks of support.
To learn more, please contact our Issue Advocacy team.
