Tag: Gender

Article, Opinion

The Need for Intersectional Heatplans

In the summer of 2023, several days of 35-degree temperatures forced Germany and Austria to issue extensive heat warnings, advising residents—especially those in high-risk groups—to stay indoors. While these immediate responses helped in a crisis, they also highlighted the urgent need for long-term climate adaptation strategies that account for intersecting risk factors. As climate change intensifies, these strategies are only becoming more critical. The summer … Continue reading The Need for Intersectional Heatplans

Unknown's avatarCarina SadowskiLeave a comment
Article

Why women climate migrants in rural India are resorting to hysterectomies

On a typical day, Jayashree Ohwal works for 12 to 18 hours, tying sugarcane stalks into bundles, carrying them from the fields, and loading them onto tractors stationed nearby. It was while ferrying these bundles in 2017 that Jayashree first noticed her menstrual flow becoming unusually painful and heavy. “I used to always stain my saree during periods. It was so embarrassing to walk with … Continue reading Why women climate migrants in rural India are resorting to hysterectomies

Unknown's avatarSohel SarkarLeave a comment
Article, General, Opinion

Why fighting gender disinformation is a form of climate action

Both climate and gender disinformation are rampant. How are they connected? When Catherine McKenna was appointed Canada’s minister of environment and climate change from 2015 to 2019, she was excited. It was the year that the world adopted the Paris Agreement – one of the most significant pieces of climate legislation to date – and McKenna led the negotiations on behalf of Canada. While in … Continue reading Why fighting gender disinformation is a form of climate action

Unknown's avatarSarah SaxLeave a comment
Opinion

“Gender needs to be front and center at COP28”

The destruction of the earth’s environment is the human rights challenge of our time.  Desmond Tutu By Keerty Nakray At the end of this year, when the world convenes for the 2023 UN Climate Change Conference, it will be a critical juncture to deepen the dialogue on gender-sensitive responses to climate change and related public health emergencies. The COP28, held in Dubai, will be a … Continue reading “Gender needs to be front and center at COP28”

Unknown's avatarDr Keerty NakrayLeave a comment
Q&A

Defining the Gender-Environment-Peace nexus. 

A Q&A with Natalia Jiménez Galindo It’s a known fact now that when it comes to climate change and environmental degradation, women are much, much more at risk for basically everything: death, poverty, displacement, and sexual violence. The gendered impacts of conflicts – higher rates of gender-based violence, disease etc – are also well known. At the same time, we also know that climate change … Continue reading Defining the Gender-Environment-Peace nexus. 

Unknown's avatarYarrow GlobalLeave a comment
Article, General

The hidden health costs of climate change along India’s coasts.

Rising sea levels and more frequent storm surges are causing salt levels to rise in the Sundarbans. Women are bearing the brunt of the impacts. Mousuni is a small island on the eastern coast of India. It lies within the world’s largest mangrove forest, the Sundarbans, situated in the delta formed by the confluence of three rivers, Ganga, Brahmaputra and Meghna, as they flow into … Continue reading The hidden health costs of climate change along India’s coasts.

Unknown's avatarSohel SarkarLeave a comment
Q&A

Connecting Gender and FGM. A Q&A with Salma Abou Hussein

Salma Abou Hussein first learned about Female Genitle Mutilation (FGM) ten years ago while visiting a community school in rural Upper Egypt. The area had a high prevalence of FGM and there were ads and campaign posters warning parents from practicing it. Abou Hussein was shocked to learn the practice was so widespread and she has been working to end this practice ever since, conducting … Continue reading Connecting Gender and FGM. A Q&A with Salma Abou Hussein

Unknown's avatarYarrow GlobalLeave a comment
Profile

Women in Development – The Changing Field.

A mother and daughter talk about their roles and perspectives as women in development work In the early 1980’s, Elisabeth moved to the town of Tanga in Tanzania and started working as a medical doctor. Her daughter Friederike, who was born around that time, later started a career in development also working abroad an in the development sector. In this inter-generational conversation they share their … Continue reading Women in Development – The Changing Field.

Unknown's avatarYarrow GlobalLeave a comment
Article, General

Decolonizing North-South Relationships in Global Health

By Yarrow Global “The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.” – Audre Lorde Decolonizing Global and maternal health can’t be done without having those people who are most affected by negative maternal health outcomes at the table, such as women from Low-Middle Income Countries (LMICs). This is one of the key takeaways from the “Rethinking North-South Relations – A gendered challenge”  panel that … Continue reading Decolonizing North-South Relationships in Global Health

Unknown's avatarYarrow GlobalLeave a comment
Q&A

How Gender-based Political Violence is Corrosive to Democracy. A Q&A with Jennifer Piscopo

By Yarrow Global Dr. Jennifer Piscopo is associate professor of politics at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. She studies women and political representation and political participation, especially in Latin America and has consulted on these issues for UN women and other international agencies.  Yarrow Global recently sat down and talked with her about the growing field of gender-based political violence, why paying attention to … Continue reading How Gender-based Political Violence is Corrosive to Democracy. A Q&A with Jennifer Piscopo

Unknown's avatarYarrow GlobalLeave a comment