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Why women will save the planet : a collection of articles for friends of the earth / / edited by Jenny Hawley
| Why women will save the planet : a collection of articles for friends of the earth / / edited by Jenny Hawley |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720820922 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women environmentalists
Environmentalism The environment Feminism & feminist theory Gender studies: women Political activism Social impact of environmental issues Sustainability |
| ISBN |
1-350-22400-6
1-78360-581-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Jenny Hawley - Introduction -- 1. Diane Elson, University of Essex - Women's empowerment and environmental sustainability in the context of international UN agreements -- 2. Wanjira Maathai, Green Belt Movement, Kenya - Women as drivers of forest restoration to combat climate change -- 3. Lyla Mehta and Melissa Leach, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex - Why do gender equality and sustainability go hand in hand?4. Caroline Lucas, UK Green Party MP - Is there a specific role for women in helping to achieve environmental sustainability through politics?5. Susan Buckingham, Feminist geographer, Brunel University - The institutionalisation and masculinisation of environmental knowledge -- 6. Yvonne Orengo, Andrew Lees Trust - Media empowering women in southern Madagascar -- 7. Julie A. Nelson, Economist, University of Massachusetts Boston - Empowering a balanced and useful economics of sustainability: the role of gender -- 8. Anna Fitzpatrick, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, University of the Arts London - The role of fashion in bringing about social and ecological change -- 9. Celia Alldridge, Activist with the World March of Women - How the defence of the commons and territories has become a core part of feminist, anti-capitalist struggles -- 10. Vandana Shiva, Philosopher, activist and co-author of Ecofeminism - Hand in hand: women's empowerment and sustainability -- 11. Quinn Bernier, Chiara Kovarik, Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Agnes Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute - Women's empowerment in sustainable agriculture -- 12. Isabel Bottoms and Amena Sharaf, Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights - The impacts of environmental mismanagement on Egypt's poor -- 13. Nathalie Holvoet and Liesbeth Inberg, University of Antwerp - How gender-sensitive are National Adaptation Programmes of Action? Selected findings from a desk review of thirty-one sub-Saharan African countries -- 14. Shukri Haji Ismail Bandare and Fatima Jibrell, NGO leaders - Women, conflict and the environment in Somali society -- 15. Esther Mwangi, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) - Gender, participation and community forestry: lessons from beneath the canopy -- 16. Barbara Stocking, Former CEO of Oxfam GB - Putting gender equality at the heart of Oxfam's work -- 17. Nidhi Tandon, Networked Intelligence for Development, Canada - From individual to communal rights: empowering women for sustainable use of natural resources -- 18. Maria Mies, Sociologist, activist and co-author of Ecofeminism - Mother Earth -- 19. Sarah Fisher, Population and Sustainability Network - Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a win-win for women and sustainability -- 20. Kate Metcalf and colleagues, UK Women's Environmental Network - The power of grassroots action for women's empowerment and the environment -- 21. Marylyn Haines Evans, National Federation of Women's Institutes - One hundred years of collective action for environmental change -- 22. Juliet Davenport, CEO of Good Energy - The impact of gender balance in the renewable energy sector -- 23. Emma Howard Boyd, 30% Club for women in business leadership - More women in business for a sustainable economy -- 24. Fiona Reynolds, Former director general of the National Trust - Sustainability is about people -- 25. Cathy Newman, Journalist and TV presenter for Channel 4 News, UK - Sexism and gender equality in British politics -- 26. Sarah Richardson, Historian, University of Warwick - Mistresses of their own destiny: a history of women's empowerment in nineteenth-century British politics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910798096303321 |
| London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Why women will save the planet : a collection of articles for friends of the earth / / edited by Jenny Hawley
| Why women will save the planet : a collection of articles for friends of the earth / / edited by Jenny Hawley |
| Edizione | [First edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (301 p.) |
| Disciplina | 333.720820922 |
| Soggetto topico |
Women environmentalists
Environmentalism The environment Feminism & feminist theory Gender studies: women Political activism Social impact of environmental issues Sustainability |
| ISBN |
1-350-22400-6
1-78360-581-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Jenny Hawley - Introduction -- 1. Diane Elson, University of Essex - Women's empowerment and environmental sustainability in the context of international UN agreements -- 2. Wanjira Maathai, Green Belt Movement, Kenya - Women as drivers of forest restoration to combat climate change -- 3. Lyla Mehta and Melissa Leach, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex - Why do gender equality and sustainability go hand in hand?4. Caroline Lucas, UK Green Party MP - Is there a specific role for women in helping to achieve environmental sustainability through politics?5. Susan Buckingham, Feminist geographer, Brunel University - The institutionalisation and masculinisation of environmental knowledge -- 6. Yvonne Orengo, Andrew Lees Trust - Media empowering women in southern Madagascar -- 7. Julie A. Nelson, Economist, University of Massachusetts Boston - Empowering a balanced and useful economics of sustainability: the role of gender -- 8. Anna Fitzpatrick, Centre for Sustainable Fashion, University of the Arts London - The role of fashion in bringing about social and ecological change -- 9. Celia Alldridge, Activist with the World March of Women - How the defence of the commons and territories has become a core part of feminist, anti-capitalist struggles -- 10. Vandana Shiva, Philosopher, activist and co-author of Ecofeminism - Hand in hand: women's empowerment and sustainability -- 11. Quinn Bernier, Chiara Kovarik, Ruth Meinzen-Dick and Agnes Quisumbing, International Food Policy Research Institute - Women's empowerment in sustainable agriculture -- 12. Isabel Bottoms and Amena Sharaf, Egyptian Centre for Economic and Social Rights - The impacts of environmental mismanagement on Egypt's poor -- 13. Nathalie Holvoet and Liesbeth Inberg, University of Antwerp - How gender-sensitive are National Adaptation Programmes of Action? Selected findings from a desk review of thirty-one sub-Saharan African countries -- 14. Shukri Haji Ismail Bandare and Fatima Jibrell, NGO leaders - Women, conflict and the environment in Somali society -- 15. Esther Mwangi, Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) - Gender, participation and community forestry: lessons from beneath the canopy -- 16. Barbara Stocking, Former CEO of Oxfam GB - Putting gender equality at the heart of Oxfam's work -- 17. Nidhi Tandon, Networked Intelligence for Development, Canada - From individual to communal rights: empowering women for sustainable use of natural resources -- 18. Maria Mies, Sociologist, activist and co-author of Ecofeminism - Mother Earth -- 19. Sarah Fisher, Population and Sustainability Network - Sexual and reproductive health and rights: a win-win for women and sustainability -- 20. Kate Metcalf and colleagues, UK Women's Environmental Network - The power of grassroots action for women's empowerment and the environment -- 21. Marylyn Haines Evans, National Federation of Women's Institutes - One hundred years of collective action for environmental change -- 22. Juliet Davenport, CEO of Good Energy - The impact of gender balance in the renewable energy sector -- 23. Emma Howard Boyd, 30% Club for women in business leadership - More women in business for a sustainable economy -- 24. Fiona Reynolds, Former director general of the National Trust - Sustainability is about people -- 25. Cathy Newman, Journalist and TV presenter for Channel 4 News, UK - Sexism and gender equality in British politics -- 26. Sarah Richardson, Historian, University of Warwick - Mistresses of their own destiny: a history of women's empowerment in nineteenth-century British politics |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807436503321 |
| London [England] : , : Zed Books, , 2018 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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