No news here, we are gay and we work in the environmental sector: recycling & solar panels. But studies after studies show that women care more than men about environmental protection.
A study last year: “Men litter more, recycle less and generally engage in more environmentally destructive behaviour, all to avoid being "associated with femininity" and to "safeguard their gender identity." This blows my mind, and I believe it too.
Do we need more women in decision making positions then? Christiana Figueres,@cfigueresthinks so, the head of the UN climate change convention when the Paris agreement was achieved in 2015. She has written a book,#TheFutureWeChoose, which describes the need to build gender equality as part of the solution to solve the climate crisis:
👉Unequivocal conclusion of years of research: women often have a leadership style the makes them open and sensitive to a wide range of views, and they are better at working collaboratively with a longer term perspective. These traits are essential to responding to the climate crisis.
👉Organisations take stronger climate action when they are led by women or a have a high proportion of women in decision-making roles.
👉Women legislators vote for environmental protections almost twice as frequently as men.
👉If you are a woman, now is the time to consider running for public office or being more assertive about a deserved promotion at work.
👉If you are a man, now is the time to support and encourage your female colleagues, friends and family members.
I strongly recommend you read#TheFutureWeChoose and follow @globaloptimism and listen to the podcast #outrageandoptimism
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