Climate Change Will Affect Women More Severely Than Men

To celebrate International Women’s Day, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) released a report entitled “Gender and Climate Change” that explores how women will be disproportionately impacted by climate change. The report explores how natural disasters and weather changes exacerbate extant inequalities in race, social class or political power. The report advocates for centering women’s voices in policy-making and disaster preparedness, as well as in all aspects of governance.