One of the most dangerous outcomes of climate change is the way in which it rapidly exacerbates the already existing inequalities and entrenching of toxic power relations especially between men and women. While it is laudable that the UNFCCC negotiations have integrated gender equity principles within the agreements, it is important that a robust understanding of women’s experiences in their totality in addition to rejecting essentialist tropes over their lives is the foundation for any meaningful outcome. The common ‘add and stir’ approach to gender justice work must be rejected. Photo credit: UN Photos/Martine Perret
