This article on the Common Dreams website was written by Osprey Orielle Lake, Founder and Executive Director of the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network (WECAN) International and Co-Chair of International Advocacy for the Global Alliance for the Rights of Nature. Lake talks about the negative effects of climate change on women around the world, especially Indigenous women and women from developing countries, relating this issue to the problem of patriarchy and gender disparity worldwide. WECAN’s founder also writes about the power women have in climate action and the influence women can have in decision-making, mentioning international environmental treaties and government participation. Photo credit: via Twitter @WECAN_INTL