Katrina Rabeler published this piece in Yes! Magazine and explains why society cannot hope to mitigate the impacts of climate change if they ignore women’s voices. Women’s rights and equality go hand-in-hand with implementing climate policies, she argues. On one hand, women are often primary victims of climate and natural disasters; on the other hand they also have greater control over sustainable economies through their purchasing power as consumers. Women’s ideas of solutions position them to assist in developing a more sustainable future for everyone and thus their voices cannot be ignored. Photo credit: Pablo Tosco/Oxfam/Flickr
