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Women

India's female cane cutters face child marriage and hysterectomy

India’s female cane cutters face child marriage and hysterectomy

Women and girls in India’s sugar fields are exposed to sexual harassment, backbreaking work and inadequate healthcare

Around the world, women are putting their lives on the line to defend the climate

Around the world, women are putting their lives on the line to defend the climate

Extractive industries are associated with higher rates of violence against women. Solving the climate crisis and gender inequality go hand in hand

Women and youth are leading Kenya's coral reef revival

Women and youth are leading Kenya’s coral reef revival

A programme to restore Kenya’s damaged coral reefs is creating jobs and boosting the fish catch in economically vulnerable communities

Gender remains one of climate change's great inequalities

Gender remains one of climate change’s great inequalities

Globally, women are more affected by climate change. Sweden’s deputy prime minister and the head of the Green Climate Fund say they must be brought into the discussion

Women's co-op dairy in Kenya breaks agricultural glass ceiling

Women’s co-op dairy in Kenya breaks agricultural glass ceiling

Raising cattle instead of selling firewood and charcoal is empowering women and allowing trees to grow back in a denuded part of rural Kenya

'Bad-ass business women' bring solar empowerment to Nepal

‘Bad-ass business women’ bring solar empowerment to Nepal

NGO that helps women overcome cultural taboos and start their own clean energy businesses to be awarded prize in London ceremony

South Asia's women suffer as climate migration rises

South Asia’s women suffer as climate migration rises

Feminization of environmental migration is already underway in South Asia but governments have been slow to recognise the role of climate change

Alcoholism, domestic abuse weakens climate resilience

Alcoholism, domestic abuse weakens climate resilience

Communities where alcohol use is rife are at greater risk of disintegration when extreme weather hits, finds study

Why women are key to tackling climate change

Why women are key to tackling climate change

IWD2016: Nine leaders from Africa, Europe, Asia and Latin America explain why women are the key to transforming society and helping communities become more climate resilient

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