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'''Ecofeminism''' is a branch of feminism that encompasses the concepts of ecology and feminism. | '''Ecofeminism''' is a branch of feminism that encompasses the concepts of ecology and feminism. | ||
Although the term originated in the 1970s, many consider that ecofeminist practices have existed for much longer. Just as it is customary to speak of feminisms in the plural rather than feminism, ecofeminists will often use the term in the plural, to represent the diversity of experiences and points of view. Most agree that there is a connection (spiritual, material, or both) between the oppressions experienced by women and environmental destruction. | Although the term originated in the 1970s, many consider that ecofeminist practices have existed for much longer. <ref>https://earth.org/ecofeminism/</ref> Just as it is customary to speak of feminisms in the plural rather than feminism, ecofeminists will often use the term in the plural (ecofeminisms), to represent the diversity of experiences and points of view. Most agree that there is a connection (spiritual, material, or both) between the oppressions experienced by women and environmental destruction. <ref>L. Jarosz, Feminist Political Ecology, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001, Pages 5472-5475, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B0080430767041346</ref> | ||
== Understanding why | == Understanding why feminism is climate justice == | ||
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*Climate change causes communities to be forced to move to new areas. Women are more susceptible to gender-based violence in these situations, such as conflict-related sexual violence, humans trafficking, and child marriage. <ref>United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls</ref> | *Climate change causes communities to be forced to move to new areas. Women are more susceptible to gender-based violence in these situations, such as conflict-related sexual violence, humans trafficking, and child marriage. <ref>United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls</ref> | ||
*Women also experience unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections due to loss of access to sexual and reproductive health services. <ref>United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls</ref> | *Women also experience unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections due to loss of access to sexual and reproductive health services. <ref>United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls</ref> | ||
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*Women and young girls are at greater risk of emotional, physical, and sexual violence by men after climate disasters or other stressful events caused by climate change. | *Women and young girls are at greater risk of emotional, physical, and sexual violence by men after climate disasters or other stressful events caused by climate change. <ref>United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls</ref> | ||
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| style="width: 100%;" | '''<span style=""></span>'''[[image:800px-F_k93v5ur74-scaled-4120950346.jpeg|300x300px|left|middle|border]]'''Vandana Shiva'''<span style=""> (India) is known for her fight against GMOs and for the preservation of traditional agricultural knowledge, she is considered an important ecofeminist figure of our time</span><p>'''<span style=""><br></span>'''</p> | | style="width: 100%;" | '''<span style=""></span>'''[[image:800px-F_k93v5ur74-scaled-4120950346.jpeg|300x300px|left|middle|border]]'''Vandana Shiva'''<span style=""> (India) is known for her fight against GMOs and for the preservation of traditional agricultural knowledge, she is considered an important ecofeminist figure of our time</span><p>'''<span style=""><br></span>'''</p> | ||
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Ecofeminism is a branch of feminism that encompasses the concepts of ecology and feminism. Although the term originated in the 1970s, many consider that ecofeminist practices have existed for much longer. [1] Just as it is customary to speak of feminisms in the plural rather than feminism, ecofeminists will often use the term in the plural (ecofeminisms), to represent the diversity of experiences and points of view. Most agree that there is a connection (spiritual, material, or both) between the oppressions experienced by women and environmental destruction. [2]
Understanding why feminism is climate justice
Livelihoods of women in the Global South |
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Violence and health consequences as climate migrants |
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MMIWGT2S crisis links resource extraction |
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Climate disaster increases incidents of violence |
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Negative impacts on mother's and child's health |
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Important eco-feminist leaders
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- ↑ https://earth.org/ecofeminism/
- ↑ L. Jarosz, Feminist Political Ecology, International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences, 2001, Pages 5472-5475, https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B0080430767041346
- ↑ UNWOMAN. (2022). Explainer: How gender inequality and climate change are interconnected. https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/explainer/2022/02/explainer-how-gender-inequality-and-climate-change-are-interconnected
- ↑ United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls
- ↑ United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls
- ↑ https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2020/5/5/pipelines-man-camps-and-murdered-indigenous-women-in-canada
- ↑ United Nation Population Funds. (2021). Five ways climate change hurts women and girls. https://www.unfpa.org/news/five-ways-climate-change-hurts-women-and-girls
- ↑ Howell, M., Pinckney, J. & White, L. (2020). Black Women, Reproductive Justice, and Environmental Justice. http://blackrj.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/6217-IOOV_EnviroJustice.pdf