Climate Action Could Set Gender Equality Back by 15 Years

Climate action that aims at building a more viable future to all of us could actually have a negative impact on gender equality. By 2030, 65 million green jobs will be created but women represent 35% of STEM students globally. Women are less likely to participate in these retrainings widening the skill gap between men and women. We need to do something that seems very simple, yet very often overlooked: When investing in green projects, developing green products, crafting green legislations, we need to make sure that women, as well as men, will equally benefit. Not more, not less, just equally.