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What feminist climate policy can look like in practice

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Published: March 6th, 2024,
Last updated: May 30th, 2025

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Lack of land titles is a problem for women in some regions and hinders climate action: The women in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have fought for them.
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As a result of socialization and gender roles, climate change affects women and men differently. This is true not only in the Global South but also in Europe. For instance, women shoulder most of the formal and informal care work. Climate change places even greater pressure on healthcare systems, leading to even more, often precarious or unpaid work for women. At the same time, they earn less on average, meaning they cannot invest in private preventive measures to the same extent as men. These are the findings of the „A Feminist Green Deal“ study by the social democratic Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

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