Climate change is exacerbating child mortality in flood-prone areas of Bangladesh, prompting mothers to have larger families as a response to the fear of losing children to disasters.
The Van Gujjars – a pastoralist community in the Indian state of Uttarakhand – are on the frontline of climate change, but their role in forest management is limited by the rights they are denied.
In most countries around the world, domestic workers are excluded from general labour laws. Indonesia’s Domestic Worker Protection Bill can change that.
By
Sabina Puspita and Gabriela Fernando
What does the future hold for the millions of women left to work in Asia's agriculture sector battling a climate in collapse?
By
Gabriela Fernando and
Samanthi Gunawardana
The gender pension gap is particularly acute in the developing world. Sri Lanka’s experience illustrates how the mounting sovereign-debt crisis in developing countries could push even more older women into poverty.
By
Nisha Arunatilake
When half the global population is treated as an afterthought, research is less accurate, policy is less effective, and welfare is diminished.
By
Navika Mehta
Working on the lake gives women independence in a country where women are often destined to a life of servitude and denied the access to education, health and jobs.
A group of women worldwide are taking action to improve their lives by helping address climate change issues, such as the '1 Million Women' movement in Australia. Watch this video.
In a region where large hydro projects and expanding biofuel plantations coincide with an upcoming coal phaseout, a laissez-faire approach could worsen existing inequalities and mar the success of a clean energy buildout.