Bragadóttir, Ester, (2021) Why Women Should be at the Forefront of Fighting Climate Change. Bachelor thesis, Global Responsibility & Leadership (GRL).
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Abstract
Climate change is seen as one of the greatest contemporary challenges, with its effects severely affecting both the natural environment and human security. While all of humanity is expected to experience the challenges of the crisis, women, alongside other marginalized groups, will disproportionately face the consequences. Simultaneously, women show more promising pro-environmental behavior in combating the crisis. Yet, women’s voices remain a minority in solution- and decision-making practices surrounding climate change, minimizing their wider influence. By engaging with philosophical arguments supported by empirical evidence, this paper debates if women should be at the forefront of the battle against climate change. Utilizing arguments from the field of ecofeminism, the interconnections between women and nature, are argued to connect the two, giving women better agency in nature’s favor. Mutual oppression posed on both, and flourished by Western cultures, is argued to give women, and other oppressed groups, an insight that cannot be understood by others who do not share the same experiences. Therefore, while the issue endures highly intersectional, gender is presented as a starting point of analysis. Moreover, women in leadership worldwide have shown action in favor of those most affected by the crisis as well as the environment. This promising behavior is believed to portray caring traits imperative to tackle the crisis in a reasonable manner. Next, a discussion on structural injustices and the responsibility of the oppressed is provided. Lastly, the paper is concluded as well as limitations and ideas for further philosophical reflections on the matter are provided.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Bachelor) |
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| Name supervisor: | Roumeas, E. and Hendriks, A. |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Sep 2021 08:40 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Sep 2021 08:40 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/73 |
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