International Women’s Day 2017

A statement by Friends of the Earth International for International Women’s Day 2017, featuring testimonies from women and transgender environmental activists globally. The document argues that environmental justice is inseparable from gender and social justice, highlighting how patriarchal and capitalist systems exacerbate environmental destruction and marginalize women and transgender people in activism.

• Environmental activists argue that gender and environmental justice are inextricably linked, rejecting the notion that climate change should be prioritized over rights for transgender people, Black people, or people with disabilities.
• Capitalist and patriarchal systems are identified as drivers of environmental degradation, including land grabbing, forest degradation, and pollution of air and water. These systems limit women's access to resources and often exclude them from compensation negotiations, which are assumed to be the domain of men.
• Women in the environmental movement face systemic barriers, including the sexual division of work that devalues reproductive and care work, a lack of funding for gender justice campaigns, and inadequate representation in leadership roles due to harassment and a culture where men are expected to lead.
• In the Philippines, political leadership has reportedly hindered gender justice, creating an environment that disempowers women and reduces activists to sexual objects, amidst ongoing issues of domestic violence, rape, and sex trafficking.
• In Uganda, a women-led movement of approximately 2,000 members has been established to promote food sovereignty and combat patriarchy, land injustice, and the harms of the fossil fuel industry and energy production.

APA

admin (2017). International Women’s Day 2017. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/international-womens-day-2017/

Chicago

admin. International Women’s Day 2017. Friends of the Earth International, 2017. https://www.foei.org/international-womens-day-2017/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |last1=admin |title=International Women’s Day 2017 |publisher=Friends of the Earth International |date=8 March 2017 |url=https://www.foei.org/international-womens-day-2017/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{admin2017international, author = {admin}, title = {{International Women’s Day 2017}}, publisher = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2017}, month = mar, url = {https://www.foei.org/international-womens-day-2017/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }