Si no es Feminista, no es Justa

The document critiques the current global energy system as a product of patriarchal extractivism and capitalism that disproportionately harms women, particularly in the Global South. It warns against 'greenwashing' (maquillaje verde) and 'purplewashing' (maquillaje violeta), where corporations use environmental and gender-equality narratives to mask continued exploitation. The authors advocate for a 'just and feminist energy transition' centered on the sustainability of life, public ownership, and the recognition of care work, rather than market-driven technological fixes.

• The current energy system is rooted in colonialism and maintained by a neocolonial, neoliberal, and extractivist political economy that prioritizes capital accumulation over the sustainability of life.
• The report identifies 'greenwashing' (maquillaje verde) as a strategy where states and companies present projects as environmentally friendly while continuing to prioritize profit and environmental destruction.
• The transition to renewable energy risks replicating old injustices through 'green grabbing' and new forms of extractivism for minerals, which often involve forced labor and gender-based violence in the Global South.
• The document describes 'purplewashing' (maquillaje violeta) as the corporate co-optation of feminism, where companies promote gender equality to legitimize their actions while ignoring the gendered impacts of their operations outside Europe.
• Technocratic visions of energy transition often ignore 'endosomatic' energy—the energy generated by bodies through care work—which is essential for the current system but remains invisible and undervalued.
• A just and feminist energy transition must be a popular political project characterized by public ownership, energy democracy, and a shift toward a regenerative economy that includes degrowth.
• The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted a systemic 'crisis of care,' revealing how the patriarchal and capitalist system relies on the unpaid or underpaid labor of women to compensate for its failures.
• The report emphasizes the need for a 'right to repair' and increased investment in recycling to avoid a new global race for mineral extraction.

APA

Fernandes, M. (2021). Si no es Feminista, no es Justa. Friends of the Earth International. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Si-no-es-feminista-no-es-justa_ATI.pdf

Chicago

Fernandes, Marianna. Si no es Feminista, no es Justa. Friends of the Earth International, 2021. https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Si-no-es-feminista-no-es-justa_ATI.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{fernandes2021feminista, author = {Fernandes, Marianna}, title = {{Si no es Feminista, no es Justa}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, year = {2021}, month = nov, url = {https://www.foei.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Si-no-es-feminista-no-es-justa_ATI.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }