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Women and climate change : examining discourses from the Global North / Nicole Detraz.

By: Detraz, Nicole [author.].
Publisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, ©2023Description: x, 258 pages ; 23 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780262542074.Subject(s): Women and the environment -- Developed countries | Climatic changes -- Social aspects -- Developed countriesGenre/Form: Print books.
Contents:
Introduction: Where are the connections between gender and climate change? -- Employing a feminist methodology -- Women as vulnerable : precariousness in the face of climate change -- Women as caregivers : care roles and climate change -- Women as knowledgeable : expertise and competence in climate change -- Women as agents : participation and obstacles in climate change work -- Conclusions: Where do we go from here?
Summary: "This book investigates how women have been cast with regard to climate change science and policy-making, such as roles as victims, drivers of change, laborers, and saviors"--
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Where are the connections between gender and climate change? -- Employing a feminist methodology -- Women as vulnerable : precariousness in the face of climate change -- Women as caregivers : care roles and climate change -- Women as knowledgeable : expertise and competence in climate change -- Women as agents : participation and obstacles in climate change work -- Conclusions: Where do we go from here?

"This book investigates how women have been cast with regard to climate change science and policy-making, such as roles as victims, drivers of change, laborers, and saviors"--

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