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Different discourses have shaped the way that sustainable development is approached, and women have become more integrated into shaping these ideas. The definition of sustainable development is highly debated, but is defined by Harcourt as a way to "establish equity between generations" and to take into account "social, economic, and environmental needs to conserve non-renewable resources" and ...
Staying Alive: Women, Ecology and Development by Vandana Shiva; Thinking Green! Essays on Environmentalism, Feminism, and Nonviolence by Petra Kelly; Tomorrow's Biodiversity by Vandana Shiva; Woman and Nature: The Roaring Inside Her by Susan Griffin; Breaking the Boundaries by Mary Mellor; Feminism and Ecology by Mary Mellor
Ecofeminism connects the exploitation and domination of women with that of the environment. As a way of repairing social and ecological injustices, ecofeminists feel that women must work towards creating a healthy environment and ending the destruction of the lands that most women rely on to provide for their families. [77]
Neanderthal women, who lived in the Siberian mountains around 54,000 years ago, left their homes to join their partners in other communities while the men stayed local, research suggests.
Women will be less likely to be selected to lead and be involved in politics to make decisions. [27] Women have been unable to become leaders in their communities due to financial, social and legal constraints. [27] [28] Organizational and cultural limitations also affect women in the fields where men are dominant. Those industries include ...
For example, the United Nations Human Development Report 2004 estimated that, on average, women work more than men when both paid employment and unpaid household tasks are accounted for. In rural areas of selected developing countries, women performed an average of 20 per cent more work than men, or an additional 102 minutes per day.
Secreta mulierum, also known as De secretis mulierum, is a natural philosophical text from the late thirteenth or early fourteenth century frequently attributed to Albertus Magnus, although it is more likely written by one of his followers. [1] Originally written in Latin, the title translates as The Secrets of Women or Of the Secrets of Women.
From ancient history to the modern day, the clitoris has been discredited, dismissed and deleted -- and women's pleasure has often been left out of the conversation entirely. Now, an underground art movement led by artist Sophia Wallace is emerging across the globe to challenge the lies, question the myths and rewrite the rules around sex and the female body.