Women are less likely than men to recover after severe weather events such as extreme heat, drought, fires, storms, and floods. Why? Because systemic gender inequality has led to women having fewer resources and choices than men. With each climate-related disaster, the gender gaps in education, pay, digital technology and legal rights widen, and violence against women increases.

Zonta International’s Statement on Climate Change: a Gender Equality Issue shows how women are agents of change for intergenerational gender-equal climate justice and recommends a human-rights-based approach to solving the climate crisis and achieving greener, cleaner, and equal societies.