“Women and Climate Change: Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacities” by Lorena Aguilar
from State of the World 2009: Into a Warming World

— “Celebrating International Women’s Day and 35 Years of Gender Work” from Worldwatch Institute

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As Worldwatch celebrates its 35th anniversary this year, we are proud to look back on 35 years of research promoting the essential role of gender equality in building a sustainable world. One of the first reports Worldwatch published in 1975 was titled “Women in Politics: A Global Review,” and since then Worldwatch researchers have continued to highlight the need to improve the status of women worldwide.

In honor of International Women’s Day on March 8, Worldwatch Vice President for Programs Robert Engelman will participate in a March 6 panel organized by the New York University Steinhardt School and Brighter Green entitled “Half the Sky: Climate Change, Women, & Population,” presenting findings from his recent book More: Population, Nature, and What Women Want. …