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Environmental Awareness

 
Younger women still struggle to take their place as leaders in business, politics, activism, and academia. We may be dissuaded from leadership due to lack of confidence, experience, or positive influences. YWTF-NYC provides resources and opportunities for younger women to develop our leadership skills and become leaders in our community. We hope to create a vibrant pool of younger female leaders who will lead this and future generations with strength and integrity.



Resources

News


Women's Environmental Network (http://www.wen.org.uk/): Education empowering and informing women and men who care about the environment.

Grist (www.grist.org): Environmental news and green living tips from Grist, the most recognizable voice in environmental journalism

Treehugger (www.treehugger.com): TreeHugger is the leading media outlet dedicated to driving sustainability mainstream. Partial to a modern aesthetic, we strive to be a one-stop shop for green news, solutions, and product information.

Ideal Bite (www.idealbite.com): Daily eco-living tips for "light green" consumers, delivered via email. Tip archive and daily weblog.

Justmeans (www.justmeans.com): a social utility where you can talk about your good work with companies and people who matter. Discuss about health, climate change, etc.




Organizations

WEDO (www.wedo.org): an international organization that advocates for women's equality in global policy

Women's Voices for the Earth (www.womenandenvironment.org): Women’s Voices for the Earth (WVE) is a national organization that engages women to advocate for the right to live in a healthy environment.

Committee on Women, Population, & the Environment (www.cwpe.org): (CWPE) is a multi-racial alliance of feminist community organizers, scholarly activists, and health practitioners committed to promoting the social and economic empowerment of women in a context of global peace and justice; and to eliminating poverty.

UNEP, Gender and the Environment (http://www.unep.org/gender_env/About/index.asp)


Books

Daughters of Development

Women Pioneers for the Environment

Living in the Environment

Sustaining the Earth

Greenbelt Movement

Unbowed: A Memoir

Women and the Environment http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=468&ArticleID=4488&l=en

 

Compiled by Amie Figueiredo


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