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We examine the intersection of climate change, public health, and economic mobility, and illuminate their disparate and often ignored impacts on women. With the first climate and gender beat of any global nonprofit newsroom, we focus on pinpointing causes, impact, and solutions and highlight how climate change is inherently linked with GBV in the community.

Amid Smoldering E-Waste In The West Bank, Activists Fight For Reform

Burning electronic waste to extract metals for resale is toxic, illegal, and common in the Palestinian Territories. Can activists forge a new path?

by Shira Rubin

This article was originally published in Undark.

Women in Ghana Battle a U.S.-Owned Gold Mine for Land and Livelihood

Yaa Konadu wasn’t at the farm when the men came to take it away from her. “Come,” said one of her workers, who called the 74-year-old grandmother at her home in town with the bad…

by Sophia Jones

This article was originally published in Sierra Magazine.

Trump Pulled Out of the Paris Climate Agreement—And Women of All Ages Will Feel It

Women and girls are bearing the brunt of the consequences of climate change.

by Christina Asquith

This article was originally published in Glamour.

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Environment & Climate Change

Amid Smoldering E-Waste In The West Bank, Activists Fight For Reform

Women in Ghana Battle a U.S.-Owned Gold Mine for Land and Livelihood

Trump Pulled Out of the Paris Climate Agreement—And Women of All Ages Will Feel It

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