Climate Change and Gender in Rich Countries: Work, public policy and action

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Climate change is at the forefront of ideas about public policy, the economy and labour issues. However, the gendered dimensions of climate change and the public policy issues associated with it in wealthy nations are much less understood. Climate Change and Gender in Rich Countries covers a wide range of issues dealing with work and working life. The book demonstrates the gendered distinctions in both experiences of climate change and the ways that public policy deals with it. The book draws on case studies from the UK, Sweden, Australia, Canada, Spain and the US to address key issues such as: how gendered distinctions affect the most vulnerable; paid and unpaid work; and activism on climate change. It is argued that including gender as part of the analysis will lead to more equitable and stronger societies as solutions to climate change advance. This volume will be of great relevance to students, scholars, trade unionists and international organisations with an interest in climate change, gender, public policy and environmental studies. Climate Change and Gender in Rich Countries- Front Cover Climate Change and Gender in Rich Countries Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Contents List of figures List of tables Contributors Acknowledgements PART I: Context and overview Chapter 1: Introduction: Why gender matters when dealing with climate change Gender analysis in rich countries The book Notes References Chapter 2: Masculinities of global climate change: Exploring ecomodern, industrial and ecological masculinity Introduction Making masculinities visible in climate change politics Ecomodern masculinity Industrial masculinity Ecological masculinity Discussion: Masculinities in a fossil fuel burning world References Chapter 3: It’s not just the numbers: Challenging masculinist working practices in climate change decision-making in UK government and environmental non-governmental organizations Introduction Gender mainstreaming Conclusions Notes References PART II: Challenges for paid and unpaid work Chapter 4: Women and low energy construction in Europe: A new opportunity? Introduction: Meeting energy targets Women in construction VET transformation Labour process transformation Conclusions References Chapter 5: Renewable inequity? Women’s employment in clean energy in industrialized, emerging and developing economies Introduction A global summary of women’s employment in RE Conclusion References Chapter 6: UK environmental and trade union groups’ struggles to integrate gender issues into climate change analysis and activism Introduction and methodology UK trade unions’ grey literature on gender and climate change UK environmental groups’ grey literature on gender and climate change Academic literature on gender, climate change in UK trade unions and environmental groups Interviews with feminist activists in UK trade unions and environmental groups Conclusion References Chapter 7: Transporting difference at work: Taking gendered intersectionality seriously in climate change agendas Introduction Why transportation and gender matter in work and climate change debates Intersecting gender and transportation through a climate change lens Conclusions: Policy and planning considerations References Chapter 8: The US example of integrating gender and climate change in training: Response to the 2008–9 recession Women in green sectors and jobs Conclusions Notes References PART III: Vulnerability, insecurity and work Chapter 9: Gendered outcomes in post-disaster sites: Public policy and resource distribution Introduction Examples from the Black Saturday fires Discussion Conclusion References Chapter 10: Climate change, traditional roles and work: Interactions in the Inuit Nunangat Introduction Climate change in the Arctic: Symptoms The Inuit Gender and work in the Nunangat Climate change, gender, and work Conclusion Notes References Chapter 11: Towards humane jobs: Recognizing gendered and multispecies intersections and possibilities Introduction Industrial agriculture, labour and climate change Acknowledgements References PART IV: Rural and resource communities Chapter 12: “Maybe tomorrow will be better”: Gender and farm work in a changing climate Introduction Climate change in the Canadian prairies Gendering climate change Conclusion: At the crossroads of gender, work and climate Acknowledgments References Chapter 13: Understanding the gendered labours of adaptation to climate change in forest-based communities through different models of analysis Introduction Research gaps Conclusion Acknowledgements Note References Chapter 14: The complex impacts of intensive resource extraction on women, children and Aboriginal peoples: Towards contextually-informed approaches to climate change and health Introduction Background: Unconventional natural gas development in northern British Columbia Conclusion References PART V: Public policy and activism Chapter 15: How a gendered understanding of climate change can help shape Canadian climate policy Background Ensuring the engagement of women in climate policy development A gender perspective on Canadian climate regulations Conclusion Acknowledgements References Chapter 16: The integration of gender in climate change mitigation and adaptation in Québec: Silos and possibilities Introduction Methodology Conclusion Notes References Chapter 17: Urban form through the lens of gender relations and climate change: Cases from North America and Europe Introduction Gender, climate change and urban form Comparing Canada and Spain Conclusion and moving forward Note References Chapter 18: Canadian Indigenous female leadership and political agency on climate change Introduction Extraction, environmental justice and Indigenous women’s leadership Conclusion Notes References Chapter 19: Using information about gender and climate change to inform green economic policies Introduction Concepts of green jobs and a green economy Green economy Conclusions Notes References Index