Women in Science, Climate Change, Climate Action, Environment

This job posting is focused on women in science, climate change, and environmental action in Canada. It highlights various organizations and initiatives that support women's roles in environmental sustainability and climate activism. The post celebrates International Women's Day and provides resources for women-focused environmental groups, emphasizing the importance of women's contributions to addressing climate change and promoting sustainability.
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In celebration of International Women's Day, we've compiled this list of women-focused environmental organizations. (Hiring? Post here.)



Women, Environment & Sustainability — groups & organizations in Canada & beyond




Women's Healthy Environments Network (WHEN) Canada


Prevent Cancer Now | Breast Cancer Action Quebec
Environmental Health Clinic – Women's College Hospital | more


Women and Environments Magazine



Women in Renewable Energy Canada
Women in Cleantech Canada
Women for Climate – Mentors: Vancouver | Montreal | Toronto | more



Women in Sustainability (US/global)
Women in Sustainability (UK/USA/global)
Women in Cleantech & Sustainability (USA)
Women's Environmental Sustainability Network Ottawa



Women in Polar Science (global)
Women in Dev (global)



Fashion Takes Action



Native Women's Association of Canada
Indigenous People, Nature & Environment | Jobs


Peace, nonviolence, conflict resolution




Canadian Voice of Women for Peace (VOW)
Women, Peace & Security Network Canada (WPSN-C) (2)
Peace groups and organizations in Canada and beyond
Women & pacifism (links, resources, articles)
Global: WILPF | PeaceWomen


Events




Women's Climate Strike (past event) related resources


Girls, youth & young women (outdoor adventure & environment)




Roots & Shoots (age 18+)
Outward Bound Canada (outdoor adventures)
Canadian Camping Association – Summer Camps
Inspiring Girls (age 16+)
Girls on Ice Canada (for young women)
Girl Guides / Scouting & Guiding in Canada / Girls Action Foundation
Take Me Outside | Outside Play | Wiki | Jobs


Global / international development




Women and Gender Constituency / Combatting Climate Change
Women's Earth and Climate Action Network
Women's Earth Alliance
Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN)
Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO)
Empower Women for Climate
Nobel Women's Initiative


Articles




Women / female environmentalists in Canada
Women and the environment
Meet 15 Women leading the fight against Climate Change
Gender and climate change
Organic agriculture and women's empowerment | jobs
The new climate revolution will be led by women (National Observer)
Climate action by and for women (UN Women)
Women's outdoor adventure
Women in science


Women Environmentalists in Canada & beyond




Magaret Atwood (poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, inventor) website
Maude Barlow (author, activist, Council of Canadians, The Blue Planet Project)
Tzeporah Berman (environmental activist, campaigner, writer)
Roberta Bondar (astronaut, physician, scientific researcher, photographer, author, environment...) Foundation
Nicole Bruinsma (doctor, anti-pesticide advocate)
Severn Cullis-Suzuki (environmental activist, speaker, TV host, author)
Sarah Harmer (singer, songwriter, environmental activist)
Jane Jacobs (journalist, author, activist, Janes Walk)
Naomi Klein (author, social activist, filmmaker)
Elizabeth May (environmentalist, author, activist, lawyer, politician, MP)
Diana Beresford-Kroeger (author, botanist, climate change advocate)
Catherine McKenna (former Minister of Environment and Climate Change; founder, Climate and Nature Solutions)
Katharine Hayhoe, Climate scientist and communicator



List of women environmentalists in Canada: Wikipedia | Google


Global




Julia Butterfly Hill (environmental activist, tax redirection advocate, author, website)
Helen Caldicott (physician, author, anti-nuclear advocate, If You Love This Planet)
Rachel Carson (marine biologist, author, conservationist, Silent Spring)
Jane Fonda (actress, activist, environmentalist)
Jane Goodall (primatologist, anthropologist, conservationist, Jane Goodall Institute)
Wangari Maathai (social, environmental and political activist, Nobel Peace Prize recipient)
Vandana Shiva (scholar, environmental activist, food sovereignty advocate, ecofeminist, anti-globalisation author) (search)
Sandra Steingraber (biologist, author, cancer survivor, Living Downstream)
Greta Thunberg (climate change activist, School Strike for Climate / Fridays for Future)


And you! Environmental Jobs | Board positions | Volunteer | How to be an activist | How to save the world in your spare time




International Women's Day is a global holiday celebrated annually on March 8 to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.



It is also a focal point in the women's rights movement, bringing attention to issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and violence and abuse against women. — More: Wikipedia | UN Women | more | more




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