In every society, women and men have distinct socially constructed roles and responsibilities, needs and knowledge, and experience and expertise, all of which must be understood and integrated as essential components of effective climate change action.

Quick Analysis of Gender in UNFCCC Decisions

Looking at the data, significant progress toward, and gaps remaining for, gender-sensitive climate policy are evident:

• Out of current decisions that reference gender, while many explicitly refer to gender balance and enhancing women’s participation on boards and bodies, the majority now reference or use a gender-mainstreaming approach.
• Adaptation is so far the area in which the most robust gender-sensitive language has been integrated.

“Los efectos de la disparidad de género entre quienes toman las decisiones van más allá de las estadísticas generales. La falta de poder e influencia ejercida por las mujeres en la vida pública y política socava el progreso rumbo a un mundo en donde la pobreza es erradicada y donde hombres y mujeres son capaces de construir un futuro sostenible y seguro para ellos mismos y sus familias.”