COP26: Why we need more women at the top tackling climate change
About 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, but only 19% of International Monetary Fund and World Bank board members are female.
About 80% of people displaced by climate change are women, but only 19% of International Monetary Fund and World Bank board members are female.
Examining the wider composition of the U.K. COP26 team, there is higher representation of women (45%), but their roles tend to relate to event organizing, or they serve as Advisors rather than the core team members. This gendered division of labor at the COP26 leadership team is characteristic of wider systemic issues in climate negotiations.
Over 400 female climate leaders have signed an open letter to the British Government calling for greater accountability and transparency on gender equality at COP26.