Nelaturu Sreekanth ReddyAIR 151 · CSE 2024 · 169 wordsTheir whole copy
Opening
As climate change is moving from global warming to global boiling, women are at a disadvantaged position due to double oppression.
Ex: Emergence of Water wives in Maharastra.
Body · points
Gender inequality from sociological Perspective
(1) Functionalist perspective:
→ Functionalists argue that gender roles are defined to maintain order and stability. → Due to those roles women don't get opportunity to be part of climate talks.
Criticism
→ This perspective perpetuate existing inequality. → Exclusion from decision making.
(2) Conflict perspective:
→ This perspective highlights the dominance of high class men in decision making without women's representation. → Highlights power dynamics and resource control.
Criticism
→ over emphasis on conflict without considering collaboration.
(3) Feminist perspective:
→ Feminists argue that non-inclusion of gender aspects in climate talks show the ingrained patriarchal mindset. → Vandana Shiva argued that both environment and women are exploited by the patriarchal men in her work on eco-feminism.
Close · a way forward
Promoting gender equality in climate talks can bring diverse perspectives to tackling the issue by co-ordinated and collaborative work.