A study on gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development/Une Etude sur l'Egalite des Genres en tant que Prerequis du developpement durable.

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A study on gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development

Authors: Johnsson-Latham, G.

Produced by: Gender and Environment/Genero y ambiente (2007) To what extent do women live more sustainably than men, leave a smaller ecological footprint and cause less climate change? This ideas paper studies what we know about gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development. The author illustrates how a gender perspective can facilitate more sustainable economic growth and well-being, directed more towards counter acting female time-poverty as compared to material consumption primarily benefiting rich men while also creating more job opportunities within the service sector which can help increase overall human wellbeing. Areas considered within this study include: welfare perceptions and gender equality; how sustainability is measured: ecological footprints and other indicators; actual and unsustainable consumption: by rich and poor men and women; women's and men's mobility, transport needs and CO2 emissions. Available online at: http:// www.eldis.org/cf/rdr/?doc=37607&em=220708&sub=gender

Une Etude sur l'Egalite des Genres en tant que Prerequis du developpement durable

Auteurs: Johnsson-Latham, G.

Produit par: Genre et Environnement/Genero y ambiente (2007) Dans quelle mesure les femmes vivent-elles plus viablement que les...