Gender and Climate Justice by COPGendered

An approach to transitioning to a sustainable economy that prioritises the needs and rights of women and marginalised groups, aiming to address social, economic, and environmental injustices inherent in the process.

Refers to roles, behaviours, attributes and opportunities that society considers appropriate for ‘women’ and ’men’. Genders are socially constructed, learnt through socialisation processes and vary across cultures/societies and change over time. Gender is a spectrum that can include identities other than traditional binary ones.

Failure to recognise that the roles and responsibilities of women/girls and men/boys are ascribed to, or imposed upon, them in specific social, cultural, economic, and political contexts.

Integrating a gender equality perspective into all stages of policy processes, ensuring that both women’s and men’s concerns and experiences are considered in the design, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of policies and programmes across all societal spheres. Its ultimate aim is to achieve gender equality by ensuring that women and men benefit equally and that inequality is not perpetuated.

Policy, programme or situation that has no differential positive or negative impact in terms of gender relations or equality between women and men.

A set of socially proscribed behaviours and attitudes deemed appropriate or desirable for individuals based on their sex.

The ability to acknowledge and highlight existing gender differences, issues and inequalities, and consider them in the design and implementation of strategies and programmes.

Refers to minority gender identities outside of the traditional gender binary, which includes transgender women, transgender men, and non-binary people, among many other marginalised gender identities.

A broadly encompassing term for language practices aimed at avoiding bias, discrimination, or demeaning implications based on gender or sex. Its purpose is to avoid the choice of words that might imply one gender as the standard or norm.

A grassroots movement that leverages the residents of a particular location or community as the foundation for a political or economic initiative. These movements and organisations employ collective action at the local level to enact change that can resonate regionally, nationally, or even globally.