Who Pays the Price for Climate Crisis

Mar 6, 2021 | Melanne Verveer and Jessica Smith
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President Joe Biden wasted no time after assuming office in taking unprecedented steps to advance women's equality within his own administration. With Kamala Harris as the vice president of the United States, a record number of women serving in the Cabinet and a new White House Gender Policy Council working to integrate women's interests across domestic, economic and foreign policy, this is a historic start. The critical next step is to translate these early commitments into concrete actions. As we mark International Women's Day, a top priority must be to apply a gender lens to one of the Biden administration's key issues: climate change. Much depends on the Biden Administration's commitment to inclusive climate policy measures. It has been well documented that women and girls are disproportionately impacted by climate change. But they are also one of the best and most underutilized forces to combat the climate crisis.