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Strumigenys ayersthey. (Image courtesy of Philipp Hönle)
George Washington University
Scientists describing a new species of ant, Strumigenys ayersthey, have broken with conventional naming traditions and used the pronoun “they” instead of the traditional male or female form to promote nonbinary gender inclusivity.
University of Connecticut COP26 delegates stand with Sudanese-American poet and activist, Emtithal "Emi" Mahmoud, center. (University of Connecticut)
University of Connecticut
The UN COP conferences would be different if we listened more intently to those being directly impacted by the climate crisis.
A girl cooks yuka to make a drink, Napo Province, Ecuador. (Tomas Munita/Center for International Forestry Research)
Planet Forward Correspondent | George Washington University
Today at COP26, the theme is gender and industry. Our first story asks: Can COP26 become a turning point for gender responsive climate action?
The George Washington University
My project was on explaining the problems that are going on in Egypt right. Egypt is facing a huge increase of population in the last few years. However, people are not educated enough about using contraception methods to decrease the population... Read More
Planet Forward
The challenges of climate change can make what was already a tough situation for women famers worse.
Graphic Designer, Planet Forward
Women are more likely to treat the planet well, but also more likely to be affected by climate change.
Planet Forward
We caught up with the experts and students at our Women, Agriculture and Climate Change salon to ask what can be done to help women solve the coming hunger crisis.
Digital Media Producer, Planet Forward
The complicated problems of agriculture and climate change require complicated solutions, but Molly Brown and Tjada McKenna give us plenty of reasons to be hopeful for the women of the future.
Graphic Designer, Planet Forward
Women are vital to agriculture, but are not given the same access to land or resources as men. Check out the stats on how women could help feed the planet.
Planet Forward, The George Washington University School of Media and Public Affairs
Women have a huge impact on agriculture, but are we giving them the tools they need to help feed the planet? Planet Forward's next salon aims to find out.