How Empowering Women and Girls Can Help Stop Global Warming

Provided by: TED |Published on: August 1, 2021

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Synopsis

This TED talk describes the connections between climate change and gender equity.
Students will learn the three main ways to improve gender equity to reduce emissions: supporting women farmers, educating girls, and providing access to family planning and health care.

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Subjects: Science, Social Studies, Health

Authors: Dr. Katharine Wilkinson

Region: Global

Languages: English

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Positives

This video talks about impactful solutions available to address climate change that many people never hear about.
Students may be emotionally moved by the speaker's passion on the topic.

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It may be helpful to preview the video to address the many topics discussed.
There may be an ad on the YouTube platform.

Differentiation & Implementation

Starting the video at 3 minutes, 39 seconds will take you directly to the connections between gender equity and climate change.
The first segment provides an introduction and an overview of the solutions available to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, which can be used to introduce the many solutions of climate change and Project Drawdown.
Cross-curricular connections can be made with civics classes when discussing governmental policies or laws that may prevent women and girls from equally participating in society or having equal rights and access to resources.

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