Climate action has historically had a gender-neutral lens, but this lack of intentionality allows underlying biases to sneak in and negatively impact women, says gender and climate researcher Zineb Sqalli. Using Vienna, Austria’s gender-equal urban planning program as a model for how women can be included in every step of building a green economy, Sqalli offers solutions for advancing both sustainability and gender equality – at the same time.
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Jonesy!
October 27, 2022 at 12:02 pm
At no time other than now has women been more equal to man in society than it is today.
Perhaps there are few places that can be improved but on the whole, women do have the choice to be and do whatever they want.
To say they are being stopped in some way isn’t true.
What is true is the choices women decide to make for themselves.
Women can do any job they want, all they need to do is gain the skills to do it and put in the time and effort.
What you have to remember, more so when it comes to highly paid job or the further up the ladder you go, you have to compete with more people for that job and so only those skilled enough and willing enough and of course, the right attitude will get those jobs.
When people win, others lose, it’s simple.
The only thing that stops women is themselves and the choices they make.
Money is ok to a point and has even been shown that once you earn ‘ can’t remember the amount ‘ of money, it doesn’t bring any more long term happiness!
It’s worth also remembering that there are going to be sacrifices you have to make and are you willing to make those sacrifices?
Men are more inclined to do so because they will give the time which can be very long days in some jobs and some even take it home with them but are women willing to do the same even if it means not having a family or the time to speand with them?
These days both men and women work and there is nothing at all wrong with that as long as you realise that to do that, sometimes you aren’t going to be able to have other things and in some cases, give up so much of your life for the work you do that you don’t really have much time in a week, month or year to enjoy any of it.
Then before you know it, you’re old and retiring and at an age where you can’t enjoy the money as perhaps you once could when you were younger.
I think we are taught so much that a great job and money will bring us happiness without giving thought ourselves as to what we feel and think will make us happy in life.
Life is short and time passes so fast, do you want to spend a great deal of it working so much that you don’t have much of a life to speak of?
At the end of the day, the choice is yours and yours alone.
caroline bjerkelund
October 27, 2022 at 12:30 pm
Thank you for telling women what is what. Women would have never known, Thank you “man”
Baki Hanma
October 27, 2022 at 12:15 pm
Such an amazing speech delivered by a lady to know the importance of women representation in labor and employment as well all of us need a nation with equal opportunity and balance of development.
Christopher Weibel
October 27, 2022 at 12:26 pm
I understand then importance of equality, but if men and women gravitate towards different fields do you think re-education or affirmative action is needed to equal out interests?
Baki Hanma
October 27, 2022 at 12:33 pm
@Christopher Weibel i know that but not very field is different for women for those who made for women where we need to ensure the proper allocation of service
Lorenzo Blum
October 27, 2022 at 1:49 pm
Equality is a concept used in mathematics…
Baki Hanma
October 27, 2022 at 2:12 pm
@Lorenzo Blum it depend on person’s perspective in which angle he take to see it
Cats Paw
October 27, 2022 at 12:20 pm
Okay, ladies. Get out there and start stringing wire for the new transmission lines. And get busy constructing gigantic windmills. Hope you’re not acrophobic
Middle_Brother
October 27, 2022 at 12:24 pm
This speech is bigoted to non-binary people. Why does she only mention men and woman?
Logan Grimnar
October 27, 2022 at 12:24 pm
Oh, so the climate agenda is a laundering scheme for any and all organizations? Got it. If we pay more taxes to the government the weather will become more gooder and sexism will go away.
MAD
October 27, 2022 at 1:00 pm
I agree, and have a Viennese nephew I will send this to. ❤
joe joe
October 27, 2022 at 1:31 pm
I am Living in Vienna and the topic braught up is wrong.
Girls don’t use puclic space, because they are scared to get raped or butchered by some islamic idiots. read the news. Yesterday some idiots fight with knifes in Vienna and 3 of them got into the hospital because of it.
The “gender nutral” places work because islamic youth are not welcome there.
it is like xou compair gated comunity to the bronx.
DZ Think
October 27, 2022 at 2:19 pm
If women want equality with men in everything even in issues which target men specifically. So they should try try work as builders, plombiers or in oceans and mines or even such soldiers don’t tell me that there are some women do this. just look at statistics who die more because of these kind of work and this just one evidence that shows equality between men and women is impossible. It’s God who made them different each one have strength in some sides which the other doesn’t we have accepte this diversity and live natural without complexity without making efforts to overturn the innate laws
bergstrom oliver
October 27, 2022 at 2:27 pm
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dr. house. MD.
October 27, 2022 at 3:38 pm
Why are women so obsessed with themselves.
vmwindustries
October 27, 2022 at 3:43 pm
Please don’t do more gender division. Not sure the world can handle more women are not a thing, but they are when men are evil. Why slow down the fight against climate change. Just make more footpaths. Everyone likes footpaths, and the trees help clean the air, and cool the cities in the summer.
BruceKarrde
October 27, 2022 at 4:06 pm
Here is the harsh reality – while these women want a seat at the table of climate change actions, it’s the MEN who build the buildings, install the solar panels, and all.
Joe Stetz
October 27, 2022 at 4:13 pm
Stopping climate change is like trying to stop the San Andreas fault. YOU CAN’T. No tax will do anything but make elites Rich. This woman is a tribalist, women aren’t paid less. Just like police don’t shoot more unarked blacks than other skin colors. It’s a lie
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October 27, 2022 at 4:58 pm
Wokeism, feminism, climate hysteria, and all human culture are based in Satanism. Don’t believe me? Who’s birthday do you celebrate on Christmas? Why Easter bunnies and eggs? What are the days of the week named after? You probably have zero knowledge of your own culture.
theCarbonFreeze
October 27, 2022 at 6:30 pm
oh see i wasnt jazzed about saving the planet until I knew women would benefit. But seriously, why does every issue have to be framed under the guise of its effect on women specifically, like it only matters if it harms women specifically or if they can benefit? Im sick of this needlessly divisive rhetoric
Tbt Rees
October 28, 2022 at 11:48 am
Unless she is referring to countries where inequality exist and climate contribution rises are linked. Unfortunately its at the cost of sounding/being rhetoric to the countries that do.
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October 28, 2022 at 2:45 am
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October 27, 2022 at 9:59 pm
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October 30, 2022 at 5:17 pm
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October 27, 2022 at 10:00 pm
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October 28, 2022 at 2:40 am
Just when you think climate change activists couldn’t stoop any lower and say stupider things, I give you: Zineb Sqalli.
She should tour with Greta.
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October 28, 2022 at 4:55 am
Yikes the sexism in these comments
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Hein Pereboom
October 28, 2022 at 10:45 am
I don’t want to criticize women, because that is of course not allowed.
Her performance reminds me of a quote from Peter in the Bible: “it is better that women keep their mouths shut in public”.
That was true then, but it seems to hold true for some women now.
She probably gained her knowledge in a chicken coop with other like-minded women.
Hein Pereboom
October 29, 2022 at 8:31 am
@Mister_Whiskers Haha, my wife will never tell such nonsense as this human.
She has better things to do.
James Woodard
October 29, 2022 at 5:19 am
All B. S. …… JUST ONE HUGE SCAM !
Fufu Wa
October 29, 2022 at 6:53 am
Firstly I need to say I absolutely respect women and understand their needs. I support gender equality. But is it really good that we connect everything with gender equality? This video is disgusting, so much!