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WGGP Faculty Affiliate Lecture: McKenzie Johnson "Gender in Environmental Conflict and Peacebuilding"

Event Type
Lecture
Sponsor
Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program
Location
306 Coble Hall, 801 S Wright St and via Zoom
Virtual
wifi event
Date
Apr 5, 2023   12:00 pm  
Speaker
McKenzie Johnson, Assistant Professor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
Cost
Free and open to the public
Registration
https://go.illinois.edu/AffiliateTalk
Contact
Anita Kaiser
E-Mail
arkaiser@illinois.edu
Phone
217-333-6221
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Women and Gender in Global Perspectives Program (WGGP)

Gender is increasingly recognized as a "cross cutting" concept in environmental security. Women in particular are viewed as a critical resource for mitigating (environmental) conflict and building peace. Reflecting the rising interest in "women as peacebuilders", I examine the role of gender in extractive conflict, drawing specifically on ongoing work in the US and Columbia. I argue that the evidence does support a uniquely important role for women in environmental conflict but that this role is generating novel challenges that may enhance women's vulnerability within the context of global environmental change.

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