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
- Join online
- 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
- arkaiser@illinois.edu
- Phone
- 217-333-6221
- Views
- 127
- Originating Calendar
- Center for the Study of Global Gender Equity
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.