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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: 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
E-Mail: arkaiser@illinois.edu
Phone: 217-333-6221
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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.