Enhancing Women's Participation in Environmental Leadership

Abstract

This chapter explores the barriers women experience regarding environmental leadership and potential solutions and prospects for boosting female participation. Women continue to be restricted to lower-status occupations, mainly in administrative fields, despite recent efforts to improve gender representation. Multiple reasons contribute to this inequality, including discriminatory practices, inadequate access to resources and opportunities, and societal expectations around gender roles. Efforts to remedy women's underrepresentation in leadership roles should employ various tactics. These can include enacting gender-diverse policies and practices, providing mentorship and support to women seeking progress, and creating opportunities for leadership development. Organisations prioritising diversity and inclusion can foster an inclusive climate that encourages women to take on roles in environmental leadership.