The gender gap in the global economy will take 131 years to close, according to the latest data from the World Economic Forum.
But the good news is that women are becoming increasingly empowered to become environmental stewards, contributing to and benefitting from climate action, Mashable reports.
"The Gender Action Plan agreed by governments under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change calls for women’s full, equal, and meaningful participation in the international climate process," says the site.
"This involvement contributes to more effective, inclusive, and sustainable solutions while addressing gender inequities."
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Resource Generation, a group of young people who grew up wealthy, wish to give something back. They published a letter this week that implies advocacy and participation in structural change that will ultimately improve the resourcing of schools in Pennsylvania.