Health & Fitness
Based on current trends, women won’t have equal representation in governments until 2134. This is so crucial because when it comes to organizing, strategizing and prioritizing, women have different values than men that first and foremost focus on the health of people and the planet over profits. Things like re-routing a bus route to pass by a women’s health clinic and schools. Or putting profits back into the local business and making sure all basic needs of the community are met and sustainable before considering other areas of focus. In my interview with Jessica Williamson, the North American Regional Director for World Information Transfer of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, we discuss:What exactly is ecofeminism.What role gender equality plays towards sustainable development in developing countries.Why the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 is the most important out of all the other 16 SDGs. How to tell a story to connect issues to individuals, creating change in the world. Jessica also shares her personal story that’s made her so passionate about gender equality and how it fuels her mission every day to support all women in rising up to the challenges of climate change, equal opportunity to lead and basic human rights for all. In the show she references:WIT World Information TransferVandana ShivaMaria MilesZaproot is the work Jessica was doing when she was 21!If you enjoyed this episode, please leave a rating and review, just scroll down under the podcast and you’ll see a spot to “write a review”. The world needs more conversations like this being shared. Feel free to share on social media or email a friend as well!