Climate justice

In 2009, gender equality actors met in Rio de Janeiro for the first MenEngage Global Symposium. The collective political declaration that came out of this convening noted that: 'One foundation of male-dominated societies has been the attempt by some men to dominate nature.  With catastrophic climate change and environmental degradation, these actions have had disastrous outcomes.  Our goal goes beyond gender justice to say that a world made in the image of violent, careless men is self-destructive.  All levels of our societies must urgently act to stop this most dramatic expression of injust social and economic power.'