Invisible Women
Why women and marginalised groups should be central to UK funders’ climate resilience strategies
“Single parent mothers, disabled girls and migrant women simply don’t have the microphone when it comes to planning our climate response in the UK.
Time and again, it is invisible women who are leading the grassroots work of building resilience within their communities. It’s now time to fund them.”
In this report, discover how women and marginalised groups in the UK are disproportionately impacted by climate change, and why funders must centre them in climate resilience strategies.
Some key findings include:
Women in the UK are paid 7% less than men for full-time work
85% of lone-parent families are headed up by a single mother
More likely to be in part-time employment
Spend twice as much time doing unpaid domestic and care work
These figures highlight just some of the inequalities that shape how women in the UK experience climate risks. They underline why a gender lens is essential when building resilience. Without it, the most at-risk groups remain invisible in both data and decision-making.
You can explore the findings in detail or get the highlights at a glance. Both the long report and short version are available below.
