In a recent blog for The Green Forum Knowledge Partnership (https://lnkd.in/gNPhsRxh), Olga Speranskaya, HEJSupport Co-Director, shared insights on the urgent need to integrate gender into chemicals and waste governance, beyond policy language and into real-world action.
Women are disproportionately exposed to hazardous chemicals through everyday products and informal labour. Yet, their voices remain underrepresented in decision-making spaces. Nevertheless, women are powerful drivers of change in creating safer, more inclusive systems of chemical governance.
Read Blog Article: Integrating Gender into Chemicals and Waste Management.
In the latest NIP (National Implementation Plans under the Stockholm Convention) Dialogue, hosted by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership under the GEF-funded and UNEP-led Global NIP Update project (GEF ID 10785), Dr. Speranskaya shares understanding on gendered exposure risks, the importance of gender-disaggregated data, and how countries can embed gender equality into their NIPs.
📽️ Watch the full interview to learn more about why gender matters in chemicals management.
We must transition from participation to influence, ensuring that women are not only present but also empowered to lead. This requires both structural reform and cultural transformation.
