The U.N. climate talks have a gender gap. Women plan to fix it.

Grist
By Zoya TeirsteinNov 16, 2017, 4:45 pm219 pts
Since women are disproportionately affected by climate change, it’s about time they get a bigger seat at the negotiating table. The Women and Gender Constituency, a group that works to ensure women’s rights are embedded in U.N. negotiations, is pushing for a new gender action plan set to be approved on…

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