The role of women and their empowerment in environmentally sustainable development

Document Type : Original Article

Author

MA. in International Law, Graduate Faculty of Law, University of Mofid, Qom

Abstract

By formulating the UN sustainable development document in 2000, countries committed to do two basic actions related to women. The first, to do the planning and formulation of policies to empower women and realize their greater participation in society fundamental surfaces and second, to create and promote mechanisms for capacity building and increasing the capacity for planning and effective management for environmental affairs. In this article, it is supposed to be examined the relationship between women and their empowerment and its role in environmentally Sustainable development. In other words, this article argues that the existence of forms of discrimination between men and women, especially social and managerial roles levels and depriving them from Different levels of education and employment have a significant role in environmental problems and will provoke them. Finally, this result was achieved that sustainable development in environmental issues and affairs would not be possible; Unless, by increasing women's capacities and awareness about environmental issues, facilitating their participation and collaboration in social roles and increasing their managerial capabilities and capacities at equal levels with men.

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