Women and Politics

One of the many pressing issues of importance to women is the environment. As women run for and enter public office, preserving our planet will hopefully be a priority for them. For example, WCF PAC endorsed congressional candidate Judy Chu has pledged to continue her fight for the environment in office.

Actress Joy Bryant speaks up with Oxfam America about how climate change is harming women around the world:

“Women in poor communities are particularly vulnerable. Because of their roles in communities and families, they often have access to less education and fewer resources, all of which makes it more difficult for them to cope.”

Joy is an Oxfam America Sisters on the Planet Ambassador - a group of American women leaders serving Oxfam’s climate change campaign.

Twitter has been buzzing with Earth Day tweets - so I just wanted to give ya’ll a few useful links about what women and progressive organizations are doing to help the environment.

The Women’s Museum - Honoring Women Environmentalists
Women’s Environment & Development Organization celebrating Mother Earth
True Majority: Tell Obama to fix the economy and energy crisis
Choices Feminist Campus - Women and Water
EarthDay.org - what you can do to help the planet
Center for American Progress - Earth Day gets boost from internet
Repower America - add your voice
Time’s colorful history of Earth Day
treehugger - 11 Environmentalist Heroes

And, just for fun: someecards.com’s Earth Day cards.

Tags: earth day, Environment, judy chu