Organized as a series of research articles and reports, the volume integrates emerging insights from critical feminist literature and gender studies with discussions on mountain ecosystem management. The constellation of articles showcases successful and innovative initiatives that integrate critical feminist approaches to gender within ecosystem management practices. They offer nuanced approaches to gender, which push beyond existing tropes of “gender inclusivity” and “gender sensitivity.” The volume reinvigorates the analytical category of “gender” outside its static and universalistic understandings by capturing its fluid, contextual and relational nature, seeking to address power imbalances urgently. These peer-reviewed articles and reports generate valuable lessons and concrete recommendations for addressing knowledge gaps and inspiring future actions in mountain ecosystems with critical feminist approaches at the forefront.
Source: IUCN
Edited by Omer Aijazi and Sejuti Basu
Citation: Aijazi, O. and Basu, S. (eds.) (2021). Critical approaches to gender in mountain ecosystems. Gland, Switzerland: IUCN.
