The Women's Room


Photograph of speakers at a WEN meeting

Gender and the Climate Change Agenda

'Gender and the Climate Change Agenda' was launched by WEN at the House of Commons in 2010. It examines the impacts of climate change on women in the UK and internationally and why it is crucial to involve women in climate change solutions. Its key messages are that: Globally, women ...

Photograph of a woman with a (clean) sanitary towel held over her eyes

Seeing Red: Sanitary Protection and the Environment

Did you know… In the UK, the use of tampons, pads and applicators generates more than 200,000 tonnes of waste per year An average woman throws away an astonishing 125 to 150kg of tampons, pads and applicators in her lifetime The problem is getting worse, with increased marke ...

The New Home Front

"Showing leadership: How we can learn from Britain's war time past in an age of dangerous climate change and energy insecurity" The New Home Front Report commissioned by Green MP Caroline Lucas and launched last month, draws parallels between where we are now and the late 1930s. ...