Ecofeminist Movements--from the North to the South (Education/Gender) (Report‪)‬

Ecofeminism is a combination of environmental, feminist, and women's spirituality concerns. Ecofeminist theory is a theory built on community-based knowing and valuing, and strength of this knowledge is dependent on the inclusivity, flexibility, and reflexivity of the community in which it is generated. The domination and oppression of women is directly related to the environmental abuse of the Earth. It is ironic that though women are better ecological managers than men. and more involved in environmental activities, and the most affected by degradation and pollution, they are kept out of environmental policies at the local, national, and global levels. This paper looks briefly at the concept of Ecofeminism and its movement and discusses the role of women and their interconnectedness to the environment, including the struggles of women to conserve their habitats. Case studies in this section focus on three South Asian countries, i.e., India, Bangladesh, and Pakistan, as well as one case study from the United States and one from Kenya. to see if and bow Ecofeminism has evolved in these countries. JEL classification: B54, J16