End Women's precarity through Employment as a matter of Climate Justice in Spain. The potential of NGOs to influence Green Policies.
Author
Arribas Sebastian, Ana
Term
4. term
Publication year
2021
Submitted on
2021-01-04
Pages
19
Abstract
Spain faces acute climate risks, while many women work in feminised, low-paid and insecure sectors and are more exposed to energy poverty. Although women show strong concern and a sense of responsibility for climate change, they are disproportionately affected by its health and economic impacts. Against this backdrop, the thesis investigates the opportunities and obstacles for the Spanish NGO Alianza por la Solidaridad (ApS) to influence green policies in order to reduce women’s job precarity as a matter of climate justice. Using a country case study of Spain, it conducts a primarily qualitative, desk-based analysis of secondary sources (national statistics, policy documents and research) supported by quantitative indicators. The analysis is guided by theories on NGO power and influence, ecofeminism and Doughnut Economics, and intersectionality. Empirically, it examines two key policy frameworks—the Climate Change and Energy Transition Bill and the Circular Economy Strategy—to assess their implications for women’s employability in green and circular jobs and to identify entry points for NGO action in both policymaking and implementation. Situated within broader agendas such as the European Green Deal, the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goals, and aligned with ApS’s climate justice strategy, the study adopts an action-research orientation aimed at generating practical recommendations. Specific findings are not reported in the provided excerpt; the thesis sets out to map policy strengths and gaps on gender equality and to propose strategies for NGO advocacy and program design.
Spanien er hårdt ramt af klimaforandringer, mens mange kvinder arbejder i feminiserede, lavtlønnede og usikre sektorer og er mere udsatte for energifattigdom. Selvom kvinder udviser stor bekymring og ansvarsfølelse for klimaet, rammes de uforholdsmæssigt af de sundheds- og økonomiske konsekvenser. På denne baggrund undersøger specialet, hvilke muligheder og barrierer den spanske NGO Alianza por la Solidaridad (ApS) har for at påvirke grønne politikker med henblik på at mindske kvinders jobusikkerhed som et spørgsmål om klimaretfærdighed. Studiet er et landecasestudie af Spanien og bygger på en primært kvalitativ skrivebordsanalyse af sekundære kilder (nationale statistikker, policydokumenter og forskning) suppleret af kvantitative indikatorer. Analysen er forankret i teorier om NGO’ers magt og indflydelse, økofeminisme og Doughnut-økonomi samt intersektionalitet. Empirisk fokuseres der på to centrale politiske rammer – Klima- og energiomstillingsloven og Strategien for cirkulær økonomi – for at vurdere deres betydning for kvinders beskæftigelsesmuligheder i grønne og cirkulære job og for at identificere indgange for NGO-indsats i både politikudformning og implementering. Indsatserne sættes ind i bredere dagsordener som EU’s Green Deal, Parisaftalen og Verdensmålene og er i tråd med ApS’s strategi for klimaretfærdighed; tilgangen er handlingsorienteret med henblik på at formulere praktiske anbefalinger. Konkrete resultater fremgår ikke af det foreliggende uddrag; specialet sigter mod at kortlægge styrker og svagheder i politikkerne ift. ligestilling og udvikle strategier for NGO-fortalervirksomhed og programdesign.
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