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A review by annemariewellswriter
Why Women Will Save the Planet by C40 Cities, Friends Of the Earth
2.0
I am a feminist and an environmentalist, so you would think that I would devour this book. Unfortunately, it was painful to get through. First, there are multiple typos which made for a distracting read. Secondly, very few of the essays actually conveyed helpful, insightful, novel information. Most of the essays repeated the same things or I felt were simply cheerleading. For example:
9 "We cannot separate out the need for gender equality from other struggles for fair, equal, and environmentally sustainable society."
26 "We must ensure that legislators and media are well informed (sic)..."
49 "...representative decision-making needs to include women... with different background and life experiences."
103 "We need new economics informed by the larger picture, an economy that puts women and the Earth at the centre."
145 "If we do not act against environmental degradation, women will be the first casualties..."
Ok... so now what? Is this new information for the reader? Very few of these essays explain what should be done. Okay... legislators and media need to be well-informed, okay... what do you propose we do?
I felt like I read this book constantly asking, "so what do you want us to do? What do you suggest? What do you propose? What are you, essayist, doing about it?" And then, unfortunately, the questions aren't answered.
180 "The only way to save life on Earth is to stop the war against nature and create a totally new civilization, based on love and respect for Mother Earth."
Okay... so aside from CREATING A TOTALLY NEW CIVILIZATION... what else might you suggest? Maybe something a little more... tangible... a tad more realistic. Unless you're just saying that we're fucked so why bother trying?
I felt like I wasted a lot of time getting through the book hoping for more.
9 "We cannot separate out the need for gender equality from other struggles for fair, equal, and environmentally sustainable society."
26 "We must ensure that legislators and media are well informed (sic)..."
49 "...representative decision-making needs to include women... with different background and life experiences."
103 "We need new economics informed by the larger picture, an economy that puts women and the Earth at the centre."
145 "If we do not act against environmental degradation, women will be the first casualties..."
Ok... so now what? Is this new information for the reader? Very few of these essays explain what should be done. Okay... legislators and media need to be well-informed, okay... what do you propose we do?
I felt like I read this book constantly asking, "so what do you want us to do? What do you suggest? What do you propose? What are you, essayist, doing about it?" And then, unfortunately, the questions aren't answered.
180 "The only way to save life on Earth is to stop the war against nature and create a totally new civilization, based on love and respect for Mother Earth."
Okay... so aside from CREATING A TOTALLY NEW CIVILIZATION... what else might you suggest? Maybe something a little more... tangible... a tad more realistic. Unless you're just saying that we're fucked so why bother trying?
I felt like I wasted a lot of time getting through the book hoping for more.