ASN – Associação Sociedade e Natureza and RENCTAS were pleased to host the online workshop “The Amazons Project: Unveiling New Insights”, a dissemination event designed to share key findings and reflections emerging from the Amazons Project with our networks of peers, collaborators, and partner organizations.
The session brought together 35 participants and created a valuable space for exchange around one of the project’s central research outputs: the report “Analysis of Systemic Barriers Preventing Women from Becoming Environmental Leaders.” This report identifies a wide range of barriers affecting girls and young women in environmental leadership, organized across four major dimensions: structural, institutional, socio-cultural, and symbolic/subjective barriers.
During the workshop, ASN and RENCTAS presented the broader vision of the Amazons Project, its partnership structure, and research results. The presentation used in the seminar highlighted that the project combines research, videos, a blended course and mentorship programme, as well as international mobility and conference activities, all aimed at strengthening female environmental leadership across Europe.
A central focus of the discussion was the research report and the related Policy Brief, which translates the findings into more accessible recommendations for advocacy and practice. The research shows that women’s environmental leadership is often constrained by unequal access to STEM pathways, occupational segregation in green jobs, limited access to land, finance, and resources, weak gender mainstreaming in institutions, gender stereotypes, care overload, invisibility of role models, and symbolic biases that affect how women’s authority is perceived.
The workshop also emphasized that these barriers are not only individual or occasional. They are systemic, deeply embedded in institutions, policy frameworks, professional cultures, and social expectations. At the same time, the research identifies promising responses, including mentorship networks, feminist cooperation, digital visibility strategies, supportive institutional measures, and community-driven educational initiatives.
For ASN and RENCTAS, this event was an important opportunity to connect the Amazons Project’s European research agenda with broader conversations relevant to civil society, environmental organizations, and grassroots actors. It also allowed participants to reflect collectively on how these findings can inform real action, including more inclusive leadership pathways, stronger support for women and girls in environmental fields, and more equitable public and organizational practices.
The positive participation and engagement throughout the seminar confirmed the relevance of this topic for both organizations’ networks. We are very pleased that the event successfully contributed to disseminating the Amazons Project’s outputs and to opening dialogue with local partners and stakeholders interested in gender justice, climate action, and environmental leadership.
We thank everyone who joined us and helped make this dissemination activity a success.
To learn more about the Amazons Project’s research and recommendations, explore the Policy Brief and follow the project’s upcoming activities, including video interviews, learning resources, and future dissemination actions.
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