Author: Amazons Project
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Environmental Leadership of Women and Girls: Discussions at the HELIOS Dissemination Event in Kraków
In early December, HELIOS organised a dissemination and networking event in Kraków, bringing together a diverse audience of youth workers, Erasmus+ students, academic staff from the Jagiellonian University, ongoing mobilities’ participants, and representatives of partner NGOs. The event marked an important milestone for the Amazons project, as it presented both the outcomes of the Amazons…
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The Eco Inspiration Award: Celebrating Women Who Protect Our Planet
In a time of escalating environmental challenges, the Eco Inspiration Award, created in 2024, honors women whose dedication to nature is both transformative and deeply inspiring. Presented each November, the award celebrates women who protect biodiversity, defend ecological knowledge, and stand at the front lines of environmental justice—often without formal recognition. A Seed Born from…
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Echoes of the Amazon
The Amazons Project presents: Echoes of the Amazon. This is the documentary we all have been waiting for. The documentary especially directed at everyone out there who still doubts women’s potential to lead the positive change for the environment, including women and girls who doubt their own selves. It speaks loud and clear: Dare to…
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Amazons Policy Brief: Calling educators, youth workers, and climate sector to action
Amazons project calls on public bodies to value and promote climate women leaders by embedding gender-responsive approaches across environmental programs and decision-making processes. The Amazons Policy Brief is directed to Educational Leaders, Community Builders, Non-Governmental Organizations, and other key stakeholders across Youth, VET, and Higher Education sectors, as well as decision-makers in institutions, companies, and…
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New Amazons Report: Systemic Barriers Keeping Women Out of Environmental Leadership
Exciting news — the Amazons Research Report has just been released! The publication, “Analysis of Systemic Barriers Preventing Women from Becoming Environmental Leaders,” is a desk-based study exploring the systemic obstacles faced by girls and young women who aspire to lead in the environmental field. These barriers fall into four main categories: structural, institutional, socio-cultural,…
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Leading Boldly with Heart. Lessons from Mamma Erasmus and Jane Goodall
The turn of October and November is a time when many cultures celebrate those who have passed away. This time is particularly reflective and nostalgic, but it also brings back inspirational stories of role models from both the recent and distant past. Many wonderful minds passed away in 2025, including some of the most prominent…
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Paradoxes of the Climate Summit in Brazil – another example of a barrier to leadership?
Within the Amazons Project’s activities, we are researching deeply the systemic barriers stopping young women from becoming leaders in the environmental sector. Having explored what matters for women’s decision-making processes, at least career-wise, we can conclude that leadership styles and the ability to uphold values at work bear significance. Leadership in general can be affected…
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Amazons mentioned by Erasmus+ InnHUB!
Amazons: Empowering European Girls to Become Environmental Leaders has been mentioned by the Erasmus+ Innovation Hub supported by FRSE, Polish National Agency for Education. Check out their infographics!
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Amazons Kick-off Meeting in Zaandam
Here is a throwback to our April Kick-off Meeting hosted by the Dutch Project Partners, NP2E – Stitching a New Path to Equality in beautiful Zaandam. The meeting resulted in the final establishments regarding the project research, the alignment of our communication strategy, and the common understanding of the upcoming tasks’ shape and implementation. We…
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