Analysis of Systemic Barriers Preventing Women from Becoming Environmental Leaders
Below you can read the desk-based analysis developed within the WP2 (Challenges and Solutions for a Systemic Change). The report touches upon the challenges women face in becoming environmental leaders. These challenges, in our view, constitute a matrix of systemic barriers, which we present and invite you to get familiar with.
Peer reviewed by: CHÃO – Atelier de Etnografia Urbana | Fundacja Rodzinne Ogrody Nature Hub | PIM Foundation | Association “RISK” | acciona.org | RENCTAS | Gemder.
How to cite? Amazons: Empowering European Girls to Become Environmental Leaders (2025), Analysis of Systemic Barriers Preventing Women from Becoming Environmental Leaders. https://amazonsproject-eu.com/research/research-report/
The document is available in 6 different linguistic versions: English, Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian Portuguese.
The Research Report is also available in a version with the Accessibility Label, in English below.
“The analysis throughout this report shows that women face deep and persistent systemic barriers to accessing climate leadership in Europe.
These barriers are not isolated phenomena, but interdependent manifestations of patriarchal, colonial, and technocratic structures permeating all levels of environmental governance.”
Amazons Project 