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P23


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Problematising gender inclusions and exclusions in the post-2015 sustainability discourse: sustaining inequalities? 
Convenor:
Sarah Bradshaw (Middlesex University)
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Location:
N4 (Richmond building)
Start time:
6 September, 2017 at
Time zone: Europe/London
Session slots:
1

Short Abstract:

Gender equality is being constructed as both a problem of, and an answer to, achieving sustainable development in the post-2015 era. This panel asks - what are the best ways to address the problem of gendered inclusions in, and exclusions from, the SDGs and the 2030 sustainability discourse?

Long Abstract:

The discourse of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development does not question the notion of ‘sustainability’, nor recognise sustainable development as a politically driven, contested concept. This dominant discourse also does not question the notion of ‘gender equality’, instead presenting the presence of women and gender in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a positive merely by inclusion. Consideration of the SDGs sees gendered rights present, if problematic, in the social and economic strands, but largely absent from the environmental discourse. Here there is a silence, with a ‘business as usual’ approach meaning the focus remains on the planet not people. Yet perhaps it is a welcome silence? Feminist academics have long suggested that the development and the environmental agendas when talking ‘gender’ are talking gendered efficient outcomes rather than processes of gender equality. This suggests women’s inclusion in the 2030 Agenda may result not in greater equality, but greater responsibilities, with women charged with ensuring not only development, but an environmentally sustainable development. This raises the question of how best to ensure the inclusion of women within ongoing ‘sustainable’ development programmes in a way that ensures they are served by these programmes, rather than being at the service of them. This panel seeks to trouble how gender equality is being constructed as both a problem of, and an answer to, the achievement of sustainable development in the post-2015 era and the ways to best address the problem of both gendered inclusions in, and exclusions from, the on-going sustainability discourse.

Accepted papers:

Session 1