Nature and Women- Eco-Feministic Perspectives
Journal Title: International Journal of Political Science, Law and International Relations (IJPSLIR) - Year 2017, Vol 7, Issue 4
Abstract
Women play vital role in the management of natural sources, including soil, water, forests and energy, and often have profound traditional and contemporary knowledge of the natural world around them. Women have different relationship with environment, including different needs, responsibilities and knowledge about natural resources. But women are affected directly by environmental degradation, deforestation, pollution and over population, they become more concerned about environmental problems. Several movements followed by women are Chipko Movement, Green belt Movement, Navdanya Movement and Kenya Land take over. Vandana shiva, Wangari Maathai, Maria Cherkasova and Rachel Carson are famous personalities all over the world. Even in Tamil Nadu, women are saving the environment in and around the society. Eco-Feminism, refers to women’s and feministic perspectives on the environment, where the domination and exploitation of women of poorly resourced people and of nature, is at the heart of the eco-feminist movement. In this paper we have discussed about, how the women serve her role to protect our planet.
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Raghapriya. S, Subramanian. S
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