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Is The Green Jobs Movement Leaving Women Behind?

By claire-morgenstern on March 9, 2010 2 Comments African-American, agriculture, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Apollo Alliance, Applied Research Center, BEST Academy, biofuels, C. Nicole Mason, construction, electrical engineers, energy, energy retrofitting, forestry, gender equality, green building, Green Career Ladder, green collar workforce, Green Equity Toolkit, Green for All, Green Job Market, green jobs, green jobs training, Green Pathways out of Poverty, Green Retrofit and Workforce Program, green—bioengineering, labor segmentation, Latino women, metal workers, people of color, race equality, Retrofit America’s Cities, SCOPE, Strategic Concepts in Organizing and Policy Education, Sustainable South Bronx, transportation, U.N., women, Women of Color Policy Network

Is The Green Jobs Movement Leaving Women Behind?

While women are more eco aware than men, they are are underrepresented in green jobs. This includes jobs created by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. However, there are a growing number of programs that are designed to address these inequities.

Download The Green Equity Toolkit on Advancing Race, Gender and Economic Equity in the Green Economy

By Julia Verdi on November 27, 2009 1 Comment Applied Research Center, bias, Communities of color, community organizers, contracting, disadvantaged communities, economic equity, employment barriers, equity, equity strategies, gender, gender equity, gender parity, governments, green collar job, green economy, green entrepreneurship, green equity, Green Equity Toolkit, green jobs, green project planning, green retrofit ordinance, Greening Los Angeles, inclusion, jobs, labor, municipal buildings, race, Race parity, racial equity, racial justice, safe workplaces

The Green Equity Toolkit is a 44 page free downloadable document developed by the Applied Research Center , in conjunction with several organizational allies. The toolkit includes Principles, Goals, Outcomes, Strategies, Success Indicators and examples for making race, gender and economic equity a priority in green-collar job creation.