网赚博客,南大刁爱青碎尸案,都市夜神
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3.3 Lack of adequate attention and respect for women's work
Women as the main body of household work are the result of gender division of labor in the society. This division of labor divides women into the private sphere, while the work of private sphere is considered to be worthless, and it is the obligation of women’s (Mary, 1985; 37; Roucheleau, Thomas-Slayter and Wangari, 1996: 105). If the labor force is employed for housework and agricultural production, calculating the daily remuneration according to the labor market price, a large number of labor costs should be paid for women. However, these labors are completed by women free of charge. The society has neglected the value of women's housework. It also regards women's environmental protection work done in housework and agricultural production as free labor. Women’s environmental protection work is not valued, which will dampen women’s enthusiasm for environmental protection (Mary, 1985:19; Roucheleau, Thomas-Slayter and Wangari, 1996: 108).
4.0 Recommendations on women’s maintaining and developing special relationships with the environment
4.1 Help women to improve their overall capabilities
Only by promoting women’s comprehensive development in economics, education, and politics can the majority of women consciously embark on environmental protection work. First, it needs to help women to increase their income. Both poverty alleviation and environmental protection are prerequisites for promoting the participation of women in environmental protection. As far as the current situation is concerned, there seems to be regional differences in the enthusiasm of women’s participating in environmental protection. For example, in developed regions, the enthusiasm is relatively high, and the enthusiasm of women in relatively economically backward regions is not high. Especially in rural areas, advanced science and technology should be disseminated to free rural women from heavy and inefficient agricultural production, which will increase agricultural production efficiency and agricultural income to save women enough time and energy to care for the environment and participate in environmental protection (Agarwal, 1992: 119). Second, it must provide certain educational conditions. By raising the level of education of women to allow them to understand the relationship between environmental protection and economic growth, women can recognize the importance of the environment. With a certain amount of environmental knowledge, women can raise awareness of environmental protection and then take action to participate in environmental protection (Agarwal, 1992: 158; Shah and Shah, 1995: 77). Third, it must ensure that a considerable number of women participate in politics and participate in decision-making in environmental management (Agarwal, 1992: 146; Macgregor, 2004: 60).
4.2 Provide more support for women
Support and coordination of relevant social systems should be provided for women to participate in environmental protection. First, it must arrange certain institutions or places, especially public social organizations, to cooperate with each other and use their own powers and capabilities to ensure the integrity of the environmental protection chain and the smooth completion of environmental protection work. Environmental protection tasks such as environmental monitoring, pollution disposal, and ecological protection all require the cooperation and overall planning of social-related systems so that women's participation in environmental protection activities can be carried out in a scientific and guided manner (Mary, 1985: 19; Agarwal, 1997: 37). Second, it is necessary to integrate environmental protection considerations into the system and rules to provide institutional convenience for women's participation in environmental protection (Agarwal, 1992:119; Macgregor, 2004:58). Third, there must be certain technical and financial support. Funds of women’s participation in environmental protection can be funded by relevant units and organizations of the national society. They can also be supported by various non-governmental organizations at home and abroad, and funds raised by women who participate in environmental protection. The all-round, multi-channel funding source is an essential material condition for women to participate in environmental protection and proceed smoothly. In addition, the education and training of women on environmental protection with reasonable and scientific knowledge should be strengthened so as to improve their environmental awareness and ability (Agarwal, 1992:134; Macgregor, 2004:61).
4.3 Improve respects for women from a social ideology aspect
The society must fully affirm the economic value and social significance of women's environmental protection work. Women's participation in environmental protection work not only purifies the environment, optimizes resource conservation, but also helps the society to repay some of the environmental debt left by economic development; women's environmental protection work itself is also a loss of the labor force that also creates wealth; Women's participation in environmental protection work is due to their concern for and love of the environment. It is out of women's mother's feelings and is a kind of active dedication. For this kind of noble behavior, the society should give praise and support. It should not regard environmental protection as the responsibility of women and low-value labor. When necessary, certain spiritual and material encouragement should be given to women for their participating in environmental protection (Agarwal, 1992:157; Leach, 2007:67).
5.0 Conclusion
There is indeed a special relationship between the environment and women, which is mainly reflected in the following aspects: rights of women, the division of labor between men women, benefits of women’s participation in environmental protection, roles of women in families, gender advantages, and physiological characteristics. Under current conditions, there are still some factors in the special relationship between women and the environment that are not conducive to women's participation in environmental protection. These include deficiencies in women's capabilities, women's lack of adequate support, and women's lack of adequate attention and respect. In response to these deficiencies, the author proposes improvement measures to help women to improve their abilities comprehensively, provide more support for women, and respect women in social ideology, so as to better promote women to play an active role in environmental protection.
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