We are delighted to present the inaugural Frontiers in Sustainability 'Women in Sustainability” series of article collections.
At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM and social science research in particular. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO.
This link is also recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals 5 of the United Nations Agenda 2030 that is devoted to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. The World Economic Forum states that gender equality is not just the concern of half of the world’s population; it is a human right, a concern for us all, because no society can develop – economically, politically, or socially – when half of its population is marginalized. When equality grows, communities are healthier, businesses are stronger, economies.
Gender equality can contribute also from the organizational perspective. Individual dynamic managerial capabilities are important for promoting sustainability and women contribute highly to sustainable organizations (Fabregà et al. 2017). Women directors have an imperative role in improving corporate sustainability disclosures as evident by their significant positive association with workplace and social, environmental, and economic dimensions of corporate sustainability (Zaid et al. 2020).
In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue managerial and scholar careers contributing to the sustainable development from different perspectives: scientific, organizational, cultural.
Therefore, Frontiers in Sustainability is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across all fields of Sustainability.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of Sustainability research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
Some themes to consider for our prospective authors (all genders welcome) are, but not limited to:
• Gender equality, gender equity, and sustainability
• Gender equality and women's empowerment
• Women working in male-dominated industries
• The role of women in sustainability research
• The role of women in organisations and its impacts on sustainability performance
• Women in leadership positions: barriers and drivers
• Women's participation in decision-making processes
We are delighted to present the inaugural Frontiers in Sustainability 'Women in Sustainability” series of article collections.
At present, less than 30% of researchers worldwide are women. Long-standing biases and gender stereotypes are discouraging girls and women away from science-related fields, and STEM and social science research in particular. Science and gender equality are, however, essential to ensure sustainable development as highlighted by UNESCO.
This link is also recognized in the Sustainable Development Goals 5 of the United Nations Agenda 2030 that is devoted to “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. The World Economic Forum states that gender equality is not just the concern of half of the world’s population; it is a human right, a concern for us all, because no society can develop – economically, politically, or socially – when half of its population is marginalized. When equality grows, communities are healthier, businesses are stronger, economies.
Gender equality can contribute also from the organizational perspective. Individual dynamic managerial capabilities are important for promoting sustainability and women contribute highly to sustainable organizations (Fabregà et al. 2017). Women directors have an imperative role in improving corporate sustainability disclosures as evident by their significant positive association with workplace and social, environmental, and economic dimensions of corporate sustainability (Zaid et al. 2020).
In order to change traditional mindsets, gender equality must be promoted, stereotypes defeated, and girls and women should be encouraged to pursue managerial and scholar careers contributing to the sustainable development from different perspectives: scientific, organizational, cultural.
Therefore, Frontiers in Sustainability is proud to offer this platform to promote the work of women scientists, across all fields of Sustainability.
The work presented here highlights the diversity of research performed across the entire breadth of Sustainability research and presents advances in theory, experiment, and methodology with applications to compelling problems.
Some themes to consider for our prospective authors (all genders welcome) are, but not limited to:
• Gender equality, gender equity, and sustainability
• Gender equality and women's empowerment
• Women working in male-dominated industries
• The role of women in sustainability research
• The role of women in organisations and its impacts on sustainability performance
• Women in leadership positions: barriers and drivers
• Women's participation in decision-making processes