Women Leading the Way to Climate Resilience
Bioneers | Published: February 12, 2025 Restoring EcosystemsWomen's Leadership Article
Our connection to the Earth is fraying at a time when we need it most. To repair that bond and build a more resilient future, we need bold leadership and transformative solutions. Women leaders around the world are challenging broken systems, forging new pathways, and creating models for a just and regenerative world.
In this newsletter, explore how four trailblazing women are reshaping clean tech; hear humanitarian Zainab Salbi’s powerful perspective on feminine leadership; and dive into award-winning activist Sage Lenier’s blueprint for a circular and equitable economy.
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Women in Clean Tech Shattering the Glass Ceiling
The urgent need for a shift to clean, sustainable technologies is the most important challenge of our time, probably the most crucial our species has ever faced. In this conversation, some trailblazing women leaders in this domain share their thoughts on where we stand in the race to a clean and equitable transition and the challenges they face in what has for far too long been a male-populated sector. Hear insights from Emily Teitsworth, Executive Director of the Honnold Foundation; Charlotte Michaluk, award-winning young scientist and engineer; Kellie Macpherson, Executive Vice President of Compliance & Risk at Radian Generation; Kirthika Padmanabhan, Co-Pilot at X, the moonshot factory, in this conversation from the 2024 Bioneers Conference.
Taking Wing: Feminine Leadership from the Heartbeat of Earth with Zainab Salbi
Globally, women experience some of the harshest challenges in wartime and in dealing with the effects of the climate crisis while simultaneously remaining caretakers to their families and communities. In this episode of the Bioneers podcast, hear from humanitarian, author and media host Zainab Salbi, who has dedicated her life to empowering women on the frontlines in conflict and climate crisis zones. Her vision is that the fate of humanity depends on elevating feminine leadership that offers a model for a new way of being — for both women and men.
Join the Leading from the Feminine Community
The “Leading from the Feminine” newsletter offers a vibrant resource to bridge divides and celebrate connections within the rich tapestry of trailblazers who are evoking the feminine to lead with courage, vulnerability, intuition and empathy. Co-creators, long-time collaborators, writers and activists Nina Simons and Anneke Campbell invite you to join us as we illuminate the most intersectional, effective and beautiful work offering insight and solutions to many of the gender-based challenges we face.
Sage Lenier – Towards a Just Transition: Blueprint for a Green Economy
We spend a lot of time talking about the ecological crisis and not nearly enough talking about real, workable solutions. If the ultimate goal is to keep fossil fuels in the ground, how must we transform our economy to make that possible? Award-winning activist and innovative educator Sage Lenier, one of the most impressive young leaders to emerge in recent years, sheds light on what a realistic and just transition looks like and the role we can each play in leading us toward a more circular and equitable economy.
Keynote Spotlight: Women’s Earth Alliance
Women’s Earth Alliance Co-Directors Amira Diamond, Kahea Pacheco, and Melinda Kramer co-lead Women’s Earth Alliance (WEA), a global initiative dedicated to empowering women’s leadership in environmental justice and resilience. Under their guidance, WEA has equipped over 50,000 women with technical, entrepreneurial, and leadership skills, impacting over 24 million people in 31 countries. Their collaborative leadership fosters networks that enhance climate resilience and address critical issues from clean water access to regenerative agriculture.
“We Will Be Jaguars” Book Club with Nemonte Nenquimo & Mitch Anderson
The Bioneers Learning Book Club is honored to present an extraordinary new experience featuring “We Will Be Jaguars,” the powerful memoir by Nemonte Nenquimo. This groundbreaking book, a Reese’s Book Club Pick and one of Library Journal’s Best Nonfiction Books of the Year, offers an unparalleled glimpse into the life of a fearless climate activist and Indigenous leader.
More than just a memoir, “We Will Be Jaguars” is a call to action—a bold vision for protecting our planet rooted in generations of Indigenous wisdom and resilience. Together, through this book club, we’ll not only explore Nemonte’s inspiring journey but also gather as a community to empower one another and discover actionable ways to champion change in our own lives and beyond.
Join us to reflect, connect, and draw strength from both this extraordinary story and the collective power of shared learning.
Register for this book club by March 3, and you’ll be automatically entered to win a free copy of “We Will Be Jaguars”!