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- 1. 38% 19% Women seldom have the chances to be the decision- makers towards climate issues. The limitation of making decisions is not a particular thing only for environmental challenges, but also when it comes to making decisions for those environmental challenges. Among 890 environmental leadership positions, in 193 UN Member States, only approximately 12 percent of heads of environment sector ministries were women Current Challenges for Women Leaderships in Climate Discussion Just 38% of national delegations participants were women at 2015 Paris Summit The reason for women leaders being attacked frequently may not be because of their leadership skills, but is because they challenge the traditional masculinity of society and its economic values. Globally, only 19 percent of parliament members are women There is a popular theory that males and females hold specific roles in society. "women were often seen as having 'taking care' behaviours" while men were seen as "being better at ‘taking charge’ behaviours” (Zimmermannh 2020). Out of eleven Pacific island developing economies that were studied, five even have no women members in parliament at all. Challenges For Women in Developed Countries The main conversations have been portrayed by white males throughout history, and the challenges are just continuing for current women leaders Challenges For Women in Developed Countries Gender Stereotypes Women usually hold traditional roles in family and community. They have to fetch water, grow vegetables, and take care of children. When their daily lives are occupied by these family duties, they do not really have time to think about women leadership. Globally, women leaders experience attacks from climate deniers and those who hold negative attitudes towards women leadership. "Older forms of industrial modern masculinity that helped to push society towards “industrialization, mechanism and capitalism” (Anshelm, 2014). Anshelm, J., & Hultman, M. (2014). A green fatwā? Climate change as a threat to the masculinity of industrial modernity. NORMA, 9(2), 84–96. https://doi.org/10.1080/18902138.2014.908627 Overview of linkages between gender and climate change. (2017, April 17). https://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/gender/Gender%20and%20Environment/PB1-AP-Overview- Gender-and-climate-change.pdf. Zimmermann, A. (2020, June 23). Six Myths About Women Leaders. Cartier Women's Initiative. https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/blog/six-myths-about-women-leaders.