Gender

As we know, more and more people are aware about gender and the need to increase the number of women in forestry discussions and decision-making. Greater attention has been paid to letting women have a seat at the table, but there are often many constraints which inhibit their full and genuine participation. For example, women may lack the confidence to speak up in meetings or they may find that male facilitators or participants dominate or pay less attention to women’s ideas or suggestions. As such, the very valuable and unique contributions of women to forest governance are often limited.