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Welcome to Drawdown Ecochallenge!

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Drawdown Ecochallenge
October 1 - October 31, 2023
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Emma Freese

AIFS Abroad

POINTS TOTAL

  • 0 TODAY
  • 0 THIS WEEK
  • 108 TOTAL

participant impact

  • UP TO
    30
    minutes
    spent learning

Emma's actions

Health and Education

Research Barriers to Participation and Representation

Family Planning and Education

I will spend at least 30 minutes learning more about the barriers to women's equal participation and representation around the world.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Industry

Green My Job

Industry

Using Drawdown's Job Function Action Guide, I will learn about climate actions I can take at work.

COMPLETED
ONE-TIME ACTION

Participant Feed

Reflection, encouragement, and relationship building are all important aspects of getting a new habit to stick.
Share thoughts, encourage others, and reinforce positive new habits on the Feed.

To get started, share “your why.” Why did you join the challenge and choose the actions you did?

  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Health and Education Research Barriers to Participation and Representation
    What are some of the barriers that exist to women's equal participation and/or representation in your community?
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    Emma Freese 10/19/2023 10:42 AM
    I focused more on barriers that exist globally that impact women's equal participation. Religion and culture can be big barriers for women, I read the article "Women Who Dare To Bicycle In Pakistan" by Diaa Hadid and Abdul Sattar. These women have to go against what they've grown up seeing, knowing, and being told just to ride a bike or socialize in a way men a freely able to do.
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  • REFLECTION QUESTION
    Industry Green My Job
    What actions will you take to green your job?
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    Emma Freese 10/17/2023 8:43 AM
    One of the things I discussed with our international staff during my site visit to Edinburgh this summer, we talked about ways they wanted to incorporate more green activities to the Edinburgh program. Jenni had the idea of partnering with one of the employers we work with to do a trash clean up. I think part of what I want to do is continue to have these discussions with team members and participants.
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