Social-ecological transformation Climate change is one of the most urgent priorities and numerous studies show how women are likely to be affected the most and yet hold the greatest power to prevent ecological disasters. Poor rural and indigenous women depend on local natural resources for their livelihoods and are disproportionately affected by climate change(ADB and UN Women, 2018). Emphasizing the roles of youth and women in renewable energy and sustainable cities is an effective innovation that promotes climate justice. There is also not enough emphasis on measures that originate from the Global South. And there could usefully be more efforts to show the effects of climate change on communities and livelihoods. Common pitfalls: • The common stereotype that women are born as nurturing can lead to feminization of nature-related issues. This can lead to making conservation solely women’s responsibility. It can also lead to the undervaluing of women’s nature-based work such as agriculture or animal husbandry, and condoning men’s environmentally destructive behaviours. • Related to the feminization of nature-related issues is the gender bias in the energy sector, which portrays women as belonging to the traditional, rural, nature-embedded energy-producing sector, and men more to the technological, scientific, more advanced energy sector. • Emphasis on small, local actors to be the agents of change for saving the environment often leads to overlooking the bigger picture that environmental problems are rooted in the discriminatory system because of colonialism, capitalism and other economic and class structures, which all intersect with gender. Things to keep in mind: • Promote narratives on women and science, technology, engineering and mathematics(STEM) in renewable energy. While it is important to give adequate representation of the role of women’s traditional practices of energy production and preservation, it is equally important to provide a balance and show that women can go beyond stereotypical rural and non-scientific roles. • The incorporation of women’s voices should not be limited to female experts’ but also include women from a variety of backgrounds to ensure the narrative of a socially just transition is contextually specific, relevant and inclusive. • Highlight existing country gender transformative national policies on addressing climate change to demonstrate what is possible. • Point out the disproportionate social and environmental impact on women of climate change and include the benefits and challenges of the renewable energy transition for all. • Critically examine the concept of inclusivity in energy transformation and green job growth and whether these are accessible to women and people with unequal resources. 14 Gender transformative communication in focus areas