Impact of Climate Change on Women’s Political Empowerment: The Sustainable Development Perspective

Chun-Ling Ding


Beijing Technology and Business University (China)

Yan Ma


Xi’an Jiaotong University (China)

Guo-Hua Ni


Beijing Technology and Business University (China)

Chun-Ping Chang

cpchang@g2.usc.edu.tw
Shih Chien University (Taiwan, Province of China)

Abstract

As the influence of climate change on human sustainable development intensifies, the issue of climate change is attracting the attention of more and more scholars, countries, international organizations. However there are few of empirical studies investigating the relationship and interaction mechanisms between climate change and women’s political empowerment under the background of sustainable development. Here, using a two-way fixed-effects model, and a large balanced panel data of 132 countries from 1995 to 2023, we provide new evidence on the relationship and interaction mechanisms between climate change and women’s political empowerment. We conclude that climate change has a negative impact on women’s political empowerment and income inequality magnifies the effect. Subsample analysis shows the negative impact is particularly pronounced in countries with right-wing parties in power and high levels of economic development. Moreover, government efficiency, political stability and sustainable development ability slows down the impact of climate change on women’s political empowerment and has a positive moderating effect. Our paper provides new insights for research in related fields.


Keywords:

climate change, sustainable development, women’s political empowerment, income inequality, social governance

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Chun-Ling Ding 

Beijing Technology and Business University China

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Yan Ma 

Xi’an Jiaotong University China

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Guo-Hua Ni 

Beijing Technology and Business University China

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Chun-Ping Chang 
cpchang@g2.usc.edu.tw
Shih Chien University Taiwan, Province of China

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