sustainability

At work, I receive a daily e-mail from ENDS (ENvironmental Data Services) about European environmental news.  Today, my eye was caught by this entry.

"A "very small group" of Swedish men is responsible for the lion's share of the country's greenhouse gas emissions, according to a 90-page report published by the foreign ministry on Thursday. The study, on "gender equality as a prerequisite for sustainable development", says women globally live in a more sustainable way than men, leave a smaller ecological footprint and cause less climate change. It finds that ten per cent of car drivers, primarily men, account for 60 per cent of passenger kilometres. See foreign ministry report (English)."

I found the report absolutely fascinating, it goes into much more detail than suggested by the brief precis here and goes into facets of gender inequality that I hadn't realised existed.  It IS a long document, but one I'd recommend, lest anyone think that gender inequality is no longer an issue, after all, Sweden has a good social structure in comparison with most developed nations.