, Kelly asserted, address “four interwoven challenges the administration is facing. The first is the post-pandemic reality, the second is the economic downturn, the third is the climate crisis, and the fourth is inequality and racial equity and the disproportionate environmental harm and other harms that have been placed on low-income communities and communities of color.”
We need the skills and innovative ideas that diverse talent brings, so “gender equality…is also essential to shaping positive social and economic development outcomes. Women provide valuable perspectives on key decisions, from investment priorities to project design,” the IRENA report states.