Inequality and discrimination are central to why the global environmental crisis is escalating. Nicole Detraz's trailblazing book reveals how gender analysis offers essential insights into why the problems of consumption, environmental insecurity, and unsustainable development persist, as well as why government and corporate policies so often cause even greater injustice. Peter Dauvergne, University of British Columbia Detraz's book ... Read moreshows how our understanding of environmental issues is enhanced by considering the particular experiences of women and men in the face of environmental degradation. The analysis is both straightforward - accessible to a beginner - and sophisticated, tracing how different feminisms build on the core concepts of sustainability and justice to transform familiar debates in global environmental politics. Kathryn Hochstetler, University of Waterloo Show Less