Diane Wilson vs. Union Carbide: Ecofeminism and the Elitist Charge of “Essentialism”

Godfrey, Phoebe

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“…Many studies show that women have a more attentive attitude towards the environment than men (e.g. Davidson & Freudenberg, 1996;Godfrey, 2005;Leach, 2007;Tindall, Davies, & Mauboules, 2003;Unger, 2008;Van Liere & Dunlap, 1980;Zelezny & Bailey, 2006).…”

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Environmental literacy of pupils and its investigation in the Czech Republic

Svobodová¹

2020

SocEd

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Environmental literacy is a concept consisting of knowledge, attitudes, sensitivity and behaviour. In this text we present a pilot study of a research tool focused on measuring the environmental literacy of ISCED 2 pupils. Through the study we measured the relationship between environmental literacy and selected variables (gender, grade and leisure activities). The target group consisted of pupils in the 6th to 9th grades of lower secondary schools, and the total number of respondents was 467. The inner consistency (Cronbach´s α) of all tool scales (knowledge, attitudes, sensitivity, behaviour) reached acceptable values in the range of .71-.79. Spearman's correlation showed a statistically significant relationship mainly among the scales of attitudes, sensitivity and behaviour. Significant correlation coefficient values ranged from < .44 to .65 >. Significant differences appeared between boys and girls in regard to attitudes, sensitivity and behaviour scales, where girls reached higher scores. Girls showed more pro-environmental attitudes, sensitivity and behaviour than boys. It was also found that the pupils' environmental knowledge increases with age. However, this does not apply to the scales of attitudes, sensitivity and behaviour. There was a high correlation between environmental literacy (excluding knowledge) and the leisure activities of pupils (outdoor activities, ICT, hobbies and sport). Leisure activities in combination with age can be considered essential determinants of environmental literacy, e.g. they predict 33% of the variability in the sensitivity scale.

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Environmental literacy of pupils and its investigation in the Czech Republic

Svobodová¹

2020

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“…It should be noted that ecofeminism has not been without its critics. A point of critique made of ecofeminism is a concern about essentialism evident in ecofeminist thought (Godfrey, 2005). As Wachholz (2011, p. 289) has pointed out, however, this only applies to one strand of ecofeminist theorising, namely, essentialist ecofeminism.…”

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Going beyond western dualism: towards corporate nature responsibility reporting

Gallhofer

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to outline an ecofeminist lens for the analysis of accounting, which is applied to: first, the critique of corporate social responsibility reporting (CSRR); second, the elaboration of elements of a framework for a new accounting – corporate nature responsibility reporting (CNRR) – as a response to the critique of CSRR; and, third, the consideration of elements of an enabling and emancipatory praxis in the context of CNRR, including a sketch of a research agenda. Design/methodology/approach The paper presents a critical application of aspects of the ecofeminist critique of Western dualism and its emphasis on wholeness, interconnectedness and relatedness, including its particular delineation of nature, to the critique and design of accounting. Findings Insights from the application of an ecofeminist lens to the critique of CSRR raise questions about the suitability of the western notion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and its associated accounting currently in use. In order to go beyond critique, the paper introduces the notions of corporate nature responsibility (CNR) and CNRR and offers an outline of key elements of CNRR and an emancipatory praxis in the context of CNRR, including a sketch of a research agenda. The author’s elaborations suggest that in order to overcome the limitations of CSR and CSRR, a corporation ought to be concerned about its broader and holistic CNR. And, it should provide a CNR report, as part of a holistic CNRR concerned with the performance of the company in the context of CNR. Social implications Through creating new visibilities, CNRR has the potential to enhance the well-being of people and nature more generally. Originality/value Ecofeminism’s critique of western dichotomous thinking has been given little consideration in prior studies of accounting. The paper thus draws attention to the relevance of an ecofeminist theoretical lens for the critique and design of accounting by focussing on CSRR. The paper introduces the concepts of CNR and CNRR to address the limitations of CSRR as currently practiced.

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“…Women, unlike men, who are more associated with a rational and abstract culture, are emotionally related to nature (Wihlborg & Skill, 2004). Identical findings are reported by studies focused on the ecofeminism (Godfrey, 2005;Leach, 2007). Women environmental activists have played a key role in creating and disseminating environmental awareness and protection of the environment (Unger, 2008;Zelezny & Bailey, 2006).…”

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Environmental Literacy of ISCED 2 Pupils in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

Kroufek

Svobodová²

2022

EUR J SCI MATH ED

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Environmental literacy first emerged as a goal of environmental education in the 1960s and 1970s. The theory of environmental literacy assumes that an environmentally literate individual has adequate knowledge and attitudes and behaves in an environmentally friendly manner. Presented study focuses on the application of the modified version of the middle school environmental literacy survey research tool in the Central-European context. Its key objective is to identify the cognitive, affective, and behavioral dimensions of environmental literacy and the significance of the impact of specific demographic variables (gender, age, grade, and leisure activities), including comparative analysis between the Czech Republic and Slovakia. A statistically significant relationship was identified between affective and behavioral dimensions. All demographic variables, particularly pupil's leisure, have a significant effect. The differences between pupils of Czech and Slovak primary schools are only partial, probably because of the shared history of both countries.

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Diane Wilson vs. Union Carbide: Ecofeminism and the Elitist Charge of “Essentialism”

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Environmental literacy of pupils and its investigation in the Czech Republic

Environmental literacy of pupils and its investigation in the Czech Republic

Going beyond western dualism: towards corporate nature responsibility reporting

Environmental Literacy of ISCED 2 Pupils in the Czech Republic and Slovakia

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