eco-feminism

Eco-feminism is a movement and philosophy linking environmentalism with feminism, arguing that the exploitation of nature and the oppression of women stem from the same patriarchal structures.

Eco-feminists see connections between how societies dominate both the natural world and women's bodies: Eco-feminism challenges the mindset that treats land and women as resources to be controlled.

The term emerged in the 1970s and encompasses diverse perspectives, from spiritual approaches emphasizing women's connection to nature to materialist analyses of how environmental degradation disproportionately affects women.

Also spelled ecofeminism.