Among factors that shape migration patterns and experiences, gender roles are one of the single most important ones. Gender influences who moves and who stays. People who are socially, economically, culturally, politically, institutionally or otherwise marginalized are especially vulnerable to natural hazards and environmental degradation. This can be the case for women and girls, facing heightened risks of vulnerability, though they are at the same time in formal and informal leadership roles within their homes and communities in the face of climate-related movements. Human mobility issues might entrench traditional gender roles and exacerbate existing inequalities between men and women, but might also lead to shifts in gender dynamics, for example providing women with new opportunities. The study Gender and Human Mobility in the Context of Climate Change: Insights from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States provides an overview of the gender-related challenges and opportunities in the context of human mobility in the context of climate change in the Caribbean. It illustrates stories with a diverse view on gender in the above-named relation. The study also suggests recommendations on how to better integrate gender dimensions into human mobility in the context of climate change-related work including suggestions on how to include gender in national regional and international policy advice.
