Our first session of #QuestionsUnasked is with Zaria Romero, who participated in last week's panel "Climate + Justice: Young Activists Speak Out". We asked her, “What is the role that gender plays in climate justice?” ------------------------------------ In my personal experience, I do not know many climate activists who identify as male. Almost everyone I know who is engaged in climate activism identifies as female. I think the gender difference is due to cultural stereotypes and norms that society creates for both men and women. For female-identifying people, society tells us that we are supposed to be caring and emotional. For male male-identifying people, society tells them that they should be strong, tough, and not to show their emotions because that would make them weak. This conditioning starts from the day we’re born and continues throughout our whole life. But masculinity in itself is not a “bad” thing, but it becomes dangerous when it turns into toxic masculinity. Toxic masc...