Ms Cate OWREN

Senior Gender Programme Manager, Governance and Rights, IUCN

Cate Owren is a gender equality and women’s rights and inclusion specialist with nearly 20 years of experience working at the unique intersections of gender and environment issues. She has worked extensively across global, regional, national and more local levels on policies, programming and practice that aim to address gender gaps and improve equality outcomes in tandem with environmental outcomes; she has specific expertise in gender-responsive sustainable development policy frameworks, including as related to climate change and biodiversity. At IUCN, Cate guides and oversees the gender team programme portfolio, which includes a wide range of knowledge development and dissemination efforts; capacity building and technical support; policy guidance; and gender integration across the Union, including with civil society and governmental members.  Prior to IUCN, she led the Women's Environment & Development Organization (WEDO).