On this International Day of Rural Women, we want to join the UN and remind you the world’s sustainable future is not possible without the empowerment of rural women and girls: Rural women lag behind on almost all global gender and development indicators. Empowered rural women, on the other hand, have a greater capacity to respond to climate change; they play important roles in adopting low-carbon technologies, spreading knowledge about climate change, and urging action. -The United Nations.