Zonta Says Now

Zonta Foothills Club Fights for Climate Justice

Panelists included:

  • Lesley Smith, CO Representative HD 49 2025- present, CU Regent 2019-2015, First woman aquanaut at NOAA’s underwater Research Habitat

  • KC Becker, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator 2021-24, Speaker CO House Speaker 2019-21, CO State Representative 2013-21, Boulder City Council 2009-13

  • Mariah Bowman CU JD candidate and Sara Fleming, CU MS candidate in Geography, Team members contributing to CU Boulder’s Climate Action Plan (CAP), 2025 Zonta Foothills Climate Justice Scholars

  • Casey Davis, CU Ph.D. candidate in Chemistry working on sustainable electronics for renewable energy applications, 2025 Zonta Foothills Climate Justice Scholar

Zonta International envisions a world in which women’s rights are recognized as human rights and every woman is able to achieve her full potential. In such a world, women have access to all resources and are represented in decision-making positions on an equal basis with men. In such a world, no woman lives in fear of violence. Climate change threatens those human rights... the right to life, food, water, health, education, livelihood and safety. 

While Zonta International is not an environmental or disaster response organization, climate change disproportionately affects women and girls and action is needed from a gender equality perspective. Zonta International and the Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County pledge to empower women and girls at the global and local levels, and to promote justice and universal respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. Therefore, we call for action to ensure a fair and human rights-based approach to solve the crisis of climate change in the post-pandemic world and achieve greener, cleaner and equal societies.


Zonta Foothills CIimate Justice Scholarship

The Zonta Foothills Climate Justice Scholarship educates women who are future climate leaders. By supporting their education, we are helping students build just systems that will sustain the planet for future generations.

Our International Women’s Day Climate Forum discussed the impacts of the environment on women’s safety and careers.

The Zonta Foothills Club of Boulder County advocates for Environmental Justice, putting equity and human rights at the core of decision-making and action on climate change.