Where are the Men in the Zero Waste Community?
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- Опубликовано: 29 май 2024
- Zero waste and sustainable living is for everyone - no matter what or who you are. It is important to spread the idea of sustainability so it doesn't go unheard. We're all from Earth and everyone has a part in taking care of it.
Statistically speaking, women are still making the majority of purchasing decisions for families. That’s why you see a lot of female influencers in the low waste space. I’m seeing men become more interested too which is great. To your point, we all need to be concerned about sustainability. ❤
Yeah I think that it's underrated how much women have been working on their sustainability brand, but it's also the media that's shaped sustainability work as a form of "women's work" as in UNPAID work. Just like Dad's work lol. I go to a lot of climate change meetings, protests, letter-writing meetings, community meetings with local leaders, climate campaign events, and it's mostly 50/50 men and women, thank goodness. It's really just a brand that isn't being sold to men for some reason. The sustainable man isn't represented in media. The Sustainable Dad isn't represented enough, even though I definitely have one and the men I meet out doing the work are totally like that. Just haven't kept up with the Zero Waste branding.
I have my man interested in everything I love to do and he’s learned so much and came such a long way… he genuinely cares for me, and what I love. And he’s learned so much that he now cares about our earth and what happens to it as well! Keep making your videos your channel is going to take off soon!!!
The buy it for life movement in my experience is dominated by men and is sustainability and zero waste under a different name. The goal is to find more durable and rugged alternatives which ideally will be the last time one will need to buy something in their life.. Such as pending the extra time and money to track down a heavy duty leather messenger bag, instead of buying cheaper bags which need to be replaced every few years, which long-term is both more expensive and a hassle to need to go shopping more often. Well made shoes which can actually be repaired and resoled instead of being treated as disposable is another area where the interest is mainly men. Still you are right about men being after things that are practical and save money, as I would much rather spend a few hundred dollars one time vs needing to spend $50-$75 every few years.
I've always wondered this. Thanks for opening up the discussion!
A lot of zero-waste swaps are in regards to cleaning, childcare, and home care, which are traditionally "women's work." I've noticed that changing to a low-waste laundry routine has been difficult for the guys in my home to understand, and it took my spouse a while to understand the care and cleaning of cloth diapers, even though he was the primary butt-wiper. My roommate was never taught how to cook or clean even wastefully, so complicated low-waste systems are harder for him to grasp. Fortunately, my spouse was accidentally placed in a home ec class instead of woodshop when he was younger, so he's been great at maintaining the things we do have, and my roommate is enthusiastically taking over recycling. Both are trained carpenters, so they can build or refurbish whatever furniture we need.
Thank you for this video. I couldn't find this through other zero waste video links. I literally had to search "zero waste for men ".
I really appreciate the first point of this video. I think too often anything we do (hobbies, jobs, etc.) is very aestheticized. And sustainability and zero waste isn't an aesthetic, it's a way of doing things. The thing about aesthetics is that they tend to be trendy which kind of goes against what sustainability should be - timeless and practical.
I really liked the topic and the idea of dad's already being zero waste. Love it!
I think the spicy moustache is supposed to be zero waste he mainly focuses on cooking zero waste and gardening
Loved this topic and discussion!
Most direct route: Share research with men to the effect that plastic contains xenoestrogens and will shrink their balls and make them less masculine. This is extremely effective at getting men to avoid plastic. In general ZW will not appeal to men unless it is marketed according to male priorities.
Ugh please no
With some corners of internet, I wonder how much of it is that men are not interested vs men just having a preference to not make content and become influencers as much as women.
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I also have wondered that ya know what we should make a zero waste dating app