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Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment  

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  • The Committee on Women, Population, and Environment (CWPE) is an organization that provides an umbrella for scholars, policymakers, and activists who work toward eliminating poverty, racism, inequality, and environmental degradation and promote the economic and social empowerment of women. Central Issues CWPE maintains a central concern with the ways in which race and class intersect with gender in terms of population and environmental issues. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Committee on Women, Population, and the Environment]

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