Systemic Pollution in the Antilles

Hosted by Georgetown University’s Gender+ Justice Initiative, Earth Commons, Global Health Institute, French and Francophone Studies Department and Women’s and Gender Studies

Join Jessica Oublié, author of , for a lecture on the intersection of gender, health, and environmental justice in Guadeloupe and Martinique. She will examine the long-term impact of the Chlordécone crisis—a toxic pesticide used in the Caribbean for decades—on public health and the environment. Oublié will explore how gender shapes medical treatment, reproductive health, and social dynamics, as well as the pivotal role of women in food practices, activism, and policy responses such as the Chlordécone Plan. Through this discussion, she highlights the urgent need for both ecological and gender justice in the region.

Host or Publisher Gender+ Justice Initiative