Unequal Earth: Gender, Ecology, and Climate Justice in Africa examines how environmental degradation and climate change intersect with gendered inequality across the African continent. Focusing on desertification, pollution, extractivism, biodiversity loss, and climate-related vulnerability, the book shows how ecological crises are shaped by longer histories of colonial exploitation, racialized and classed hierarchies, and contemporary neo-colonial and capitalist forms of environmental governance.

Drawing on ecofeminism, feminist political ecology, intersectionality, and decolonial theory, Anthonia Folasade Ibitoye develops an interdisciplinary account of climate justice that foregrounds African women’s lived experiences, environmental knowledge, and political agency. The book critically assesses technocratic and depoliticized approaches to sustainability, arguing for justice-oriented frameworks that take seriously gender-sensitive perspectives, Indigenous African epistemologies, and grassroots practices of ecological care.

Through attention to rural, indigenous, informal, and underserved communities, Unequal Earth explores how African women are disproportionately exposed to environmental harm while also contributing to resistance, adaptation, innovation, and sustainable futures. It positions gender, ecology, coloniality, and geopolitical power as central to understanding Africa’s unequal environmental realities. This book will be of interest to scholars and students of African studies, gender studies, environmental humanities, climate justice, political ecology, development studies, and decolonial thought.

Dr. Anthonia Folasade Ibitoye is a postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for the Study of Race, Gender and Class, University of Johannesburg and head of Economic Disparity and Inequality Unit. She is a lecturer and feminist writer who is interested in the emancipation of women rights to foster social and economic development. Her scholarship sits at the intersection of gender, ecology, and social justice, with a strong commitment to decolonial, feminist, and interdisciplinary approaches to African development. With a Doctor of Literature in Applied Languages from Nelson Mandela University, Dr. Ibitoye has established herself as a critical voice in the fields of environmental humanities, African feminisms, and climate justice. Dr. Ibitoye’s broader research interests include ecofeminism, environmental inequality, race and class disparities, gender-based violence, and media representation of marginalised voices. She has published widely on issues ranging from discourse and power structures to the role of language in shaping public policy and political participation. Methodologically, she is experienced in quantitative, qualitative, survey-based, and mixed methods research, with expertise in ATLAS.ti. Her academic journey is rooted in a commitment to advancing intersectional justice and amplifying African women's voices in climate and development policy.