http://www.treehugger.com/files/2010/09/american-women-accept-climate-change-science-more-than-men.php
One thing this semester has shown me is how, even despite considerable academic exposure to the deep realities of patriarchal privilege that shape our society, most men (see: the "non-feminists" that have been repeatedly teased in class..) still have a hard time seeing the importance of aggressively identifying and deconstructing these biases (see: class discussion on women's constitutional right to sexual pleasure).
A personal task I've undertaken throughout the semester has been to bring the gender/race/class inequalities we've studied into dialogue with environmental studies, my academic area of [still limited] expertise.
A recurring theme in environmental work is that women play a special role in addressing the ecological challenges global society faces. I did not understand until this semester how women's subjugation by patriarchal culture provides them a unique ability to perceive subjugation, conquest, and abuse of other entities, such as environmental resources or alternative cultures that value ecosystems differently than Western economy and culture do. The unique ability to perceive and understand exploitation provides women a superior ability to understand many of society's problems.
Yes. It is conceivable that women could have a superior ability to men; not due to biology, as we usually think about inherent advantage in women vs. men, but due to the gendered experience. And the same goes for all marginalized groups-- race, ethnicity, or class.
So please, guys in the class, when your sisters speak up about such-and-such societal issue (or ANY issue), please resist the temptation to challenge or dismiss their observation/criticism too quickly. The truth is that women have the ability to perceive problems in a way you simply don't as a result of patriarchal privilege. Think about it. And the environment. Always :)