The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems
The new FAO report provides a comprehensive picture of the status of women not only in agriculture, but across agrifood systems. It presents extensive data and lessons learned about gender in agrifood systems, with particular focus on how women participate in and benefit from socio-economic opportunities. Furthermore, it demonstrates how shocks in agrifood systems, such as COVID-19, have a differential impact on men, boys, women and girls and their coping strategies. The report shows how gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the transition towards sustainable, productive and resilient agrifood systems and how the transformation of agrifood systems can contribute to gender equality and women’s empowerment. It also provides policy-oriented insights and makes specific recommendations on the best way forward.
With the launch of the report, FAO makes a commitment to do even more to mainstream gender considerations in our efforts to achieve Better Production, Better Nutrition, Better Environment and Better Life.
Online articles
- Indispensables mais « marginales »: la FAO pointe les inégalités subies par les femmes dans le secteur alimentaire
- Gender Equality in Farming Could Add $1 Trillion to World Economy
- Opinion: Food systems must work better for the women working in them
- Donne pagate meno e più precarie, la Fao contro il gender gap nei campi
- The Status of Women in Agrifood Systems: An Armchair Discussion with Dr. Lauren Phillips and Dr. Vanya Slavchevska
- The $1 Trillion Dollar Question - How to achieve gender equality in agrifood systems?
- In Ottawa, close alignment between FAO's Status of Women in Agrifood Systems report recommendations and Canadian priorities
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The status of women in agrifood systems
13/04/2023
Tackling gender inequalities in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate...