Thematic areas

Each thematic area contains a brief introduction of the gender dimensions, the persisting gender gaps and disparities, and how FAO is addressing them. It includes a few key messages, recommendations and relevant materials that can help users mainstream gender issues and apply gender-responsive and gender-transformative approaches in each thematic area.

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Gender

Thematic areas

Gender equality and women's empowerment

Integrating gender in the project cycle

Gender and child labour

Gender and climate change, agroecology and biodiversity

Gender and decent rural employment

Gender and digitalization in agrifood systems

Gender and emergencies and resilience building

Gender in extension and advisory services

Gender in fisheries and aquaculture

Gender and food security

Gender and forestry and agroforestry

Gender-based violence and protection from sexual exploitation and abuse

Gender and inclusive food systems and value chains

Gender and innovative and labour-saving technologies

Integrating gender in investment in sustainable agrifood systems

Gender, land, soil and water

Gender and livestock

Gender, markets and trade

Gender and migration

Gender and nutrition

Gender and plant production and protection

Gender-responsive policy-making and budgeting

Gender and rural financial services

Gender and social protection

Gender statistics and sex-disaggregated data

Young women’s empowerment in agrifood systems