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Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetEvaluation of FAO’s contributions to Sustainable Development Goal 2
Rural women’s empowerment
2021Also available in:
No results found.Many of those being left behind are women and girls, who face the compounded effects of gender-based and other forms of discrimination. They have limited access to productive resources, services, institutions and economic opportunities, such as education, healthcare, clean water and decent work. This review assesses three of FAO’s many rural women’s empowerment approaches and practices for their contribution to Sustainable Development Goal 2 (SDG 2, zero hunger) – Dimitra Clubs, gender-sensitive value chains and the Joint Programme on Accelerating Progress Towards the Economic Empowerment of Rural Women (JP RWEE). It finds that FAO’s investment in rural women’s empowerment makes a strong contribution to the SDGs in general and SDG 2 more specifically, leading to increased production, higher incomes and better nutrition. Women’s empowerment also contributes to SDG 5 by working to eliminate all forms of violence, boost the participation of women in leadership and reduce women’s work burden. However, it is a challenge for FAO to take gender mainstreaming fully on board, as it has constrained capacity for gender analysis and mainstreaming efforts. The gender team also has limited personnel, so cannot be responsible for all mainstreaming work. The study recommends that FAO step up its efforts to institutionalize approaches that are gender transformative to achieve impact at scale. Moreover, gender mainstreaming should be owned by the entire Organization, not just the Gender Unit. For this to happen, FAO leadership must support this agenda and champion a more systematic way of integrating gender. -
Book (series)National gender profile of agriculture and rural livelihoods
Bangladesh
2023Also available in:
No results found.Women account for about half of the agricultural workforce and over 63 percent of the rural female workforce is engaged in agriculture in Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics [BBS], 2018). Under the leadership of the Government of Bangladesh, the country has made significant progress towards gender equality and advancing the status of women and girls, particularly in education and health care. The country ranked fiftieth among 153 countries in the Global Gender Gap Report for 2020. Bangladesh has adopted many laws and policies to promote gender equality, including the National Women Development Policy 2011. Gender inequality continues to manifest in forms of gender-based discrimination, which includes restrictive social norms, access to and control over resources, barriers to accessing services and involvement in decision-making processes. Beyond the burden of unpaid care work, the lack of economic empowerment is a massive loss for Bangladesh’s economy, which could otherwise benefit from the equal participation of women. FAO recognizes the centrality of gender equality in its mandate to achieve food security for all by raising levels of nutrition, improving agricultural productivity, natural resource management and improving the lives of rural populations. The FAO Policy on Gender Equality 2020–2030 aims to advance equality of voice, agency and access to resources and services between women and men in sustainable agricultural production and rural development, identifying gender mainstreaming and women-targeted interventions as a two-fold strategy. -
Brochure, flyer, fact-sheetWomen as key players in greening Mediterranean agrifood systems: drivers and challenges
Webinar outcomes
2023Also available in:
During this webinar, organized by the SFS-MED Platform and held on 5 June 2023, stakeholders from across the Mediterranean shared knowledge and concrete experiences about the role that multiple stakeholders can play in promoting the effective participation of women to greener, more sustainable and more resilient agrifood systems in the Mediterranean. Panelists and speakers highlighted that, despite they are key players in the green transition of Mediterranean agrifood systems, women and girls still face marginalization due to structural barriers and deeply ingrained gender inequalities. The discussion was instrumental in demonstrating that equal access to education, training, and financial services are essential for overcoming the challenges posed by gender inequalities, which are deeply rooted in culture. There is a need to formalize and acknowledge the impact of informal work done by women, which is often underestimated. Furthermore, we should focus on integrating gender-sensitive planning into the main policies for the green agrifood systems transition, adequately supported by gender-sensitive budgeting to ensure implementation of strategies. Eradicating gender inequalities and promoting women’s participation and leadership in the green transition of agrifood systems requires adopting a systematic approach that encompasses various agrifood-related sectors and engages diverse stakeholders. It also requires stronger women’s agency by increasing their access to information, resources, finances, and collective action. Building multi-stakeholder coalitions can also help increasing women’s participation in decision-making processes, benefiting from their expertise, and prioritizing their needs.
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