Why America’s farm women are reaching their breaking point
4 天之前 · Led by Anna Scheyett, a professor at the University of Georgia’s School of Social Work, the research team conducted six focus groups with 29 women married to farmers across rural Georgia. These participants, ranging in age from 25 to 72 years old, painted a vivid picture of their daily lives through candid discussions about their roles ...
Rural women - ifad.org
Rural women play a critical role in agriculture and rural economies across the world, making up 36 per cent of all agricultural workers. Despite this, their roles and potential are all too often undermined by gender inequalities. Discriminatory social norms, legal frameworks and institutions restrict women’s rights, autonomy and opportunities.
Full article: The Health and Well-Being of Women in Farming: A ...
2024年9月29日 · Key findings suggest women are at particular risk from certain illnesses associated with some aspects of agricultural work and face a number of stressors (including gender-specific issues) that can lower well-being, but evidence is scarce in a number of areas.
Rural women - Wikipedia
Rural women play a fundamental role in rural communities around the world providing care and being involved in number of economic pursuits such as subsistence farming, petty trading and off-farm work. In most parts of the world, rural women work very hard but earn very little.
Women in agriculture | Reduce Rural Poverty | Food and …
Women make up 43 percent of the global agricultural labour force, yet they face significant discrimination when it comes to land and livestock ownership, equal pay, participation in decision-making entities and access to credit and financial services.
When women are economically and socially empowered, they become a potent force for change. In rural areas of the developing world, women play a key role in running households and make major contributions to agricultural production. But the inequalities that exist between women and men make it difficult for women to fulfil their potential.
The climate crisis is unjust for rural women: FAO gender expert
2024年5月3日 · The newly released FAO report, The Unjust Climate: Measuring the impacts of climate change on the rural poor, women and youth, sheds light on how climate change disproportionately affects the rural poor, older people and women in low- and middle-income countries. It reveals billions of dollars in losses among female-headed farming households ...
With the right resources, rural women can change the world - IFAD
2023年10月12日 · One in four of the world’s working women are employed in agriculture. In low-income countries, this proportion rises to 62 per cent. However, only 15 per cent of land is owned by women. Women are also less able to access credit, making it harder to build a resilient business. Gender inequality has far-reaching consequences which affect everyone.
UN Warns of Climate Change Impact on Farms and Rural …
2024年3月5日 · Women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crises,...
UN warns of climate change impact on farms and rural …
2024年3月5日 · Women who run farms and rural households in poor countries suffer more from climate change and are discriminated against as they try to adapt to other sources of income in times of crises, the United Nations warned Tuesday, March 5, 2024.