Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security
The term “feminization of agriculture” is used to describe changing labor markets that pull men out of agriculture, increasing women's roles. However, simplified understandings of this feminization persist as myths in the literature, limiting our understanding of the broader changes that affect food...
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| author | Kawarazuka, Nozomi Doss, Cheryl R. Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Pyburn, Rhiannon |
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| description | The term “feminization of agriculture” is used to describe changing labor markets that pull men out of agriculture, increasing women's roles. However, simplified understandings of this feminization persist as myths in the literature, limiting our understanding of the broader changes that affect food security. Through a review of literature, this paper analyses four myths: 1) feminization of agriculture is the predominant global trend in global agriculture; 2) women left behind are passive victims and not farmers; 3) feminization is bad for agriculture; and 4) women farmers all face similar challenges. The paper unravels each myth, reveals the complexity of gendered power dynamics in feminization trends, and discusses the implications of these for global food security. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1197662025-10-26T13:01:17Z Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security Kawarazuka, Nozomi Doss, Cheryl R. Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Pyburn, Rhiannon gender labour productivity migration food security The term “feminization of agriculture” is used to describe changing labor markets that pull men out of agriculture, increasing women's roles. However, simplified understandings of this feminization persist as myths in the literature, limiting our understanding of the broader changes that affect food security. Through a review of literature, this paper analyses four myths: 1) feminization of agriculture is the predominant global trend in global agriculture; 2) women left behind are passive victims and not farmers; 3) feminization is bad for agriculture; and 4) women farmers all face similar challenges. The paper unravels each myth, reveals the complexity of gendered power dynamics in feminization trends, and discusses the implications of these for global food security. 2022-06 2022-06-07T16:05:15Z 2022-06-07T16:05:15Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119766 en Open Access Elsevier Kawarazuka, N.; Doss, C. R.; Farnworth, C. R.; Pyburn, R. 2022. Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security. Global Food Security. 33. ISSN 2211-9124. 8 p. |
| spellingShingle | gender labour productivity migration food security Kawarazuka, Nozomi Doss, Cheryl R. Farnworth, Cathy Rozel Pyburn, Rhiannon Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security |
| title | Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security |
| title_full | Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security |
| title_fullStr | Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security |
| title_short | Myths about the feminization of agriculture: Implications for global food security |
| title_sort | myths about the feminization of agriculture implications for global food security |
| topic | gender labour productivity migration food security |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/119766 |
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