COVID-19 and the food system: Setback or opportunity for gender equality?

Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security because they not only produce food but also contribute to economic empowerment by employing a large share of female and male workers, especially in developing countries. Food systems at all levels―globally, domestically, loc...

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Autores principales: Ragasa, Catherine, Lambrecht, Isabel B.
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Society for Plant Pathology 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142590
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description Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security because they not only produce food but also contribute to economic empowerment by employing a large share of female and male workers, especially in developing countries. Food systems at all levels―globally, domestically, locally, and in the home― are expected to be highly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Women and men work as food producers, processors, and traders and will likely be impacted differently. Shocks or crises can exacerbate or reduce gender gaps, and so can policy responses to mitigate the impact of these crises or shocks. We offer some perspectives and available country examples on how the COVID-19 crisis and responses to the crisis could be a setback or offer opportunities for gender equality in the food system.
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spelling CGSpace1425902025-03-18T19:45:12Z COVID-19 and the food system: Setback or opportunity for gender equality? Ragasa, Catherine Lambrecht, Isabel B. gender gender equality supply chains women's empowerment covid-19 food supply chains food systems women Agriculture and the food sector are critical to food and nutrition security because they not only produce food but also contribute to economic empowerment by employing a large share of female and male workers, especially in developing countries. Food systems at all levels―globally, domestically, locally, and in the home― are expected to be highly affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Women and men work as food producers, processors, and traders and will likely be impacted differently. Shocks or crises can exacerbate or reduce gender gaps, and so can policy responses to mitigate the impact of these crises or shocks. We offer some perspectives and available country examples on how the COVID-19 crisis and responses to the crisis could be a setback or offer opportunities for gender equality in the food system. 2020-08-01 2024-05-22T12:10:43Z 2024-05-22T12:10:43Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/142590 en https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133743 https://doi.org/10.2499/p15738coll2.133802 https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.13259 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115364 Open Access International Society for Plant Pathology Springer Ragasa, Catherine; and Lambrecht, Isabel. 2020. COVID-19 and the food system: Setback or opportunity for gender equality? Food Security 12: 877–880. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12571-020-01089-w
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COVID-19 and the food system: Setback or opportunity for gender equality?
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gender equality
supply chains
women's empowerment
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food supply chains
food systems
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