BOLD ACTIONS FOR FOOD AS A FORCE FOR GOOD
2020 Summit Session: Building Gender Equitable Food Systems
Women are key actors in global food systems, yet face significant hurdles in reaching their potential as producers and agribusiness owners while navigating cultural norms and expectations.
This session will focus on surfacing promising existing approaches and solutions to making food systems more equitable, from farm to plate. We will discuss evidence on what works to advance gender equality and the empowerment of women in food systems, the opportunities and barriers to take these solutions to scale. The key questions include: How can food systems be transformed in ways that address gender inequalities? How can we build women’s leadership in the food system – from farmer organizations and civil society to policy-makers and agribusiness owners?
Key Speakers
Expected outcomes
Evidence on the links between gender equality, women’s empowerment and food systems
Tested and scalable solutions to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment in food systems
Key priorities for discussion and advancement in the lead up to the UN Food Systems Summit
Start of a community of practice on gender and food systems transformation
Strategy for mobilising women’s voices in the global, regional, local conversations on food systems transformations
