While the majority of women in a new 17 country survey reported progress towards gender equality, 72% said it would take one to three decades or more to achieve full equality.
The Corteva Agriscience study included 4,160 respondents living in both the developed and developing world on five different continents.
The survey’s findings reveal that women in agriculture perceive gender discrimination as widespread, ranging from 78% in India to 52% in the United States.
Only half say they are equally successful as their male counterparts, 42% say they have the same opportunities as their male counterparts, and 38% say they are empowered to make decisions about how income is used in farming and agriculture.
Income
Almost 40% of the respondents reported lower income than men and less access to financing. High on the list of concerns were financial stability, the welfare of their families and achieving a work/life balance.
Many said they need more training to take advantage of the agricultural technology that has become essential for financial success and environmental stewardship.
Five actions
Five key actions, according to the respondents, were identified to remove obstacles to equality:
More training in technology (cited by 80%).More academic education (cited by 79%).More support – legal and otherwise – to help women in agriculture who experience gender discrimination (cited by 76%).Raise the public’s awareness of the success women are achieving in agriculture (cited by 75%).Raise the public’s awareness of gender discrimination in agriculture (cited by 74%).Methodology
The survey was conducted between August and September 2018. There were approximately 4,160 respondents from 17 countries spread across Asia Pacific (24%), North America (21%), Latin America (21%), Europe (19%) and Africa (15%).
Most of the women were engaged in crop farming, with others engaged in a variety of other farming and related agricultural pursuits. The average age of respondents was 34 years old.
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The countdown is on to our Women & Agriculture Conference
Farmers gain €189m from agri-taxation measures
While the majority of women in a new 17 country survey reported progress towards gender equality, 72% said it would take one to three decades or more to achieve full equality.
The Corteva Agriscience study included 4,160 respondents living in both the developed and developing world on five different continents.
The survey’s findings reveal that women in agriculture perceive gender discrimination as widespread, ranging from 78% in India to 52% in the United States.
Only half say they are equally successful as their male counterparts, 42% say they have the same opportunities as their male counterparts, and 38% say they are empowered to make decisions about how income is used in farming and agriculture.
Income
Almost 40% of the respondents reported lower income than men and less access to financing. High on the list of concerns were financial stability, the welfare of their families and achieving a work/life balance.
Many said they need more training to take advantage of the agricultural technology that has become essential for financial success and environmental stewardship.
Five actions
Five key actions, according to the respondents, were identified to remove obstacles to equality:
More training in technology (cited by 80%).More academic education (cited by 79%).More support – legal and otherwise – to help women in agriculture who experience gender discrimination (cited by 76%).Raise the public’s awareness of the success women are achieving in agriculture (cited by 75%).Raise the public’s awareness of gender discrimination in agriculture (cited by 74%).Methodology
The survey was conducted between August and September 2018. There were approximately 4,160 respondents from 17 countries spread across Asia Pacific (24%), North America (21%), Latin America (21%), Europe (19%) and Africa (15%).
Most of the women were engaged in crop farming, with others engaged in a variety of other farming and related agricultural pursuits. The average age of respondents was 34 years old.
Read more
The countdown is on to our Women & Agriculture Conference
Farmers gain €189m from agri-taxation measures
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