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

Ragasa, Catherine; Lambrecht, Isabel; http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8033-0784 Ragasa, Catherine; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-6611 Lambrecht, Isabel

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

2020

Ragasa, Catherine; Lambrecht, Isabel | http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8033-0784 Ragasa, Catherine; http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1709-6611 Lambrecht, Isabel

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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IFPRI3; ISI; CRP2; 3 Building Inclusive and Efficient Markets, Trade Systems, and Food Industry; G Cross-cutting gender theme; UNFSS

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DSGD; PIM

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CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM)

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