‘Rural Women Make Up a Quarter of World’s Population. They Grow Much of Our Food, Strengthen Economies and Build Climate Resilience, Yet…’
Rural women make up a quarter of the world’s population. They grow much of our food, strengthen economies and build climate resilience.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
From championing access to clean water in Kyrgyzstan to boosting sustainable agriculture in Ethiopia, rural women are mobilizing to support one another, and their contributions are vital for both rural communities and urban societies.
Yet, on almost every measure of development, because of gender inequalities and discrimination, they fare worse than rural men or urban women.
On 15 October, the United Nations commemorates the International Day of Rural Women, under the theme, “Sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection for gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls”, closely followed by World Food Day (16 October) and International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October).
This year, we are calling for better public services, including health care, education, childcare and shelters, on which millions of rural women depend; and laws, policies and budgets to improve their livelihoods and well-being.
We stand in solidarity with rural women and their organizations everywhere as they seek to influence the decisions that shape their lives.
On the International Day of Rural Women, UN Women calls upon the international community to work with rural women and girls everywhere and to invest in the sustainable infrastructure, services and social protection that can revolutionize their livelihoods, well-being and resilience. Read more»
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Infographic: Rural Women and Girls
Rural women ensure food security for their communities, build climate resilience and strengthen economies.
Yet, gender inequalities, such as discriminatory laws and social norms, combined with a fast-changing economic, technological and environmental landscape restrict their full potential, leaving them far behind men and their urban counterparts. View infographic ►
Rural women—agents of change fighting poverty, hunger and climate change
*SOURCE: UN Women. Go to ORIGINAL. 2018 Human Wrongs Watch
Source: https://human-wrongs-watch.net/2018/10/12/rural-women-make-up-a-quarter-of-worlds-population-they-grow-much-of-our-food-strengthen-economies-and-build-climate-resilience-yet/
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