20 Nov Online Policy Discussion: Making the food system work for women
Join Oxfam’s global online policy discussion from November 19-30, 2012
· What: A policy discussion to generate bold proposals for advancing gender justice within the food system
· Why: To share ideas, hear those of others, and dialogue with some of the world’s best minds on how to make the food system work for women
· When: Two-week online discussion from November 19-30 in English, French and Spanish
· How: Each day we will post one essay online and invite your comments
Join the discussion at http://blogs.oxfam.org/food-and-gender.
Week 1 of the online discussion (November 19-23)
· Nidhi Tandon “Changing value systems, one village at a time”
· Elizabeth Vazquez “The potential of women suppliers”
· Vandana Shiva “Seeds in women’s hands”
· Fatima Shabodien “Women farm workers dying for food”
· Alexandra Spieldoch “Time for a new recipe”
Week 2 of the online discussion (November 26-30)
· Tinna Nielsen “Stop talking about equality”
· Joanna Kerr “Seeds and sisterhood”
· Sophia Murphy “On the virtues of discrimination”
· Jayati Ghosh “Nutrition policies that work for women” and Pamela Caro, “Food sovereignty and gender equality”
· Olivier De Schutter “The recivilization of men by women”
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