Examining evidence of gender equality, women's empowerment, and agricultural and food systems

Subject Areas : Journal of Food Safety and Processing

Amir  memarzadeh kiani ¹ (PhD student, Department of Planning and Management and Environmental Education, Kish International Campus, University of Tehran)
Elham  amoei ² (MA in Women's Studies, Allameh Tabatabai University, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2022-05-17 Accepted : 2022-11-07 Published : 2023-02-20

Keywords: microorganisms, dairy products, beneficial, probiotic cheese,

Abstract :

The upcoming article is about the empowerment and gender equality of women in order to achieve important goals such as the sustainability of agricultural development, the production of strategic products, food security and food safety, and the review of foreign and domestic sources in this field has been discussed in order to determine the empowerment and gender equality. To what extent is Iran in sync with the global indicators regarding women? In this research, it was determined how much women have achieved sufficient ability in various fields, including: playing a role in realizing sustainable agriculture and equality in gender norms in the field of agriculture and food security in Iran. This research shows where deep gaps remain regarding gender equality and women's empowerment. The results show things about women's different access to resources, formation, reinforcement through gender norms and differences in diet. Future research is limited to examining issues such as: gender considerations in women's food systems in urban areas, ways of involving men in the process of empowering women in food systems, as well as issues related to migration, crises and indigenous food systems, but the evidence shows that by evaluating Gender and the effectiveness of gender-sensitive agricultural programs and nutrition, women remain limited in the field of empowerment and achieving gender equality. For this purpose, appropriate planning for women's participation in the process of sustainable agricultural development, production of strategic products, food security and food safety is recommended in parallel with promoting equal gender norms  and  promoting access to resources  and relying  on local research evidence based  on gender.