Break the Bias: Imagine a gender equal world
On March 8, 2022, we’re celebrating International Women’s Day in honour of the courage and determination of women and girls around the world.
A world without bias would be equitable and inclusive.
A gender equal world would be a hungerless world.
A world where all women are empowered, able to harness skills and knowledge, is the world we want to live in.
We need to shift cultural norms and stereotypes to create a more inclusive and equitable world. Women are a critical part of developing the solutions to reach all of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals - including Zero Hunger.
However, research studies indicate that women disproportionately face the impact of climate change due to cultural norms and inequitable distribution of roles, resources and power. When disaster strikes, there is an increased risk of violence against women and girls, child marriage, dropping out of school and food insecurity.
Here’s how gender equality is playing out at The Hunger Project - supporting women to be effective and powerful leaders, advocates and changemakers:
In India: The Hunger Project builds leadership skills among women who have been systematically denied information and a voice in decision making. We support the women electorate, encouraging voter participation among women and the election of women leaders to all panchayat (village council) seats.
Across Africa: Tens of thousands of women food farmers are increasing their incomes and strengthening their clout in the marketplace through our Microfinance Program, training, credit and savings program. Our Women’s Empowerment Program encourages women to seek positions of leadership and train all of our partners, women and men, to take responsibility for improving lives in their communities.
In Mexico: We work particularly with women from rural and marginalized communities. The first step is always to engage in Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops to overcome mindsets of resignation and gender inequality in areas where women face the double discrimination of being women and indigenous. Read Liliana’s story.
We believe in the effective and powerful leadership of women as empowered changemakers in their communities. We are committed to breaking stereotypes and re-shaping relationships to place women at the forefront of community development.
