THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Sustainability: Part of the New Women’s Movement
First paragraph: At recent local food conference in Toronto, Canada, I opened my presentation by commenting on the impressively large numbers of women, young people, and racial and ethnic minorities in the audience. I suggested that the stereotypical old, white men were not going to give up cont...
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Lyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food Systems
2017-02-01
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At recent local food conference in Toronto, Canada, I opened my presentation by commenting on the impressively large numbers of women, young people, and racial and ethnic minorities in the audience. I suggested that the stereotypical old, white men were not going to give up control of the food system without a fight, so we need to be prepared to take it away from them. When I sat down, a female fellow panel member remarked to me that the women’s movement is very complementary to the sustainable food movement. I replied, almost without thinking, “The sustainable food movement is a women’s movement.” I perhaps should have called it a women-led movement, for the sake of accuracy.... |
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| spelling | doaj.art-89e51787a4004dde9eb18a528ef65e582023-09-02T16:42:52ZengLyson Center for Civic Agriculture and Food SystemsJournal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development2152-08012017-02-017210.5304/jafscd.2017.072.004502THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Sustainability: Part of the New Women’s MovementJohn Ikerd0University of Missouri, Columbia (Emeritus)First paragraph: At recent local food conference in Toronto, Canada, I opened my presentation by commenting on the impressively large numbers of women, young people, and racial and ethnic minorities in the audience. I suggested that the stereotypical old, white men were not going to give up control of the food system without a fight, so we need to be prepared to take it away from them. When I sat down, a female fellow panel member remarked to me that the women’s movement is very complementary to the sustainable food movement. I replied, almost without thinking, “The sustainable food movement is a women’s movement.” I perhaps should have called it a women-led movement, for the sake of accuracy....https://www.foodsystemsjournal.org/index.php/fsj/article/view/502SustainabilityGenderWomen's Movement |
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