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Women Who Dig - Farming, Feminism, and the Fight to Feed the World

Women Who Dig

Farming, Feminism, and the Fight to Feed the World

Paperback : 9780889775275, 300 pages, March 2018

Description

Weaving together the narratives of female farmers from across three continents, Women Who Dig offers a critical look at how women are responding to and, increasingly, rising up against, the injustices of the global food system.

Beautifully written with spectacular photos, it examines gender roles, access to land, domestic violence, maternal health, political and economic marginalization, and a rapidly changing climate. It also shows the power of collective action.

With women from Guatemala, Nicaragua, the United States, Canada, Uganda, the Democratic Republic of Congo, India, and Cuba included, it explores the ways women are responding to, as both individuals and in groups, the barriers they face in providing the world a healthy diet.
 

Reviews

“An engaging testament to women’s substantial contributions to agriculture — and an important record of the challenges they continue to face. " Amber Fletcher, associate professor of sociology and co-author of Women in Agriculture Worldwide

“The strength of Women Who Dig comes from the passionate and moving personal stories shared by the women Moyles meets around the world. ” - Winnipeg Free Press

"This is an important and inspiring book. " Alberta Views

"Moyles's vibrant travel writing. ..and K. J. Dakin's color photographs bring these disparate locations to life and ensure that these women farmers' work will be invisible no longer: 'They will feed the world. They will remake history. '" Foreword Reviews