Women play a crucial role in agriculture – so why are they often locked out of owning land?
- Written by Lucie Newsome, Lecturer, Business School, University of New England
ScharfsinnWhen we think of a farmer, we still often imagine a man. But in reality, women contribute 49% to real farm income.
This isn’t just by increasingly working as farmers themselves. Keeping a farm business going usually relies on women’s off-farm work as well, particularly in times of drought.
Despite this, women often do not have...
