//but by giving women the same access to growing and marketing food as men have around the world, hunger issues can decrease. (snip)//
BS. I am a woman farmer, considered “small farm” (less than 2k acres) and we don’t want to be coddled. We are just as active and fucntional in the market as men. We don’t need or want special treatment. It will not affect the outcome as far as ‘hunger’ nor are we held back. Over the last 30 years women have made great strides on our own in farming (not selling the farms but actively farming now) and resent being used as a liberal talking point.
Also, regarding ‘small farms’ it takes a lot of money and has a thin profit margin to farm (much thinner than most businesses). If you don’t have several million in land and equipment you won’t make it past a couple of years farming. Its a bit of a thankless profession.
Yep. As a woman (not a farmer) I get tired of hearing that we need special help to succeed. Success depends on pretty much everything except your sex chromosomes. Ability and work ethic play huge roles.
If, however, she is referring to women across the globe, then they do need help in a certain misogynist culture. Not that any Clinton would ever point out the abuses heaped upon women by Muslims.
What do you grow on your farm?
My wife wants to grow lavender and distill it. That stuff is in demand apparently.