Food Tank published an article listing more than two dozen women working in international development and helping to transform food systems. IFPRI Director for Africa, Jemimah Njuki appears on this list. The UN Food Systems Summit identified four levers of change that have the power to bring about change and achievement of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One of the four levers is Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment, led by Dr. Njuki. There are seven prominent issues that the summit will focus on to strengthen gender equality, women’s empowerment, and women’s engagement: women’s rights to land; unpaid care and agricultural labor burden; changing norms and addressing institutional barriers; economic empowerment of women in food systems; access to technologies (including digital); and gender-responsive agriculture and food systems policies.
