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"When 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 ownership of farmland. And when it comes
to who gets the family farm in succession planning, daughters, mothers and
daughters-in-law are all likely to miss out.
There are established legal protections that women can draw on to challenge
this. But our recent research finds these are often seen as a threat to the
continuity of the family farm, and attempts are made to deliberately lock women
out.
Australian agriculture only suffers as a result. To fix the problem, some
stubborn attitudes will need to change."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
