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THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Sustainability: Part of the New Women’s Movement

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First paragraph: At recent local food conference in Toronto, Canada, I opened my presentation by com­menting on the impressively large numbers of women, young people, and racial and ethnic minorities in the audience. I suggested that the stereotypical old, white men were not going to give up control of the food system without a fight, so we need to be prepared to take it away from them. When I sat down, a female fellow panel member remarked to me that the women’s movement is very comple­mentary to the sustainable food movement. I replied, almost without thinking, “The sustainable food movement is a women’s movement.” I per­haps should have called it a women-led movement, for the sake of accuracy....

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  • Ikerd, John, 2017. "THE ECONOMIC PAMPHLETEER: Sustainability: Part of the New Women’s Movement," Journal of Agriculture, Food Systems, and Community Development, Center for Transformative Action, Cornell University, vol. 7(2).
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:joafsc:359875
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