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FIAN
is an international human rights organization that has advocated for the
realization of the right to food for more than 20 years. FIAN
consists of national sections and individual members in over 50 countries
around the world.
FIGHTING RIGHT TO FOOD VIOLATIONS
FROM A GENDER PERSPECTIVE
Although formal gender equality has been enshrined in international law and many national constitutions and legislations, the de facto enjoyment of the right to food is all too often gender biased. Where the human right to food is violated or threatened, women and girls are often specifically or more severely affected.
The right to food is impaired for women by
various factors: Limited access to and control over resources, lower salaries,
insecure and unstable labour conditions, gender biased labour markets,
discrimination in laws, regulations and programmes, limited enjoyment of the
right to education, inadequate public health care, and exclusion from decision
making processes. In addition, intra household food discrimination prevails in
many regions of the world. The specific needs of women who require special
protection are often neglected, e.g. through lack of protection of pregnant
workers, insufficient maternity leave or discrimination in social transfer programmes.
The struggle against all forms of discrimination, including gender
discrimination, is integral part of FIAN's mandate. FIAN applies a dual track
gender approach, aiming at both gender mainstreaming through different working
areas and a focus on gender issues and on women's right to food in order to
overcome existing inequalities.
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