Women and Food Security

There is a strong link between food security,good nutrition and gender. A gender approachto food security can enable shifts in genderpower relations and assure that all people, regardlessof gender, benefit from, and are empoweredby development policies and practicesto improve food security and nutrition. This briefgives an overview on why and how to considergender aspects in both short-term humanitarianassistance and long-term development cooperationthat address food security.