Geoffrey Brand
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150 million more women went hungry in 2021 compared to men. Women perform 2.6 times more unpaid domestic work than men. On a global scale, women earn 23% less than their male counterparts. In some regions, women make up more than 60% of the agricultural workforce.
This staggering figure sheds light on a global crisis that has long been relegated to the shadows and overlooked. When food is scarce, women — and especially mothers — eat last and least. UN agencies are increasing calls for action, so every mother can feed her child without going hungry herself.
Woman Hungry is a 1931 American pre-Code Western film with music photographed entirely in Technicolor. The film was based on the play The Great Divide (from 1906) which was written by William Vaughn Moody.
Globally, 49.7% of the population is female, yet women and girls make up a striking 60% of the chronically hungry. In fact, 126 million more women than men don’t know where their next meal is coming from—or if they will eat at all.
UN Women acts to stop hunger by supporting women’s role in food security, as the cornerstones of food production and utilization. This is often through advancing gender- and climate-smart agricultural policies.
Women are disproportionately affected by hunger; in nearly two-thirds of the world’s countries, women are more likely than men to suffer from food insecurity. Empowering women with resources, education, and support is critical in combating malnutrition.
Women around the world face the brunt of severe hunger, with conflicts exacerbating the inequality. Ending this discrimination requires empowering more women and girls to lead on building peace and food security for all.
