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000007695 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/3484zh62p
000007695 037__ $$aETD
000007695 245__ $$aThe curious silence of gender inequality
000007695 260__ $$bMarylhurst University: Oregon Health and Science University
000007695 269__ $$a2015
000007695 336__ $$aThesis
000007695 502__ $$gFood Systems & Society
000007695 520__ $$aGender inequity, or the unequal treatment of individuals based on their gender is deeply engrained in our society and I believe limits our ability to create and sustain positive social change. Gender inequity is pervasive in the food system as well; keeping women in disadvantaged positions within food labor outside of the home and within the home. The purpose of this study is to identify existing patterns and perspectives in representations of gender inequity within academic literature. My research survey yielded a small set of articles that I analyzed for patterns in pertaining to the rhetoric used to describe women; if the focus of study pertained to the home, the self, or the work domains. I also focused on solutions to gender inequity proposed to address increased gender equity. This research supports the conclusion that gender equity is pervasive within the alternative agrifood system, is acknowledged by the academic community, and continues to oppress women in all levels of society. Additionally, the connection between increased gender equity and positive social change is promising and should be explored further with continued research. Finally, I propose that increased gender equity has the power to improve the food system for every participant, and pave the way for increased equity within the system as a whole.
000007695 650__ $$aFeminism$$031663
000007695 650__ $$aSocial Change$$026097
000007695 6531_ $$aequal protection
000007695 6531_ $$agender
000007695 6531_ $$aalternative agrifood movement
000007695 691__ $$aSchool of Medicine
000007695 692__ $$aGraduate Programs in Human Nutrition
000007695 7001_ $$aWilson, Grace
000007695 8564_ $$99f4c8edc-29b6-4ea9-a0ca-772444023019$$s1072865$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7695/files/Wilson.Grace.2015.pdf
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000007695 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7695$$pstudent-work
000007695 980__ $$aFood Systems & Society