It involved appealing to a farmer – a man of course – telling him buying this thing might keep the wife happy.
You’d think in 2020, skilled marketers might realise that farmers are made up of people from all of society, not just part of it.
But no, it appears women in farming are still battling tired stereotypes and prejudices.
A new report shows women are under-represented in the meat industry. That’s not surprising.
What’s good, though is that the report exists and that there’s a willingness to change things.
But real change will take more than just giving women more jobs in the industry. It’ll take breaking down the little hurdles that stop them staying. It’ll take listening to new perspectives and changing the sector to be far more inclusive than it is now.
Bryan Gibson
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