Integrating a gender perspective in the right to food 2016, para. 32
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Unfortunately, the IPR regime disproportionately excludes women, particularly in the context of agriculture. For example, IPR tends to reward "high technology" but ignores the contributions that the female labour force makes to agricultural production. Meanwhile, the privatization of agricultural resources leads to increased monetization. Women are less likely than men to have discretionary income, and are therefore less able to afford expensive seeds that were once managed communally.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to food
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
Topic(s)
Economic Rights
Food & Nutrition
Gender
Person(s) affected
Men
Women
Year
2016
Paragraph type
Other
Reference
SR Food, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/31/51, para. 32.