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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Gabrielle Chan

Behind the glossy International Women’s Day pictures, women are still excluded in agriculture

woman on farm
Women make a significant, often unrecognised and unpaid contribution to farm businesses. Photograph: alicjane/Getty Images/iStockphoto

Sometimes, you just have to follow the money. Such as this past weekend, when my inbox pinged with emails celebrating International Women’s Day. Social media was awash with images of women in agriculture, astride headers, mustering or standing in crops and generally exuding authority.

Certainly, it looks like we’ve made it in key rural industries. If I followed the money, surely that would show women well on the way to parity.

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