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Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 44 p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Booklet

Synopsis (short abstract) What is intersectionality and how is it relevant to FAO’ s work?
Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems, serves as a guide for FAO employees and development practitioners who seek conceptual clarity and guidance on intersectionality. By moving beyond approaches that tend to prioritize one factor, or approaches that look at multiple factors without considering how they interact, it aims to strengthen knowledge of how intersectionality can help to identify and address different drivers of exclusion and marginalization. More specifically, it aims to build a common understanding of intersectionality, its rationale, prerequisites, its relationship to gender, youth and inclusion, and its relevance to FAO’s work. It also shows how an intersectionality informed approach has been applied by FAO and other organizations; and it proposes entry points for integrating intersectionality into FAO’s work in a more systematic way at different levels of implementation.

Last updated 20/09/2024

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FAO. 2024. Intersectionality: A pathway for more inclusive, youth-oriented and gender-responsive agrifood systems. Rome.

https://doi.org/10.4060/cd1375en

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