Women’s Empowerment for Rural and Agricultural Innovation

Abstract

Women that successfully navigate a path towards rural and farm innovation still must break down barriers. Empowering these women to overcome barriers that hold them back, such as ‘imposter syndrome’, lack of supportive networks, local attitudes and expectations is a key part of the policy challenge to better supporting women-led rural and farm innovation. For women in more vulnerable and marginalised circumstances, limitations on their empowerment are even greater, leading to a call for integrated supports that address the range of unique barriers to innovation faced by them.