Women have fought hard to be recognised as farmers. There’s still more work to be done
- Written by Lucie Newsome, Lecturer, Business School, University of New England
pixdeluxe/GettyWhen we think of an Australian farmer, we often still conjure up an image of a bloke in a hat, perhaps leaning on a fence post. If women make an appearance at all in this picture, it’s usually as a support to the male farmer.
Women’s labour has long been central to the success of Australian farming. But farming itself is...
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