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Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurity

  • Written by Carol Richards, Associate professor, Queensland University of Technology
Hunger is increasing worldwide but women bear the brunt of food insecurityWomen and children separate grain from soil in Malawi.AP

Recent UN data on food insecurity paints a bleak picture of a growing international problem: global hunger is not only growing but it disproportionately affects women. Similarly, the international humanitarian aid organisation, CARE, estimates that 150 million more women than men went hungry...

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