Governing bodies of global food organizations are lacking in gender and geographic diversity

Tanaka, S. and Parker, A. 2022. Governing bodies of global food organizations are lacking in gender and geographic diversity. Nairobi, Kenya: CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform.

"Key messages

• More than 7 in 10 board seats (247/350) of organizations active in global food systems are held by nationals of high-income countries. This means that 70 percent of board seats represent just 16 percent of the global population.
• Only 2 percent of board seats (7/351) are occupied by women from low-income countries, revealing huge disparities in the gender and geography of positions of power in global food systems organizations.
• While organizations must be doing more to advance gender equality, there are positive shifts in the data. The proportion of women board chairs has increased - yet at just over one-third (16/45), this is still a far cry from gender parity. "