Norms, Values, Beliefs

Examples of how gendered norms, values, and beliefs influence one's ability to access culturally appropriate foods for people of different genders and intersecting inequities

• The Surrey/White Rock Food Action Coalition notes many food deserts in Surrey; Seeds of Change program helps Surrey residents gain access to local healthy foods and addresses food waste
• Newton's sharing garden, the PLOT, promotes food security for most vulnerable, including people experiencing homelesseness, immigrants, and refugees
• Lack of representation for women, migrants, racialized people, and people with disabiltiies in agricultural industry; wage gap, and other inequities persist