fh.3.3 Gender roles related to food and health

Content

Geographic inquiry and concept(s)
- The power of different stakeholders in relation to influence over diets and health
Geographic knowledge and understanding
- Gender roles related to food and health, including food production/acquisition and disparities in health
Case study or detailed examples
- Neither required by the syllabus
Aims of this lesson
- To have knowledge and understanding of gender roles related to food production and acquisition.
- To have knowledge and understanding of gender roles related to disparities in health.

17 October 2010

Food acquisition
- Refers to the process of obtaining food, either through growing it, raising it, hunting it, or purchasing it from a market. It involves a combination of activities, including cultivation, harvesting, storage, transportation, and processing of food to make it safe and usable for consumption.

Gender equality
- When people of all genders have equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities.

Gender roles
- The role or behaviour considered appropriate to a particular gender as determined by prevailing cultural norms.

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Suggest one reason why gender disparities in health outcomes persist in some regions. [2]
Explain two ways in which gender roles can affect food production or acquisition in low-income countries. [4]
Examine how gender roles affect food production, acquisition and health outcomes in low-income countries. [10]