Lynley Anderson of 'Anderson Rams', Kojonup, WA.
This International Women's Day, we're sharing the stories of some extraordinary women in the red meat industry and explore how they're contributing to creative solutions on-farm.
The theme for this year's International Women's Day is 'Count Her In: Invest in Women. Accelerate Progress.' – a stance that the Australian red meat and livestock industry stands firmly behind.
According to a report from Meat Business Women, women in the meat sector now make up:
- 23% of board-level director roles (up from 14%)
- 32% of high-level leadership roles (up from 22%)
- 32% of middle manager roles (up from 29%).
Source: Inspire, Network, Grow: Gender Representation in the Meat Industry 2023
While positive shifts have been made since the initial report was published in 2020, work is ongoing in the sector to improve gender equality across all meat industries.
Over the past 25 years, MLA has invested in thousands of research and marketing projects led, facilitated and supported by women working across the red meat and livestock industry. Take a look at a few of the recent projects and learn how some of the female powerhouses of our industry are finding solutions to meet the biggest challenges on-farm.
Emily Stretch
Future climates no stretch with resilient strategies
Emily is implementing a program of improvements on her family's farm as a result of her involvement in the SheepLinks project, which looks into what the climate in her region might look like in 2030 and 2050.
Resources
- International Women's Day – UN Women
- Inspire, Network, Grow: Gender Representation in the Meat Industry 2023 (report) – Meat Business Women
