Wright, Shelley

This article examines the relationships between self-determination, access to food, and women's lives. The argument that the production, purchase, and distribution of food is inextricably linked to women's lives on a global scale is demonstrated through women's life stories in Canada, Australia, Estonia, Zimbabwe, and Afghanistan. The authors explore the complex relationship between political and civil rights and social, economic, and cultural rights and the significance of all rights in the context of food. The article focuses on international

Highlighting the prevalence of gender bias and discrimination in international economic structures, this article reviews the nature of women's work, the characterization of economic rights, and the way in which countries formulate and implement global economic policies. The discussion touches on the "feminization of poverty", the right to an adequate standard of living, the Bretton Woods system, and 'Women in Development' discourse.