Women weren’t legally considered farmers until 1994 and, while progress has been made, they are still under-represented in leadership roles. 

It is an issue National Farmers Federation (NFF) president Fiona Simson says she has been working on.

NFF runs a Diversity in Ag Leadership program that offers women mentoring and training.

Since its inception, the program boasts more than 50 alumni and more than 30 organisations that have partnered with them to make meaningful change towards gender diversity in the ag industry.

“We need to focus on the gaps — whether it’s gender pay gaps, whether it’s flexible work options, whether it’s working from home options,” Ms Simson says.

“Those are the sorts of issues our partners in our Diversity in Ag Leadership program are committing to fix.”

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