Gender equality is essential to achieving living incomes in smallholder farming communities. The new Briefing Paper by the Anker Research Institute and the Living Income Community of Practice highlights how gender-blind approaches can limit impact — and how integrating gender equality can strengthen livelihoods, enhance productivity, and build more resilient and equitable agricultural supply chains.

Sally Smith, Senior Researcher and Gender Lead at Anker Research Institute talks about the key drivers for gender pay gaps from her recent study ‘Gender Pay Gaps in Global Supply Chains: Findings from Workplaces in Bangladesh, Colombia, Morocco, Thailand and Turkey’.

She talks about stereotypes and skill gaps and features quotes from workers who contributed to the study.