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WOMEN IN AGRIBUSINESS
conducted a survey in 2015 to collect information about the different roles men and women in the agricultural industry.
Questions examined topics such as compensation, benefits, work/life balance, equality, and advocacy.
7 9 % O F W O M E N F E E L T H A T T H E R E
I S G E N D E R I N E Q U A L I T Y I N
A G R I B U S I N E S S . J U S T 4 7 % O F
M E N F E E L T H E S A M E .
7 0 % O F W O M E N A S P I R E T O W O R K
I N A H I G H E R - L E V E L P O S I T I O N O N E
D A Y. B U T 7 6 % E X P R E S S E D
D I F F I C U L T Y A S A
W O R K I N G P A R E N T.
N E A R LY 9 0 % O F W O M E N F E L T
O P T I M I S T I C A B O U T O P P O R T U N I T I E S
F O R A D V A N C E M E N T I N A G R I C U L T U R E .
M O R E T H A N 9 0 % O F
W O M E N S T A T E D T H A T T H E Y
F R E Q U E N T LY A D V O C A T E
F O R T H E A G R I C U L T U R A L
I N D U S T R Y.
T O P 3 C H A R A C T E R I S T I C S W O M E N
F E E L T H E Y B R I N G T O A G R I C U L T U R E :
*Totals do not equal 100%; respondents were allowed to
select more than one response.
Dependability
Leadership
Advocacy
56%
51%
31%*
49% 73%
of women felt
they would
be better
compensated
if they were
male.
of men felt they
would be paid
the same if they
were female,
alluding that
gender did not
matter.
W H E N A S K E D A B O U T
E Q U A L P A Y :
O N LY 5 6 % O F W O M E N F E L T
O P T I M I S T I C A B O U T T H E I R
O P P O R T U N I T I E S F O R A D V A N C E M E N T
O U T S I D E O F A G R I C U L T U R E .