Co-create an equitable space with women food workers that cultivates community, builds collective power, provides learning, professional development, and health & wellness opportunities that inspire change makers.
Engage with community members to transform into equity advocates and change-makers in the food industry through educational experiences, access and resources.
Utilize the Collective Impact Model to engage in collaborative problem solving and the design of a program that focuses on system-level change. This program will come once our other two programs are well-established.
US food service workers, making this the second largest private employing industry in the country
of food service workers identify as women
of chefs are women
of women in food service report experiencing sexual harassment.
food workers are among the lowest-paid laborers, with median annual wages of only $28,000, and many lack basic workplace protections.
food workers experience food insecurity.
The wellbeing of a community is directly proportional to the status of women in that space. Women are the center of society. Yet, because of bias, violence, policies and structures, women, especially those of color, occupy the margins of society.
The food industry reflects these intersecting barriers to women. It is the largest minimum wage employer in the country with the majority of those workers being women, and disproportionately women of color. Women in these spaces report high levels of sexual harassment, poverty wages, and exploitation.