1. Global
Food 50/50
Launch of the
Inaugural Report

2. Why Global Food 5050?
• Gender equality is critical to equitable and sustainable food
systems
• But until now we have lacked much of the data needed to
understand where gender inequities especially in food systems
exist or how to address them.
• As gender equality has been prioritized, so too has the demand
for timely information and accountability mechanisms
determined to accelerate progress.
• Global Food 5050 aims to address this knowledge gap, by
collecting and reporting key data on the gender dimensions of
the leadership, policies, and work of organizations active in food
systems

3. About the Report
•The report has two primary aims to;
• catalyze faster progress on gender equality by enabling
enhanced accountability driven by rigorous evidence.
• increase recognition of the role that gender plays in the
food system for everybody — women and men, including
transgender people, and people with nonbinary gender
identities
It draws on data from 52 food systems organizations who are
also on the GH5050 database.

4. Commitment to redistribute power
1. Organizational public commitment to
gender equality
2. Organizational definition of gender
Policies to tackle power and privilege
imbalances in the workplace
1. Workplace gender equality policy
2. Workplace diversity and inclusion policy
3. Anti-sexual harassment policy
4. Parental leave and support to new
parents
5. Flexible working arrangements
Gender and geography of global food
leadership
1. Gender parity in senior management
and governing bodies
2. Gender and geography of global leaders
3. Gender pay gap
Addressing the gendered power dynamics of
inequalities in outcomes
1. Gender-responsiveness of global
programs
2. Sex-disaggregated monitoring and
evaluation data
Variables in the 2021 Report

5. Commitment to redistribute power

6. Commitment to gender equality
Findings from the 2021 Global Food 50/50 Report
#GlobalFood5050 | Globalfood5050.org

7. Policies to tackle power and privilege
imbalances in the workplace

8. Workplace policies to promote gender equality

9. Workplace policies to advance diversity
and inclusion

10. Board diversity and inclusion policies

11. Anti-sexual harassment policies

12. Four best practice elements of a comprehensive sexual harassment policy
COMMITMENT &
DEFINITION
Does the policy: state the
organization’s zero-tolerance
approach to sexual harassment;
sufficiently define sexual
harassment, and/or provide
clear examples of sexual
harassment?
CONFIDENTIALITY &
NON-RETALIATION
Does the policy: guarantee
confidentiality of the
investigation; and non-
retaliation for complaints?
TRAINING
Does the policy
guarantee mandatory
training for all staff?
Reporting and
accountability
Does the policy describe:
the formal and informal
reporting processes; the
sanctions that will apply to
those who commit sexual
harassment outlined; how
complaints will be
investigated provided; and
whether the results of
investigations reported
back to all staff?

13. Gender and geography
of global food leadership

14. Across 97 CEOs and Board Chairs…
of executive
heads are men
of board chairs
are men
North America
32%
Latin America
& Caribbean
3%
Sub-Saharan
Africa
14%
Europe
37%
Middle East &
North Africa
0%
Oceania
2%
Asia
9%

15. Gender parity
Senior management Governing boards

16. Gender pay gap of organisations required to report under UK law

17. Addressing the gendered power
dynamics of inequalities in outcomes

18. Gender-responsiveness of organizational approaches
(applying the WHO Gender-Responsiveness Scale)

19. Organizations that sex-disaggregate their
programmatic data