Hubs

Gender and Intersectionality

Who We Are

The Gender and Intersectionality Hub of Colansa is an interdisciplinary groupthat brings together researchers, professionals, activists, and individualsinterested in addressing the gender inequalities that permeate food systems inLatin America and the Caribbean. The Hub recognizes that unequal genderrelations deeply influence all aspects of the food system, from food productionand access to care work, consumption, food security, and nutritional health.These inequalities are often rendered invisible and normalized,disproportionately affecting women, girls, people with diverse gender identities,and communities in situations of vulnerability.

The group’s central purpose is to integrate a rights-based perspective on genderand intersectionality into research projects, as well as into the analysis, design,implementation, and evaluation of public policies related to food systems, foodconsumption, health, and nutrition in Latin America and the Caribbean.

The Hub seeks to build a collective space for exchange, analysis, and knowledgegeneration that helps make these gaps visible, promotes more equitablepractices, and integrates and strengthens the gender perspective within thedebates, studies, and actions carried out and influenced by Colansa. Its goal is tocontribute to the construction of more just, inclusive, and sustainable foodsystems.

MISSION

The mission of the Gender and Intersectionality Hub is to integrate a gender andintersectionality perspective across food systems in ways that benefit historicallyexcluded communities and territories. The Hub seeks to strengthen internalcapacities by promoting collaborative and interdisciplinary work and bygenerating evidence-based proposals that make structural inequalities in foodsystems visible and help transform them.

VISION

The Gender and Intersectionality Hub will become the leading entity in LatinAmerica in promoting gender and intersectionality perspectives throughresearch, policy, and action. The Hub will serve as a technical reference withinColansa regarding evidence generation, advocacy, and decision-making aimed atmainstreaming gender and intersectionality approaches in food systems, withthe goal of promoting the articulation of knowledge, leadership, andtransformative actions that contribute to building fairer, more inclusive, andmore sustainable public policies in Latin America and the Caribbean.

OBJECTIVES

  • Establish the Coordinating Committee and define clear roles and responsibilities among its members.
  • Promote the validation, discussion, adjustment, and implementation of the conceptual framework and governance plan, ensuring the active participation of the different stakeholders involved.
  • Implement internal and external communication mechanisms to ensure transparency and meaningful participation.
  • Validate and implement an initial system for monitoring and evaluating governance and the engagement of key stakeholders.
  • Consolidate an active regional network with representatives from different countries in the region.
  • Develop and implement a participatory monitoring and evaluation system to measure the effectiveness of governance and stakeholder participation.
  • Generate knowledge and advocacy products (reports, policy briefs, campaigns) related to gender and intersectionality in food systems.
  • Strengthen interinstitutional partnerships, including formal agreements with international or regional organizations.
  • Position the Hub as a technical and political reference in the agenda of gender and intersectionality in food systems in regional and international forums.