Gender and Food

This comprehensive book shows how gender infuses all aspects of the food system, from the way our food is grown and sold to household divisions of labor to our beliefs about healthy diets and bodies. Koch argues that changes in our food system can occur only once we recognize and start to address the gendered divisions of labor and power that underlie it. -- Sarah Bowen, North Carolina State University
With compelling examples and accessible prose, Koch demonstrates the deeply gendered workings of the food system—from the way our food is grown, distributed and sold, to the practice of cooking, eating, and caring for others. Synthesizing an impressive range of literature, Gender and Food offers crucial insights into dynamics of structural inequality and convincingly argues that feminism is essential to creating a more just and sustainable world. -- Kate Cairns, Rutgers University
Koch skillfully connects a looming crisis within our food system to its social counterpart, gender inequality. The book’s message is loud and clear: transforming the food system and its problems requires nothing short of truly recognizing and transforming how we think about gender. -- Joslyn Brenton, co-author, Pressure Cooker: Why Home Cooking Won’t Solve Our Problems and What We Can Do About It