Hats off to the country girls

WHERE there’s a will, there’s a way … the global pandemic may have stifled Rural Women’s Day celebrations, but Georgie Morrison and Jackie Elliot’s new magazine project, launched on the International Day of Rural Women, ensures the day will not go unnoticed.

By Allanah Sciberras

October 17, 2020 | 8:00 AM

TODAY, women make up 34 per cent of employees in the agricultural sector and are estimated to provide one third of all on-farm income and 84 per cent of off-farm income.

The number of women enrolled in agriculture, environmental and related tertiary courses is also increasing to 56 per cent as an additional 18,445 female graduates are expected to enter the workforce compared to 13,646 males according to an ANZ report.