Gender equality in Australian agriculture
Welcome to a public seminar with Dr. Lucie Newsome hosted by the Division of Rural Development: Challenges of improving women’s economic security and access to land ownership
Date: 27 May 2026
Time: 14:30 - 16:30
Venue: Room Grimsö, Ultuna, Uppsala
Organiser: Division of Rural Development
Location: Online, Uppsala
While cultural recognition of women farmers has improved in Australia and other Global North nations, access to equal economic rewards has stagnated. This seminar unpacks the political, economic, cultural and social barriers to addressing this problem. It demonstrates that Australian agriculture’s financial viabilityis reliant on the flexible and under-rewarded work of women and other family members. Women’s under-rewarded work is encouraged by the public policy framework, the economic model and the social norms of rural Australia.
DR LUCIE NEWSOME lectures in management, politics and economics at the
University of New England, Australia. She has extensive experience in gender equality research and program development, with a specific interest in the agriculture sector.
Lucie has published on topics such as farm succession, women’s experiences in
alternative agriculture, the Australian women in agriculture movement and public
policy interventions to improve gender equality in Australian agriculture and Australian society more broadly.
Do you want to join online?
Meeting URL: https://slu-se.zoom.us/j/62501282473?from=addon
ID: 625 0128 2473
Passcode: 114555
Do you want to talk to Dr. Lucie?
If you would like to have a one-on-one discussion with Dr. Lucie on the same day, please email her directly, lnewsom3@une.edu.au
If you would like to join lunch with her at 12 pm in Logen, please email Stephanie, stephanie.leder.buttner@slu.se
Join the conversation of International Year of the Woman Farmer (IYWF) 2026 at SLU here.