The fourth myth is that women farmers are a homogenous group, all facing similar challenges. This myth is generated through gender analyses that simply compare women’s situations with those of men.
Women face some challenges in the processes of change happening in rural areas, based on their gender. As noted above, women farmers frequently face more barriers in accessing credit, extension, land and other forms of capital than men farmers (Huyer, 2016; Kristjanson et al., 2014; FAO, 2011). It is frequently claimed that women farmers are less involved in farm management across a range of farm decisions (Acosta et al., 2020; Ambler et al., 2017; Shibata et al., 2020). These and other studies suggest that women face structural disadvantages based on gender.