Feeding the City: Feminist Care Ethics in Urban Food Systems

Feeding the City: Feminist Care Ethics in Urban Food Systems
Season 2 Episode:23. September 29, 2026
Exposes gender inequality in urban food systems, informing our integration of community gardens and food justice programming that redistributes care labor and democratizes food access.
Summary: Reveals a "care gap" where women perform the labor of feeding cities but are excluded from food policy decision-making.Connection: Uses community gardens and shared harvests to redistribute care labor, ensuring men participate in cooking and caregiving activities.
Key Takeaways: • Urban food system governance reveals significant gender "care gap"• Food justice requires democratization of care labor and systemic redistribution• Invisible domestic food labor sustains urban populations yet remains unvalued• Feminist ethics of care framework reveals power imbalances in food systems• Sustainable food transitions must address gendered division of care work
Keywords: Food governance, feminist care ethics, gender inequality, Barcelona, urban food systems.
Source: Who is and who should be caring for urban food systems? A feminist ethics of care perspective on the case of Barcelona by Chiara Bergonzini and Marina Di Masso Tarditti
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