User:Bamoateng/Gender and food security/Koketso K. Masenya Peer Review

General info
Beatrice Amoateng
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 * Link to draft you're reviewing:User:Bamoateng/Gender and food security
 * Link to the current version of the article (if it exists):Gender and food security

Evaluate the drafted changes
First off, I generally like how you plan to add information around America and food insecurity issues, plus how race & class interact with that- especially since the current page reads as if the issue only exists in developing countries. Adding wage disparity as well is great, especially with the readings and articles we have done in class this semester because obviously if you are earning less- you are more susceptible food insecurity. Adding the intersection piece on LGBTQ food insecurity is amazing, I wonder if there's also research of this in the African countries that the current wikipedia page discusses-considering the fact that its basically illegal to be LGBTQ on the continent except for South Africa.

I think another thing you can add is the rise of food insecurity during and after the pandemic, especially for communities of colour and potentially how that has persisted post-pandemic. Additonally, post-covid, the $95 reduction in SNAP was particularly an issue given the rise of inflation and the global disruption of the pandemic. That can definitely add to your section on food insecurity in America. I haven't really read enough on WIC policies but I do think it's related to food insecurity and welfare. Another population you can add for the USA is college students and the food insecurity they face, you could also add how schools addressed these challenges like having food pantries or gardens that provide free produce! Also the work being done to help non-traditional students i.e young mother attending college, I found this article detailing how mothers in college struggle with food insecurity https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ1191710.pdf. Also the reality of food prices going up but benefits not being tied to inflation & all that economic jazz.

There a section discussing the socio-cultural access to food, if you have the time, you can add the social practice in some cultures where women eat last and how that adds to gendered aspects of food insecurity- growing up, sometimes at my grandmother's house, my grandfather's plate was put out first, kids next and then the older women i.e my grandmother got whatever was last. Obviously not traditional food insecurity but there are places where mothers don't even eat because there's nothing left after feeding the family & also add the domestic labor she does all day.

The page talks about the lead not being strong enough and I think that's because it doesn't really state what gender and food insecurity, it just says food insecurity leads to and is a result of gender inequality. You could rework that by defining what food insecurity is and then relating it to gender. The last sentence of the lead starts of with "The gendered aspects ..", i think that could come up a bit more early (potentially the second sentences after defining what food insecurity) to make the lead better.

All in all, really excited to see the final product of your work!- Koketso