From Zero to Heroine: 4 ways supermarkets can better support women
(WorldNews Politics)

In my previous blog, I highlighted some of the key issues faced by women workers in the seafood sector in Southeast Asia. Gender inequality can be hidden deep inside many of the world`s leading supply chains. Women are being paid poverty-level wages and enduring unsafe and degrading working conditions while struggling to put food on the table for their families. Oxfam`s global campaign asks the world`s most powerful supermarkets to do more to end human suffering in the food we buy. Oxfam`s supermarkets scorecard reveals that twelve out of the sixteen assessed supermarkets scored `zero` for their gender policy. Even supermarkets that consumers trust for their ethical sourcing, like...