According to the Ecological Farmers Association, “the term womxn is a more inclusive, progressive term that sheds light on the prejudice, discrimination, and institutional barriers womxn have faced, explicitly including transgender women and women of color.”
This term is something new to me and I wanted to share the idea. I like the inclusivity it demonstrates as well as the personalization that suggests the diversity of those who identify as women and womxn. Womxn in agriculture also speaks to empowerment, skills development, and social justice. All fierce endeavours that I feel reassured in knowing are part of the make-up of Canadian agriculture.
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