Impact of Food Insecurity on Women
Summary
In recognition of Women’s History Month, Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) staff and Congressional Hunger Center fellows shared their perspectives and expertise on how best to address food insecurity impacting individuals identifying as women.
According to FRAC research on the intersection between hunger, poverty and health, in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, women were more likely than men to report food insufficiency, which is not having enough to eat. For example, in December 2020, 55 percent of respondents who sometimes or often reported not having enough to eat were women. In 2019, 28.7 percent of households with single mothers were food insecure compared to 15.4 percent of single-father households.
Source: Food Research and Action Center (2023). Impact of Food Insecurity on Women.