Women hold full responsibility for the key actions required to end hunger: family nutrition, health, education, food production and – increasingly – family income.

Yet at the same time – through laws, custom and tradition – they are denied the resources, the information and freedom of action they need to carry out these responsibilities.

The full participation of women in society – in the decisions that affect their lives and the well-being of their communities – is the most critical missing link for achieving the end of hunger in India.