Instead of a conference excursion, Annejet Brandsma invites you to watch the 2021Documentary: Women of the land, capturing Dutch women farmers’ challenges, English subtitled

With thanks to Annejet, the password is: womenoftheland2021

You can contact her for reactions via https://vrouwenvanhetland.annejetbrandsma.nl/?lang=en/

In the documentary Women of the Land, rural women of different generations throughout the Netherlands have their say. Documentary maker Annejet Brandsma investigates the (social) position of these women in our history on the basis of personal stories and historical (agricultural) developments. Together these stories contribute to a layered image of the identity, emancipation and position of female farmers in the Netherlands. The women’s stories are framed by the documentary maker’s personal development and reflections during the making process. 

Full videos as referred to in the discussion session Fri 2.1 

Paɣiba Salma | Women’s Gold - EZA DOORTMONT - MAVA 2018 (burned captions) 

Shea butter is a product traditionally made solely by women. The demand for this product in the world has grown drastically over the past decades and this has changed the production and production space of the commodity significantly. 

Women’s Gold is an observational film, telling the story of the Shea butter processing women of Tampe-Kukuo, a community on the outskirts of Tamale, the capital of the Northern Region in Ghana. This documentary investigates ideas of social space, dignity and gaining more than material independence, connected to the Shea butter industry. The growing demand in the west means bigger productions, exporting the butter and growing profit, but it also means that the sole women-safe space is not guaranteed for the future.