{"id":66000,"date":"2026-10-17T11:15:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T11:15:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/europehouse.mk\/?p=66000"},"modified":"2026-11-09T22:53:23","modified_gmt":"2026-11-09T21:53:23","slug":"the-harvest-without-her-name-at-europe-house-strumica-rural-women-and-their-unseen-labour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/europehouse.mk\/en\/the-harvest-without-her-name-at-europe-house-strumica-rural-women-and-their-unseen-labour\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cThe Harvest Without Her Name\u201d at Europe House Strumica: A Discussion on Rural Women and Their Unseen Labour"},"content":{"rendered":"

More than 38,000 women in North Macedonia are registered as farmers, yet many lack equal access to financial security, maternity leave, health insurance and social security protection. These challenges were at the heart of yesterday\u2019s panel discussion, \u201cThe Harvest Without Her Name: Rural Women and Unseen Labour,\u201d<\/strong> held at Europe House Strumica<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The event was organised as part of the \u201cWear the Change\u201d<\/strong><\/a> campaign, launched by the Delegation of the European Union<\/strong><\/a> and EU Member State embassies united under #TeamEurope<\/strong>. The discussion provided a space to address systemic and institutional barriers, as well as the prejudices and inequalities that prevent rural women from fully exercising their rights.<\/p>\n

Women farmers play a vital role in food production and the rural economy, while also bearing much of the responsibility for household and care work. Yet their labour and contributions often remain unrecognised within formal economic and institutional frameworks. Access to property and land is a particular concern: in 2021, only 4.1% of women in rural areas were registered as property owners, while women account for just 12% of landowners nationwide.<\/p>\n