Gender and palm oil: Working together as a couple

Yuliana Putri Leha, 23, has worked gathering oil palm fruits together with her husband, Singapul, since 2014 in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Yuliani works on a casual basis, but says she’s unsure if she could find alternative work if she tried.

To find out more about CIFOR’s research on women and gender equality in palm oil, visit: https://www2.cifor.org/library/6383/transforming-the-roundtable-on-sustainable-palm-oil-for-greater-gender-equality-and-womens-empowerment/

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