This election, hunger weighs heavily on the ballot—particularly for voters who care about women. From Gaza to Cuba, from USAID to SNAP, current U.S. food policies reveal a troubling pattern of misogyny.
Four prominent examples—Gaza, Cuba, USAID and the grotesque “One Big Beautiful Bill”—illustrate how U.S. food and agricultural policies eliminate or obstruct urgently needed food assistance. These policies deepen food insecurity through deliberate government decisions.
In each case, research documents the compounding burdens these cuts place on women.
Across the country and around the world, women shoulder much of the responsibility for feeding families and communities. Cutting food assistance increases their unpaid care work, compounds existing hardships and undermines their autonomy.