Yes, that's true. I am an organic farmer and I practise direct marketing, so I sell directly into farmers' markets in Kingston. That is a little different, because there are more women in that sector of agriculture than in other sectors, but there is still quite a bit of stigma. If a delivery person comes to the farm, they say, “Where is your husband?” I have to say, “No, it's me.” Mostly it's just minor things like that.
I also work in a organization, the National Farmers Union, that has always valued gender equity, including at all levels of leadership in the organization. That is not the case in most farm groups, general farm organizations, or commodity groups. There is a major lack of women on boards and in leadership positions in those organizations.