Sustainable Development Goal 5 (SDG) on gender equality and women’s rights and at least 11 of the 17 SDGs require indicators related to gender dynamics. Despite the need for reliable indicators, stylized facts on women, agriculture, and the environment persist. This paper analyzes four gender myths: 1) 70% of the world’s poor are women; 2) Women produce 60 to 80% of the world’s food; 3) Women own 1% of the world’s land; and 4) Women are better stewards of the environment. After reviewing the conceptual and empirical literature, the paper presents the kernel of truth underlying each myth, questions its underlying assumptions and implications, and examines how it hinders us from developing effective food security policies.

关于性别平等和妇女权利的可持续发展目标5（SDG），在17个SDG中至少有11个需要与性别动态相关的指标。尽管需要可靠的指标，但有关妇女，农业和环境的典型事实仍然存在。本文分析了四个性别神话：1）世界上70％的穷人是女性；2）妇女生产世界上60％至80％的食物；3）妇女拥有世界1％的土地；4）妇女是更好的环境管理者。在回顾了概念和经验文献之后，本文提出了每个神话背后的真相内核，质疑其基本假设和含义，并研究了它如何阻碍我们制定有效的粮食安全政策。