Feminization of agricultural production in rural China : a sociological analysis

X. Meng

Feminization of agricultural production in rural China : a sociological analysis

X. Meng

Rural Sociology

Research output: Thesis › internal PhD, WU

Abstract

Rural-urban migration of male labour force is an unstoppable process in China. Although some women also migrate to work in cities, most of these women return to the villages after marriage. They need to take care of the children and the family and to work on their smallholder farms. In general, women‟s labour participation in agriculture has increased due to the migration of the male labourers and they have become the main labour force in smallholder agriculture. This thesis is a sociological analysis on the impact of this change on the situation of these women and on smallholder agriculture from the women‟s perspective.

Original language	English
Qualification	Doctor of Philosophy
Awarding Institution	Wageningen University
Supervisors/Advisors	van der Ploeg, Jandouwe, Promotor Ye, J., Co-promotor, External person Wu, H., Co-promotor, External person
Award date	14 Jan 2014
Place of Publication	Wageningen
Publisher	Wageningen University
Print ISBNs	9789461738158
Publication status	Published - 2014

Keywords

female labour
agricultural production
rural women
family farms
feminism
sociology
gender
gender relations
woman's status
emancipation of women
women
agriculture
rural development
china

UN SDGs

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Feminization of agricultural production in China: sociological analysis
Meng, X. & van der Ploeg, J.
4/09/09 → 14/01/14
Project: PhD

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Feminization of agricultural production in rural China : a sociological analysis

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