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Women and Their Work on Australian Farms
Author(s) -
Alston Margaret
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
rural sociology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.083
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1549-0831
pISSN - 0036-0112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1549-0831.1995.tb00588.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , commodity , production (economics) , women's work , labour economics , economics , sociology , economic growth , engineering , microeconomics , market economy , mechanical engineering
Traditional definitions of farm work have been narrow and commodity‐based, allowing the efforts of women to be discounted because they have not been viewed as directly contributing to production. This paper examines the structural gender arrangements that operate to render farm women powerless and to discount their contributions. Data are presented on the extent of women's economic contribution on Australian farms.