Technological change, production organisation and rural women in Kenya

Ventura-Dias V.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper on relationships between choice of technology, division of labour, and the social status and low income of rural women in Kenya - covers land tenure, farm size, rural employment, sex discrimination, etc., concentrating on self employed heads of household, and recommends more educational opportunity and technological change instead of special intermediate technology for women. Bibliography pp. 48 to 54.

Keywords: choice of technology; division of labour; social status; low income.; rural women; land tenure; farm size.; rural employment; sex discrimination; self employed.; household.; educational opportunity.; technological change; intermediate technology; women; choix de technologie; division du travail; statut social; faible revenu; femmes rurales; elección de tecnología; división del trabajo; condición social; bajos ingresos; mujeres rurales; régime foncier; dimension de la ferme; emploi rural; discrimination fondée sur le sexe; travailleur indépendant; ménage; possibilités d'éducation; changement technologique; technologie intermédiaire; femmes; tenencia de la tierra; tamaño de la explotación; empleo rural; discriminación por razones de sexo; trabajador independiente; hogar; oportunidades de educación; cambio tecnológico; tecnología intermedia; mujeres (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 64 P. pages
Date: 1982
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-22, Technology and Employment Programme

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