Rural Development from a Gender Perspective: The Case of Women Farmers in Southern Spain

Jaime De Pablo Valenciano, Juan Milán-García, Juan Uribe-Toril and María Angustias Guerrero-Villalba
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Jaime De Pablo Valenciano: Area of Applied Economics, Business and Economics Department, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
Juan Milán-García: Area of Applied Economics, Business and Economics Department, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
Juan Uribe-Toril: Area of Applied Economics, Business and Economics Department, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain
María Angustias Guerrero-Villalba: Area of Applied Economics, Business and Economics Department, University of Almeria, 04120 Almería, Spain

Land, 2021, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-13

Abstract: This article analyses the contribution to local development by women workers in the fruit- and vegetable-handling sector in Almería (Spain) over the last five years (2015–2019). It is a continuation of research carried out during the period 2000–2014. Using data collected through surveys and focus groups, the aim is to ascertain if the results obtained in this analysis meet the condition of sustainability, i.e., whether the improvement in working women’s quality of life has been maintained over time, and whether these beneficial effects have multiplied. The results show that women workers in the fruit- and vegetable-handling sector are satisfied with their jobs and with the company they are working for. The existence of fixed-discontinuous employment contracts facilitates greater flexibility for women in terms of balancing work and family life. This main contribution of this study lies in extrapolating the sustainability of a local development model in regard to other initiatives that aim to increase women’s empowerment in the labour market.

Keywords: women empowerment; sustainable local development; food-handling sector; horticultural sector (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q15 Q2 Q24 Q28 Q5 R14 R52 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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