THE WOMEN WHO BECOME AGRICULTURAL ECONOMISTS

Barbara J. Redman

No 279403, 1981 Annual Meeting, July 26-29, Clemson, South Carolina from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Agricultural economics is a field which traditionally has been dominated almost exclusively by men. Until recently it was highly unusual to find a female agricultural economist; even now, women form a minority in agricultural economics degree programs and comprise less than 5% of the AAEA membership. What motivates women to enter an all -male or mostlymale field? How do their family and academic backgrounds differ from these of their male counterparts? What affects whether or not they go on to pursue a Ph.D. degree in agricultural economics?

Keywords: Labor; and; Human; Capital (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 14
Date: 1981-07
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.279403

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