Women in agriculture: peasant production and proletarianization in three andean regions

Deere Cd. and Leal Ml.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on the role of rural women in agricultural production and in rural employment in the Andean region - analyses the sexual division of labour in regional level farming systems, and denotes that women's contribution to field unpaid work and household activities, as well as labour force participation, is most significant at the level of subsistence farming and is related to the process of social class formation in capitalist development. Graphs, maps, references and statistical tables.

Keywords: rural women; agricultural production; rural employment; sexual division of labour; regional level; farming system.; unpaid work; household.; labour force participation; subsistence farming; social class.; capitalist; statistical table; femmes rurales; production agricole; emploi rural; mujeres rurales; producción agrícola; empleo rural; division du travail basée sur le sexe; niveau régional; système d'exploitation agricole; travail non rémunéré; ménage; taux d'activité; agriculture de subsistance; classe sociale; capitaliste; tableau statistique; división del trabajo por sexo; nivel regional; sistema agrícola; trabajo no remunerado; hogar; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; agricultura de subsistencia; clase social; capitalista; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 211 P. pages
Date: 1980
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Published in World Employment Programme research working paper. WEP 10, Rural Employment Policy Research Programme

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