Rural Gender Studies in Austria – State of the Art and Future Strategies

Theresia Oedl-Wieser

No DP-39-2008, Discussion Papers from University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Economics and Social Sciences, Institute for Sustainable Economic Development

Abstract: Gender issues receive increasing attention in rural sociology in Austria. Both the number of studies and the variety of themes are increasing. The paper reviews the different phases of the study of gender issues in rural sociology in Austria. One focus is wheter the intention of new women´s movement to combine research with the political practice played a role. One important finding is that the emerging issues of rural gender studies expanded the analysis and enriched the perspectives within rural sociology in Austria.

Keywords: rural gender research; gender issues; rural sociology; gender inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Y8 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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