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Women on… Combine Harvesters? Women as Farm Operators in Contemporary Poland

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  • Gorlach Krzysztof
  • Drąg Zbigniew
  • Nowak Piotr

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The authors discuss the main characteristics of women as farm operators using national sample studies conducted in 1994, 1999 and 2007. After an analysis of literature and various research results some hypotheses were formulated, i.e.: the better education of rural women than rural men, women as “unnatural” or “forced” farm operators due to various household circumstances, the “weaker” economic status of farms operated by women. Basic results of the studies carried out in 1994, 1999 and 2007 confirm the hypothesis about the weaker economic position of female operated farms. Moreover, women farm operators were slightly older and far better educated than their male counterparts. On the contrary, the males were more active off the farms in the public sphere. In addition, the circumstances of becoming farm operators did not differ significantly between males and females. Finally, there were no significant differences between “male” and “female” styles of farming.

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  • Gorlach Krzysztof & Drąg Zbigniew & Nowak Piotr, 2012. "Women on… Combine Harvesters? Women as Farm Operators in Contemporary Poland," Eastern European Countryside, Sciendo, vol. 18(2012), pages 5-26, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:eaeuco:v:18:y:2012:i:1:p:5-26:n:1
    DOI: 10.2478/v10130-012-0001-z
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