Are women less capable in managing crops? Insights from cotton production in Northern China

Wang G., Fok M.
2016

Women's performance in agriculture matters, as women are becoming increasingly involved in agricultural production worldwide. Many studies have demonstrated that women-led farms perform less well as a result of less access to production factors, but no studies focus on how women perform without this constraint. This study fills that gap by analyzing the case of cotton cropping, which is known for ...

Travail et emploi; Sociologie rurale et sécurité sociale; Economie familiale et artisanale; Organisation, administration et gestion des entreprises ou exploitations agricoles