Even today,academics continue to debate the effect of feminization of agricultural labor force on agricultural output.By considering the dimensions of participation in decision-making and production,this study divides...Even today,academics continue to debate the effect of feminization of agricultural labor force on agricultural output.By considering the dimensions of participation in decision-making and production,this study divides the various agricultural production models into three types:(i)the traditional model of decisions made either jointly by men and women or by men alone while both genders participate in production,(ii)complete feminization of agricultural decision-making and the production labor force,and(iii)feminization of the agricultural production labor force only.This study investigates the effects of combining or separating decision-making and production in regard to agricultural development in the context of feminization of the agricultural labor force.Using follow-up data collected from 2004–2008 by the Ministry of Agriculture of China,we built a comprehensive panel data model to test our hypotheses.Our research shows that in comparison to traditional agricultural households and fully feminized agricultural labor forces,partially feminized production resulted in lower grain yield and technological advancement.The feminization of agricultural labor does not necessarily have a negative impact on agricultural output,especially since heavy manual labor is being increasingly replaced by agricultural machinery and outsourcing of tasks.The degree of feminization of the decision-making and production processes should be an important consideration when evaluating the purported negative effects of the feminization of agricultural labor.展开更多
This paper is part of a comprehensive study of the new mobility in China, with a focus on women who have migrated to the southern city of Guangzhou. In China, as in many other developing countries around the world, wo...This paper is part of a comprehensive study of the new mobility in China, with a focus on women who have migrated to the southern city of Guangzhou. In China, as in many other developing countries around the world, women now make up an increasingly large proportion of the total number of migrants. This paper reports on the results of interviews conducted with 67 women migrants currently living in Guangzhou. The urban experiences of the women migrants enable them to realize the importance of education. For the most part, the subjects are aware that their lack of education renders them uncompetitive in the mainstream urban economy, and they are resigned to the fact that they will have to return home eventually because they do not have legal status to stay in the city in question. Their exposure to the city and their newfound emphasis on the importance of education, could work positively to stimulate modernization in their home villages.展开更多
基金supported by the the National Natural Science Foundation of China (71573133, 71673047 and 71473122)the Center for Food Security Research of Nanjing Agricultural Universitythe Center for Cooperative Innovation of Modern Grain Circulation and Security of Jiangsu Province, China
文摘Even today,academics continue to debate the effect of feminization of agricultural labor force on agricultural output.By considering the dimensions of participation in decision-making and production,this study divides the various agricultural production models into three types:(i)the traditional model of decisions made either jointly by men and women or by men alone while both genders participate in production,(ii)complete feminization of agricultural decision-making and the production labor force,and(iii)feminization of the agricultural production labor force only.This study investigates the effects of combining or separating decision-making and production in regard to agricultural development in the context of feminization of the agricultural labor force.Using follow-up data collected from 2004–2008 by the Ministry of Agriculture of China,we built a comprehensive panel data model to test our hypotheses.Our research shows that in comparison to traditional agricultural households and fully feminized agricultural labor forces,partially feminized production resulted in lower grain yield and technological advancement.The feminization of agricultural labor does not necessarily have a negative impact on agricultural output,especially since heavy manual labor is being increasingly replaced by agricultural machinery and outsourcing of tasks.The degree of feminization of the decision-making and production processes should be an important consideration when evaluating the purported negative effects of the feminization of agricultural labor.
文摘This paper is part of a comprehensive study of the new mobility in China, with a focus on women who have migrated to the southern city of Guangzhou. In China, as in many other developing countries around the world, women now make up an increasingly large proportion of the total number of migrants. This paper reports on the results of interviews conducted with 67 women migrants currently living in Guangzhou. The urban experiences of the women migrants enable them to realize the importance of education. For the most part, the subjects are aware that their lack of education renders them uncompetitive in the mainstream urban economy, and they are resigned to the fact that they will have to return home eventually because they do not have legal status to stay in the city in question. Their exposure to the city and their newfound emphasis on the importance of education, could work positively to stimulate modernization in their home villages.
