Rural Women's Economic Participations in China

With first-hand data collected from three areas in Shannxi province, the researcher studied rural women's barriers to economic participation in farming and off-farm employment under the impact of Chinese government's implementation of land transfer policy. It was found that rural women were facing different challenges, and there was a mismatch between the training local government offered and what rural women really wanted. In addition, the new type of Chinese farmers, women professional farmers' common characters and challenges were, for the first time, studied in the work. This research covers critical factors of economic growth, such as gender, the role of geography, history, culture and policy. The findings can provide information to policy makers, researchers and social organizations concerned with rural women's future, and assist the improvement of gender equality in China.

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Mei Yang, Ph.D.Studium der Wirtschaftswissenschaften an der Massey-Universität, Neuseeland. Außerordentliche Professorin an der Nordwestliche A&F-Universität und stellvertretende Leiterin des Servicezentrum für Wissenschaft und Technik für Frauen auf dem Land in Shaanxi, China. Als Gastwissenschaftlerin im In- und Ausland umfassen ihre akademischen Interessen und Publikationen die Bereiche Geschlechterentwicklung Wirtschaft, Lernautonomie und landwirtschaftliche Beratung.