Fields of Action: Australian Women's Agricultural Activism in the 1990s

In recent years, women's contribution to farming has been increasingly recognized by academics, decision makers, and some sectors of the farming community. Liepins examines the ways in which farm women in Australia develop political agency and mobilize across many "fields of action" t...

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Published in:Rural sociology 1998-03, Vol.63 (1), p.128-156
Main Author: Liepins, Ruth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Activism
Activists
Agency
Agribusiness
Agricultural Production
Agricultural sector
Agriculture
Australia
Business
Farming
Farms
Females
Feminism
Gender Differences
Group decision making
International Organizations
Local Politics
Males
Political activities
Political participation
Politics
Research Methodology
Rural Development
Rural Women
Social aspects
Sociology
Sociology of the family. Age groups
Sociology, Rural
Woman social status. Women's emancipation
Women
Women in agriculture
Women's organizations
Womens Groups
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Summary:In recent years, women's contribution to farming has been increasingly recognized by academics, decision makers, and some sectors of the farming community. Liepins examines the ways in which farm women in Australia develop political agency and mobilize across many "fields of action" to effect personal and industry-wide change.
ISSN:0036-0112
1549-0831
DOI:10.1111/j.1549-0831.1998.tb00668.x