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 Change and Diversity: Opportunities for and Constraints on Rural Women in New Zealand

Table of Contents

• Change and Diversity: Opportunities for and Constraints on Rural Women in New Zealand
  •  
    • Disclaimer, Foreword
  • 1. Introduction
    • 1.1 Introduction, 1.2 Approach to the study
  • 2. The Wider Context
    • 2.1 Introduction,
    • 2.2 Gender analysis,
    • 2.3 Indigenous people’s issues,
    • 2.4 Sustainable development,
    • 2.5 Free Trade and GATT, The GATT environment, The Uruguay Round achievements, Potential benefits for New Zealand agriculture, Possible impediments to gaining maximum benefits, GATT and women in rural areas
    • 2.6 Agriculture in New Zealand
      • Agricultural Policy Reform, Farm diversification, Employment of women in the agriculture sector
    • 2.7 Changes in the Rural Sector
      • Rural population, Employment — national and rural trends
    • 2.8 Changes in Rural Policy
    • 2.9 Summary
  • 3. Women in Paid Employment
    • 3.1 Introduction
    • 3.2 Visibility of work undertaken by women
    • 3.3 Rural women’s paid employment
      • Employment Status, Employment Patterns, Industry Participation between 1976-1991
    • 3.4 Farm-based employment
      • Farm Women’s Work, On-Farm Work Activities, Economic Diversity of Farm Families
    • 3.5 Survey of Women employed in rural businesses
      • Employment sectors and status of women employed, Task areas in which women are employed, Association of employees with farming, Hours worked, Child-care provisions
    • 3.6 Women in self-employment and small businesses
      • Trends, Comparison of women farmers and manufacturers, Entry into small business, Maori women
    • 3.7 Summary
  • 4. Women as Decision Makers
    • 4.1 Introduction
    • 4.2 Women in local government
      • National patterns, Women’s representation in three regions, Membership patterns in the three selected regions, The women members, The election process, Participation on council, The contribution of women to local government politics, Factors influencing the representation of women on district councils, Discussion
    • 4.3 Women on producer and other agricultural boards
      • The women member, Their contribution to the boards, Factors influencing womens’ participation on boards
    • 4.4 Women on school boards of trustees
    • 4.5 Women on health authorities
    • 4.6 Women on conservation boards
    • 4.7 Summary
  • 5. Images of Women
    • 5.1 Introduction
    • 5.2 Women as consumers
      • Access to finance
    • 5.3 Women in the media
    • 5.4 Comment
  • 6. Supportive Environments and Change
    • 6.1 Introduction
    • 6.2 Integration and special provisions
    • 6.3 The Southland Case Study
      • Why Southland, Southland and supportive environments, Women in Agriculture Days and REAP, The newsletter, Bringing outside people and ideas in, Slates to satellites, Kellogg’s Rural Leadership Scholars, Fostering an open style of communication, Discussion
    • 6.4 Summary
  • 7. Conclusions
    • 7.1 Introduction
    • 7.2 The Changing Role of Rural Woman
      • Women and diversification, Women and power, Women and support networks, Enabling positive change
    • 7.3 Where to from here
      • Acceptance of female involvement in agriculture, Acceptance of women as leaders
    • 7.4 Significance to agriculture
    • References
• Appendix 1 - Profile of Rural Women and Women in the Rural Economy
  • Location, Sex ratio, Age Structure, Marital Status, Education and Training, Unpaid Voluntary Work, Income, Employment Status, Industry and Occupation, Employment of Women in Agriculture and Livestock Production and Servicing
• Appendix 2 - A Short Summary of the Research Report
  • Key Points, Introduction, The Wider Context, Women in Paid Employment, Women as Decision-makers, The Southland Case Study, Images of Women, Women In The Media, Supportive Environments and Change, Where to from Here?

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Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
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