The Impact of Chilean Fruit Sector Development on Female Employment and Household Income

The Impact of Chilean Fruit Sector Development on Female Employment and Household Income

Modern fruit sector development in Chile led to agricultural employment for women, though usually only as temporary workers and often at a piece rate. Nonetheless, fruit sector employment offered women access to income and personal fulfillment prev...

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Main Authors: Jarvis, Lovell, Vera-Toscano, Esperanza
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, D.C. 2013
Subjects:
ADAPTATION
AGED
AGRICULTURE
CROPS
DEMOGRAPHICS
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC WELFARE
ECONOMICS
EMPLOYMENT
EQUILIBRIUM
EXPENDITURES
FAMILIES
FARMS
FIELD WORK
FRICTIONAL UNEMPLOYMENT
GENDER
HIGH UNEMPLOYMENT
INCOME
INCOME DISTRIBUTION
INCOMES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR MARKET
LABOR PRODUCTIVITY
LAND REFORM
LEISURE
MANAGERS
MIGRATION
MOTIVATION
OVERTIME
PARENTS
PARTNERSHIP
PRODUCERS
PRODUCTIVITY
SAVINGS
SCHOOLS
UNEMPLOYMENT
WAGE DIFFERENTIALS
WAGES
WIDOWS
WILLINGNESS TO ACCEPT
WOMEN WORKERS
WORK ENVIRONMENT
WORK IN PROGRESS
WORKERS AGRICULTURAL EMPLOYMENT
FRUIT HARVESTING
PIECE RATES
WOMEN IN AGRICULTURE
RURAL WOMEN
GENDER & DEVELOPMENT
FEMALE LABOR
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3541498/impact-chilean-fruit-sector-development-female-employment-household-income
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14744

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/04/3541498/impact-chilean-fruit-sector-development-female-employment-household-income
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/14744

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