Left Behind to Farm? Women’s Labor Re-Allocation in Rural China

Left Behind to Farm? Women’s Labor Re-Allocation in Rural China

The transformation of work during China s rapid economic development is associated with a substantial but little noticed re-allocation of traditional farm labor among women, with some doing much less and some much more. This paper studies how the w...

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Main Authors: Mu, Ren, van de Walle, Dominique
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGE GROUPS
AGED
AGED WOMEN
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ALCOHOL
ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
AUTONOMY
BRAIN DRAIN
CHILD CARE
CHILD HEALTH
CHILD REARING
CITIES
CULTURAL CHANGE
DECISION MAKING
DEMOGRAPHY
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DISCRIMINATION
ECONOMIC CHANGES
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
ELDERLY
ELDERLY CARE
ELDERLY MEN
ELDERLY WOMEN
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
FAMILIES
FATIGUE
FEMALE CHILDREN
FEMALE EMPLOYMENT
FEMALE MIGRANTS
FEMALE WORK
FEMALES
FERTILITY
GENDER
GENDER ACTION
GENDER DIFFERENCES
GENDER DIFFERENTIALS
GENDER DIMENSIONS
GENDER DIVISION OF LABOR
GENDER GAP
GENDER IMPLICATIONS
GENDER NORMS
GENDER SEGREGATION
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH OUTCOMES
HEALTH PROBLEMS
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
HOUSEHOLD ASSETS
HOUSEHOLD CHORES
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
HOUSEHOLD LEVEL
HOUSEHOLD SIZE
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
HUSBANDS
INEQUALITY
INTERNAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION
INTERNATIONAL MIGRATION REVIEW
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
LABOR FORCE
LABOR FORCE PARTICIPATION
LABOR MARKET
LABOR MARKETS
LABOR MIGRATION
LABOR SUPPLY
LAND TENURE
LEISURE TIME
LEVELS OF EDUCATION
LIVING ARRANGEMENTS
LIVING STANDARDS
MALES
MARITAL STATUS
MARRIED WOMEN
MIGRANT
MIGRANT CHILDREN
MIGRANT HOUSEHOLDS
MIGRANT WOMAN
MIGRANT WOMEN
MIGRANTS
MIGRATION
MIGRATION EXPERIENCE
MIGRATION FLOWS
MIGRATION STATUS
MINORITY
MOTHER
MOTHERS
NUMBER OF GIRLS
NUMBER OF WOMEN
NUTRITION
OLD AGE
OLDER WOMEN
PARENTS
PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN
POLICY REGIME
POLICY RESEARCH
POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
POOR HEALTH
POPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
POPULATION STRUCTURE
POWER
PRIMARY EDUCATION
PRIMARY SCHOOL
PROGRESS
PROPERTY RIGHTS
PUBLIC POLICY
PUBLIC SERVICES
PUSH FACTOR
REMITTANCES
RESOURCE ALLOCATION
RESPECT
RETURN MIGRATION
RETURNEES
RURAL AREAS
RURAL HOUSEHOLDS
RURAL POVERTY
RURAL WOMAN
RURAL WOMEN
SAFETY NETS
SIBLINGS
SINGLE WOMEN
SMALL ENTERPRISES
SPOUSES
STATE UNIVERSITY
TEMPORARY MIGRATION
TOWNS
URBAN AREAS
URBAN MIGRATION
VILLAGES
WALKING
WOMAN
WORKERS
YOUNG WOMEN
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http://hdl.handle.net/10986/4295

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