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La place des femmes dans l'agriculture

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[eng] The number of female active population in agriculture has decreased almost by half between 1970 and 1975, but their share in total active agricultural population is practically the same : approximately two in five. This population has a quite different evolution depending on status : . — the number of female farmers has been increasing for ten years. Although the proportion of widows is still important (4 out of 10), the number of young women is obviously rising, thus contributing to an increase in average working time on the farm. Wives involved in farm work tend to be fewer under 45 years of age, but their working time is more important. Later on, farm work occurs more frequently, but its intensity decreases. . Farm wives represent two thirds of the total agricultural labour force and mostly work full-time, 60 % have at least a half-time occupation. One out of ten have a non agricultural occupation, 31 % as an employee, 24 % as an executive or top executive. The number of other female family workers has been almost divided by 3 in the last 15 years. Those women are essentially farmers' mothers and daughters, most of them work less than half-time on the farm. Hired female workers are few and mainly employed in horticulture, viticulture and arboriculture. . The status of female family labour force still has an ambiguous definition. However young farming couples can be noted to play complementary parts which allow them to adjust to any economic situation. [fre] Le nombre des actives agricoles a diminué de près de la moitié entre 1970 et 1985, mais leur part dans la population active agricole totale demeure pratiquement inchangée : environ deux sur cinq. L'évolution de cette population se différencie nettement suivant le statut occupé : . — le nombre de femmes chefs d'exploitation s'accroît depuis une dizaine d'années. Si la proportion de veuves demeure importante (quatre sur dix), le nombre de jeunes femmes augmente sensiblement, contribuant à l'accroissement du temps moyen de travail sur l'exploitation, . — les conjointes ont une moindre propension à l'activité agricole lorsqu'elles sont âgées de moins de 45 ans, mais leur temps de travail est plus important. Au-delà de cet âge, la fréquence du travail agricole s'accroît, mais son intensité diminue. . Les conjointes représentent les deux tiers de l'ensemble des actives agricoles en 1985, et travaillent surtout à temps partiel, 60 % d'entre elles effectuant au moins un mi-temps. Une conjointe sur dix exerce une profession non agricole, d'employée dans 31 % des cas et cadre moyen ou supérieur dans 24 % des cas. Le nombre des autres aides familiales a été pratiquement divisé par trois en quinze ans. Ces femmes sont essentiellement des mères et des filles de chefs d'exploitation, qui effectuent le plus souvent moins d'un mi-temps sur l'exploitation. Les salariées agricoles sont peu nombreuses et principalement employées en horticulture, viticulture et arboriculture. . Si la définition du statut des actives familiales pose quelques ambiguïtés, il existerait néanmoins un phénomène d'adaptation aux situations économiques rencontrées, dans le sens d'une complémentarité des rôles au sein des couples de jeunes exploitants.

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  • S. Rattin, 1987. "La place des femmes dans l'agriculture," Économie rurale, Programme National Persée, vol. 178(1), pages 40-46.
  • Handle: RePEc:prs:recoru:ecoru_0013-0559_1987_num_178_1_3816
    DOI: 10.3406/ecoru.1987.3816
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