Postawy Kobiet Wobec Życia I Aktywności Zawodowej Na Obszarach Wiejskich

The aim of the study was to present women’s attitudes towards living and working in rural areas. The literature on the subject, secondary data from the Polish Central Statistical Office and the results of research carried out in 2020 by Martin&Jacob on behalf of BNP Paribas bank and published in the report „Situation of women in rural areas” were used to achieve the research objective. The empirical material was collected using a survey method with the CAWI technique, and the research observation covered 300 women who were owners or co-owners of farms. The data in the report shows that the vast majority of women had educational aspirations, as one in five respondents planned to obtain secondary education, higher education or write a doctoral thesis, while in-service training in the form of courses and training was intended to be attended by 2/3 of the respondents. These women valued living in the rural areas, despite the many inconveniences, and the vast majority would not want to move to a city. The survey also showed that 2/5 of the female respondents planned to develop professionally in agriculture and almost as many planned to combine activities in agriculture with other professional activities. The willingness to become more active in agriculture was declared more often by women from younger age groups and those with a university degree in agriculture.