Mei Yang

Rural Women¿s Economic Participations in China

A Case Study of Shaanxi Province

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Produktbeschreibung

With first-hand data collected from three areas in Shannxi province, the researcher studied rural women's barriers to economic participation in farming and off-farm employment under the impact of Chinese government's implementation of land transfer policy. It was found that rural women were facing different challenges, and there was a mismatch between the training local government offered and what rural women really wanted. In addition, the new type of Chinese farmers, women professional farmers' common characters and challenges were, for the first time, studied in the work. This research covers critical factors of economic growth, such as gender, the role of geography, history, culture and policy. The findings can provide information to policy makers, researchers and social organizations concerned with rural women's future, and assist the improvement of gender equality in China.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Scholar's Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 281g
• ISBN-13: 9786202309196
• ISBN-10: 6202309199
• Artikelnr.: 52264680

Autorenporträt

Lead research engineer of Cadre Proppants. Her primary interest is stimulation of hydrocarbon producing wells, hydraulic fracturing design and proppant manufacture. Her interests include mathematical modeling and developing computational methods. She holds the MS degrees in both Petroleum Engineering and Mathematics from Texas A&M University.