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Journal of the Department of Agriculture, Western Australia, Series 4

Keywords

Rural sociology, Farm workers, Women, Information networks, Australia

Disciplines

Regional Sociology | Rural Sociology

First Page Number

10

Last Page Number

13

ISSN

0021-8618

Abstract

Across Australia, government sponsored Rural Women's Networks have been established to encourage rural women to look beyond their individual context and to identify as part of a much larger group of women, all with common concerns. These networks have encouraged women to view themselves as legitimate participants in a patriarchal society and to realise that the traditional male culture of farming is redundant. Fiona M. Haslam-McKenzie, a lecturer in the Faculty of Business at Edith Cowan University, reviews the recognition given to women on the farm.

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