بررسي مشاركت اقتصادي زنان روستايي (مطالعه موردي استان فارس )

Rural Women Economic Participation: A Case Study of the Fars Province

One aspect of womenʹs overall participation occurs within the economic domain. The present study uses Collins theory, which is based on conflict theory at a micro level. It considers womenʹs role in rural economic activities. The main aime of this paper is to study womenʹs share in these activities. Barriers to womenʹs activities have been shown to exist in rural areas of the Fars province. The research findings indicate that there is a reverse relationship between education and economic participation. They show that the higher the level of rural womenʹs education, the lower their tendency to participate in economic activities. These activities are mainly agriculture, and animal husbandry. I addition, as women get older, their economic participation rises. With an increase in menʹs education and income, womenʹs economic participation decreases. The final model of the research shows a significant relationship between womenʹs economic participation. and their attitude toward employment. The use of the mass media, menʹs attitudes toward womenʹs economic roles and self-confidence accounted for 33.8% of changes in womenʹs participation in economic activities.