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"Farm Women: The Hidden Subsidy in Out Food.".(CANADIAN WOMAN STUDIES/LES CAHIERS DE LA FEMME)(Brief article)(Essay)

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| September 22, 2007 | Kubik, Wendee | COPYRIGHT 2007 O.I.S.E. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

This essay connects women's work for the farm community to some of the structural changes that are taking place in agriculture. The author bases her analyses on a quantitative and qualitative study, The Changing Roles of Farm Women, done on the prairies in 2002. This paper looks at women's household work, farm ...

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