Moreover, feminist research on farm women has documented the extent of women’s work, and
shown the ways in which it is invisible and unvalued (Sachs, 1983; O’Hara, 1994). Definitions offarm work focus on the work of the owner and manager, and frequently women’s work has not been
considered to be real work. When the productive and reproductive spheres overlap, as is the case
with farm women, this has led to erroneous conclusions about their work. Also, women do multiple
tasks simultaneously, many of which are assistance to men as needs arise.
Women’s entry into farming has commonly been through marriage. Women rarely inherit land.
According to Shortall (1999):
The reluctance on the part of farm women to identify with feminism appears in relation to the
question of equality with men in regards to the politics of changing the unequal division of work, the
injustices, and the under-representations of women in the farm industry. There are also feminist
theories/viewpoints that stress the importance of feminine values within women’s daily lives. That
women possess experiences and values that are different from men’s is, in the Norwegian public
discourse, sometimes used as an argument for recruiting women to male dominated areas, and at
other times it is used as a legitimation for maintaining gender differentiated areas of work.
Further, the question of why women reject feminism is addressed by Carolyn Sachs in her book
Gendered Fields (1996). Arguing from the perspective of feminist theory, she points out that “a
feminist viewpoint does not immediately derive from women’s experiences” (p.16), and that the
experiences of oppressed groups are not necessarily perceived as oppression. Within a patriarchal
society where men define the world, women are unable to understand their situation in an
undistorted form. A feminist consciousness needs development through, for instance, consciousness
raising groups (Smith, 1987).
Moreover, feminist research on farm women has documented the extent of women’s work, andshown the ways in which it is invisible and unvalued (Sachs, 1983; O’Hara, 1994). Definitions offarm work focus on the work of the owner and manager, and frequently women’s work has not beenconsidered to be real work. When the productive and reproductive spheres overlap, as is the casewith farm women, this has led to erroneous conclusions about their work. Also, women do multipletasks simultaneously, many of which are assistance to men as needs arise.Women’s entry into farming has commonly been through marriage. Women rarely inherit land.According to Shortall (1999):The reluctance on the part of farm women to identify with feminism appears in relation to thequestion of equality with men in regards to the politics of changing the unequal division of work, theinjustices, and the under-representations of women in the farm industry. There are also feministtheories/viewpoints that stress the importance of feminine values within women’s daily lives. Thatwomen possess experiences and values that are different from men’s is, in the Norwegian publicdiscourse, sometimes used as an argument for recruiting women to male dominated areas, and atother times it is used as a legitimation for maintaining gender differentiated areas of work.Further, the question of why women reject feminism is addressed by Carolyn Sachs in her bookGendered Fields (1996). Arguing from the perspective of feminist theory, she points out that “afeminist viewpoint does not immediately derive from women’s experiences” (p.16), and that theexperiences of oppressed groups are not necessarily perceived as oppression. Within a patriarchalsociety where men define the world, women are unable to understand their situation in anundistorted form. A feminist consciousness needs development through, for instance, consciousnessraising groups (Smith, 1987).
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