Occupations and Earnings of Women and Men in Rural Areas in Northeastern Brazil: an analysis of the first decade of the twenty-first century

Occupations and Earnings of Women and Men in Rural Areas in Northeastern Brazil: an analysis of the first decade of the twenty-first century

Jefferson Ramundo Staduto, Carlos Alves do Nascimento, Marcelino de Souza

This paper aims to examine the occupation and income sources of women and men living in rural areas in the Northeast of Brazil, 2002 to 2009. The data were analyzed by descriptive statistics of the National Survey of Household Samples. The results show an increase of rural families in these areas, but a reduction of the family farmers. There was a drop in agricultural occupations and an increase of rural households’ proletarization. The non-agricultural occupation was an important locus for women to generate income. The largest source of household income for men comes from agricultural occupations, and the social transfers are the largest sources to women.

2017

Agricultura Familiar, Brasil, Demografia rural, Gênero, mulher, ocupação rural, renda rural

10.24215/15155994e056

Mundo Agrario

Universidad Nacional de La Plata

Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform, Sociology (General)