La Ruralidad y Brechas de Género en la Actividad Agrícola

Rural agricultural activity is a fundamental element for rural development in which women are currently making inroads. The objective is to analyze the agricultural context from a gender perspective in the state of Durango. The methodology used has a quantitative approach, with a descriptive, explanatory, non-experimental, correlational and longitudinal design. The sample of 242 family productive units led by men and women agricultural producers. The technique for the collection of information was the survey and the questionnaire was used as an instrument. The results show a relationship between age, education and ownership of farmland between men and women; the analysis made to the demographic variables age and schooling; as well as the variables of the main characteristics of their UPFs: total hectares, level of capitalization, value of the tractor used for their productive process, as well as the model of the latter, determined that there are no statistically significant differences between the samples of male farmers and the sample of female farmers; the gender gaps in access to agricultural activity is narrowing, however, there is still disparity in the different factors used for this study where women continue to be at a disadvantage.