Agroeconomia Croatica, Vol. 13 No. 2, 2023.
Original scientific paper
Women in the Legal Forms of Agricultural Entities: The Case of Varaždin County
Borna Vidović
; Varaždinska 26, 42230 Ludbreg
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to determine the representation of women in the management of agricultural entities in Varaždin County. The analysis was conducted concerning the data from the Register of Farmers and the database of the National Bureau of Statistics. The obtained results indicate a gender underrepresentation of women holders/responsible persons in the agricultural entities in Varaždin County but also in Croatia as a whole o. Within Varaždin County, considerable variations have been noticed n the share of women holders/responsible persons between the different local self-governmental units of and between different the legal forms. The share of women holders/responsible persons in Varaždin County is characterized by a slight decline from 2016 to 2022, which is in line with the trend in Croatia.
Keywords
agricultural entities, gender equality, family farm, women, Varaždin County
Hrčak ID:
319669
URI
Publication date:
20.12.2023.
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