Women farmers are breaking gender stereotypes everyday, but why are the top farming states still lacking? Why arent women running more farms? A lot of it seems to be cultural. Farming has long been a mens occupation, with todays largely-male farmers encouraging their sons (but not nearly so much their daughters) to get into the business. Women have reported trouble breaking the grass ceiling, as USA Today put it in 2013. Youth group Future Farmers of America didnt allow girls until 1969. vox/2015/1/5/7474337/where-are-the-nations-lady-farmers-not-where-the-farming-is
Posted on: Wed, 07 Jan 2015 21:44:04 +0000
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