Agrarian reform and its impact on women: the case of Algeria
Oussedik, F.
AAWORD Occasional Paper, Association of African Women for Research and Development, Senegal 2: 41-44
1985
Document Number: 421069
The paper was presented at a seminar on 'Women and rural development in Africa', held in Algiers, Algeria, from 4-8 September 1982. It discusses the role of women in agricultural production in order to show the differential impact of changes that have been brought about by the Algerian agrarian reform programme. One of the main difficulties encountered was the lack of statistics on women's labour in Algerian agriculture. It also attempts to measure women's aspirations and self-valuation. It is concluded that the only way of improving the place of women in Algerian society may be a gradual attitude of devaluation of agricultural activities among men. As a result, these activities will be branded as feminized and women will finally see their labour socially accepted.