Women’s participation in the agriculture and livestock sector in Mexico.

Abstract

The objective of this study is to establish the impact of the agriculture and livestock policy of governments in Mexico of the years 2006, 2012 and 2018, on the female employed population in Mexico’s agriculture sector. The research hypothesis set out is that the female employed population in Mexico’s agriculture sector was affected by the governments in Mexico of the years 2006, 2012 and 2018. Therefore, 36 structural analysis tests were conducted, using dichotomous variables, and equations were estimated before and after the structural change to quantify the changes. The results indicate that, in 2013, there was a structural change in the total employed population of the Mexican agriculture sector. In addition, in 2013 and 2019, there was a structural change in the male employed population of the agriculture sector. Finally, in 2007, 2013 and 2019, there was a structural change in the female employed population of the agriculture sector, which presented an increase. The conclusion is that the research objective was fulfilled, and the research hypothesis is accepted. Likewise, that although the female employed population of the Mexican agriculture sector experienced structural changes in 2006, 2012 and 2018, these changes were not sufficient to cause a structural change in the total employed population of the agriculture sector.