지식기반사회의 여성 농업인력 개발 과제

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to develop strategy of the women agricultural workforce in the knowledge-based society. This study was conducted through an extensive review of literature related to agricultural workforce, rural women, women farmer, female worker and so on. Also this study was conducted through asking opinions from a panel of experts about definition, role, and development strategy of the women agricultural workforce in the knowledge-based society.The major findings in this study were as follows :1) The women agricultural workforce in the knowledge-based society was defined as the women workforce engaged or willing to engage in agricultural industry, who is above fifteen years old.2) Participation and contribution of the women agricultural workforce in Korea has been increased and it's importance is seem to increase more and more in future. Nevertheless, the role of the women agricultural workforce has been not socially recognized.3) This study revealed that development of the women agricultural workforce in Korea has many problem, and we analyzed that divided into inducement, training, entering and maintenance.4) Based on these findings, we suggest the development strategy of the women agricultural workforce in the knowledge-based society by inducement, training, entering and maintenance.