Las mujeres en el ámbito rural vasco. Necesidades, demandas y carencias sociales y laborales.

Résumé

The following article presents some of the conclusions reached in research applied to women in the Basque rural environment. The research has been commissioned and financed by Mendikoi and involves Phase I: «A Situation Diagnosis» of a Programme of Positive Action towards the Women’s Collective in the Rural Environment presented in answer to a request from the «Department of Development and Coordination in the Rural Environment» of the Department of Industry, Agriculture and Fisheries of the Basque Government. The ultimate aim of this research is to identify the collective or collective types which are to be worked on (definition of objective public) and on the bases of this knowledge to programme the actions which best respond to the situation, characteristics, demands and needs. In this article we include the definition of «rurality» which we have used in order to be able to operationalise the reality and create the sample. We also provide data which highlight the change in the definition of the role of women in the rural environment and how this new social positioning can significantly condition the future of rural areas.