Wages for Wives: Renegotiating Gender and Production Relations in Contract Farming in the Dominican Republic |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Emergency Medicine, Denver Health Medical Center, Denver, Colorado;2. OMNI Institute, 899 Logan St #600, Denver, Colorado 89203;1. University of Colorado, Denver, Aurora, CO, United States;2. Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States;3. Columbia University, New York, NY, United States;4. University of California at San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, United States;5. Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA, United States;6. Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, United States;1. School of Management and Economics, Beijing Institute of Technology, 5 South Zhongguancun, Haidian District, Beijing 100081, PR China;2. Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement (CIRAD), UMR MOISA, Montpellier F-34398, France;3. Fruit and Vegetable Research Institute (FAVRI), Hanoi, Viet Nam |
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| Abstract: | This study analyzes the intersection of gender and production relations in small-scale contracting in nontraditional agriculture. The case of the processing tomato industry in the Dominican Republic exemplifies patterns found throughout the region. Building on a critique of unitary household models, I analyze the gendered relations mobilizing resources for contract farming. As appears common, contracting has heightened demand for women's farm labor. Contracting has simultaneously provided women with openings for contesting the appropriation of their unpaid labor and many women are claiming payment for work in contract farming. This case demonstrates the importance of gender issues in informing contract farming debates and policy interventions. |
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