Fitting in and Multi‐tasking: Dutch Farm Women's Strategies in Rural Entrepreneurship

B.B. Bock · 2004 · Sociologia Ruralis

Summary. Dutch farmwomen starting new income-generating activities adopt a distinctive entrepreneurial approach characterized by fitting new work into existing family and farm responsibilities rather than expanding operations aggressively. Research from 1995–2001 shows women deliberately multi-task and prioritize family stability over business growth. However, when women experience successful work-life balance and financial rewards, they expand their enterprises. Current rural development policies fail farmwomen because they promote male-typical entrepreneurial models rather than supporting women's actual strategies.

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  author  = {B.B. Bock},
  journal = {Sociologia Ruralis},
  year    = {2004},
  doi     = {10.1111/j.1467-9523.2004.00274.x},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9523.2004.00274.x}
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DOI

10.1111/j.1467-9523.2004.00274.x

Countries

Netherlands

Regions

Europe

Categories

entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems

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2026-04-28