Exploring the viewpoints of dairy farm managers in Tehran province regarding employing women in the farm

Subject Areas : Journal of Food Safety and Processing

Somayye Poursoleiman ¹ , kazem karimi ² , Mohammad Reaza Soleymanpour ³

1 - MSc student in Animal Sciences, Islamic Azad University, Varamin-Pishva branch
2 - Assistant Professor, Departement of Animal Sciences, Varamin Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran
3 - Assistant Professor, Departement of Animal Sciences, Varamin Pishva Branch, Islamic Azad University, Varamin, Iran

Received: 2022-10-06 Accepted : 2023-01-27 Published : 2023-05-22

Keywords: Employment, vision, Women capabilities, Women management, Livestock farming,

Abstract :

This study explored the viewpoints of dairy farm managers in Tehran province regarding employing women in the farm. The study is survey research and from the goal point of view, it is applied research, which has been done in the method of correlation and regression analysis. The study is field research and has been done by questionnaire. Based on the latest report by Iran Statistic Centre, there were 1012 industrial dairy farms in 2013 and using Cochran formula and random sampling, the sample size has been determined as 30. To confirm the validity of the questionnaire, different questionnaires, and professors' opinions were used and also to determine the reliability of the questionnaire, Cronbach's alpha was applied and the value calculated as 0.816 based on 30 completed questionnaires. Out of 130 sent questionnaires, 85 were received completed and got analyzed. The result showed that among studied livestock breeders, there was only one female manager in Karaj. As the unit grew, the number of employees with related educational degrees increased. Livestock breeders in Damavand had a better vision towards women capabilities. With the benefits of specialized training for livestock breeders, the use of specialized personnel in units was increased. The average of educated livestock breeders’ age was lower and less educated livestock breeders had a better vision of women working in the farms and they had a higher conviction about the capabilities of women in management. Livestock breeders who have been educated in fields related to animal science were younger and less experienced and they employed less experienced personnel. Livestock breeders who believed women and men have equal capabilities, employed women in tougher works (management and labor work) and tended to employ women in farms more.