Innovative ideas for improving attractiveness of forestry sector for women (survey results)

Georgieva, Daniela and Chobanova, Rossitsa (2017): Innovative ideas for improving attractiveness of forestry sector for women (survey results). Published in: Innovations in forestry, wood processing and furniture manifacturing (2017): pp. 109-119.

Abstract

This paper aims to characterize the impact of factors affecting competitiveness and productivity in forestry sector in Bulgaria, corresponding to female’s employment, such as: formation of wages; education and training, insurable earnings for women in the sector, etc. The study is based on literature and legal framework survey, as well as on statistical analysis. The data is compared to primary results from a survey conducted in 2017 among a database of 1087 forestry enterprises in Bulgaria. The survey is a part of project № CB006.1.31.070 “Innovative cooperation initiatives in cross-border region” where Bulgarian academy of science is a leading partner. In addition it is used data from individual interviews, conducted in 2017 with employed women working in the forestry sector in Bulgaria.

• Item Type: MPRA Paper
• Language: English
• Keywords: forestry, competitiveness, women, Bulgaria, survey, interviews
• Subjects: A - General Economics and Teaching > A1 - General Economics > A10 - General; I - Health, Education, and Welfare > I0 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J3 - Wages, Compensation, and Labor Costs > J30 - General; J - Labor and Demographic Economics > J7 - Labor Discrimination > J70 - General

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