ABSTRACT
The optimum variant of utilization of female labor in agriculture in relation to the total work force cannot be much lower than in the sphere of material production in other branches of the economy. This is required by the demands of production itself – the territorial isolation and distribution of the rural population – as well as by the need of correct demographic policies. The growth of mechanization in agriculture sometimes becomes a factor that worsens poor working conditions and is a source of harm to the organism, causing occupational illness. Thus higher engine power and speeds of new tractors and other machines increase vibration and noise. Important cause of inefficient utilization of female labor is poor organization of training of women for agriculture at all initial and advanced levels, both vocational and general. The participation of skilled women workers in social production and management helps increase the effectiveness of agricultural production.
