In this report female farmers use of technical equipment is investigated. There is little research made on this subject in Sweden, therefore this report can be seen as an explorative study. Research makes it clear that machinery, throughout history and even today, has been seen as a male area. Heavy machines are often associated with the same attributes as masculinity. Force, power, efficiency and control are some examples.

I och med en o?kad konkurrens pa? den globala marknaden blir fo?retagande allt viktigare fo?r la?nders ekonomiska situation. Sa? a?r fallet a?ven i Sverige da?r entrepreno?rskapet a?r bekymrande la?gt trots goda fo?rutsa?ttningar. Fo?ljaktligen har entrepreno?rskapet blivit ett omdiskuterat a?mne bland forskare sa?va?l som politiker vilka nu stra?var efter att stimulera nyfo?retagande och sto?djer hja?lpande entrepreno?rsorganisationer samt andra insatser.