This examination of women in agriculture looks at why farm women are virtually absent from positions of power and leadership. It is clear that ideology and structure prevent agricultural women from becoming prominent in an industry to which they contribute so much.

Acknowledgements, Introduction: Australian Women, Agriculture and Leadership, 1. Women at the Grass Roots - Potential Leaders or Disinterested Bystanders?, 2. The Culture in Agriculture, 3. The State, Agriculture and the Place of Women, 4. Organisational Practices and Leadership, 5. Women on Agricultural Decision-Making Bodies, 6. Women in the Bureaucracy, 7. Points of Resistance - Women's Organisations, 8. Triple Jeopardy - Women of Non-English Speaking Background, 9. Triple Jeopardy - Aboriginal Women, 10. Increasing Women's Role in Agricultural Leadership, Bibliography, Appendix A - Board Chairs Questionnaire, Appendix B - Women in Representative Positions Questionnaire, Appendix C - Women at Grass Roots Questionnaire, Index