Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Dedication -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction -- Geography, rurality and change -- Confronting gender in rural geography -- The chapters -- 2. Feminist theory and rural geography -- Introduction -- Feminist geography: early development -- Early feminist geography and the rural -- Feminist geographies and gender identity -- Gender identity and rural geography -- Conclusion -- 3. Gender, nature and the rural landscape -- Introduction -- Gender, rurality and the social construction of nature -- Masculinity and the control of nature -- Women, nature and the rural environment -- Conclusion -- 4. Gender and the rural community -- Introduction -- The community in rural geography -- Rural community studies and the recognition of gender difference -- Gender and the cultural construction of the rural community -- Gender, community and village institutions -- The gendered nature of community spaces -- Conclusion -- 5. Gender, employment and the rural labour market -- Introduction -- The rural labour market -- Rural women's employment -- Women's employment and the rural household -- Women's employment and policy -- Conclusion -- 6. Power, gender and rural governance -- Introduction -- Gender and the rural state -- New rural governance and gender relations -- Rural regeneration, Rural Challenge and new rural governance -- Gender and Rural Challenge -- Gender, politics and the rural community -- Conclusion -- 7. Gender, sexuality and rurality -- Introduction -- Rurality and representations of sexuality -- Homosexual lifestyles in the countryside -- Conclusion -- 8. Conclusion -- The continuing relevance of gender in researching the rural landscape and society? -- Gender identity and research methodology -- Further research -- Bibliography