How is the relative contribution of work by gender related to subsistence strategies?

Explain the connection between the two, and then describe what is happening with gender division of labor as societies shift to industrial and post-industrial economies.


The ideal answer should include:
1, Distinguish between primary and secondary subsistence activities
2, Shifts associated with intensive agriculture
3, Differences associated with wage labor

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