简介：Aqualitativegenderassessmentofhousehold-basedbambooindustrieswasconductedinZhuyuanandLagadivillagesinLaochangTownship,XinpingCountyinSouthwestChina'sYunnanProvince.Resultsshowedthatbothwomenandmenwereactivelyinvolvedintheproductionandmarketingofbambooproductsinthetwovillages.Thereweregenderdifferencesinbamboo-basedruralindustriesthatwerecloselyassociatedwiththeethnichabits,traditionalnormsoftheruralsociety,thedifferencesofeducationallevelsthatwomenandmenachieved,andthegenderblind-spotsintheenforcementoflawsandpolicies.Itisevidentthatwomenwere“equal”partnersintheproductionofbambooproducts,but“unequal”whentherightsofaccesstoandcontroloverresourcesandpersonalindependenceareconcerned.Suggestionsaremadetoachieveagender-balancedproductionsystemofbambooproductsinruralareasofbambooproducingcountiesinYunnanProvince,China.