The first is high female participation combined with low technology, second wage employment, and cultural prescriptions for women's work outside the home; and, third, the sharing of agricultural work between women and men with intensive cultivation. Although this classification helps to emphasize the role of women in agriculture, women's roles are broader than the classification proposed by Apusigah above. The role of the rural woman from the North East is evident in the first category, while the third category is excluded from the role of women. The second categorization is applicable and aligns with women's work and their role and contribution on farms framed as appreciation rather than recognized as work. Apusigah (2009) and Ellis (2000) both conclude that gender inequalities are evident in agricultural practices among women in the Global South. They also note that women's efforts in agriculture are not accompanied by ownership and control of land or decision-making skills, all of which are firmly rooted in male domains. This conclusion drawn by both authors is the reality of the northeastern female farmer, who is multitasking and plays no active role in decision making on agriculture or other social aspects.