Women Organising

by Helen Brown

Overview

First Published in 2004. Do women organise differently? Can organisation theory meet the challenges of new forms of organisation? Women Organising is the first of its kind to bring together organisation theory and the real experiences of women organising. This is the first book to analyse and explain what is special about the way women organise. The book will be of interest to all who have asked themselves ‘how otherwise?’, to students and teachers of organisation theory and women’s studies, to those in the voluntary sector and to anyone wishing to see fairer and more active participation in organisation a reality.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134945245
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/01/2002
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	224
File size:	268 KB

About the Author

Helen Brown has been active in the women’s movement for many years. She is now a Fellow in Organisational Development at the Office for Public Management.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. Collectivity, anarchism and feminist practice 2. Approached to the understanding of organisation 3. Social action, organising and leadership 4. Introduction to the case material 5. Greystone Women's Centre I: A community project 6. Greystone Women's Centre II: Moving out 7. Greystone Women's Centre III: Moving on 8. Creating non-hierarchical organisation 9. Organisation theory and non-hierarchy 10. Implications for feminist organising practice Bibliography