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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825958003321

Autore

Cosgrove Serena <1963->

Titolo

Leadership from the margins [[electronic resource] ] : women and civil society organizations in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador / / Serena Cosgrove

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New Brunswick, N.J., : Rutgers University Press, c2010

ISBN

1-283-38327-6

9786613383273

0-8135-5040-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (249 p.)

Disciplina

305.42098

Soggetti

Women - Political activity - Latin America

Leadership in women - Latin America

Women in development - Latin America

Civil society - Latin America

Social movements - Latin America

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Women and Civil Society Leadership in Latin America -- 2. The Emergence of Civil Society in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador -- 3. Argentina -- 4. Chile -- 5. El Salvador -- 6. Policy Implications of Women's Civil Society Leadership in Latin America -- Appendix: Organizations of Interviewees -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

Women have experienced decades of economic and political repression across Latin America, where many nations are built upon patriarchal systems of power. However, a recent confluence of political, economic, and historical factors has allowed for the emergence of civil society organizations (CSOs) that afford women a voice throughout the region. Leadership from the Margins describes and analyzes the unique leadership styles and challenges facing the women leaders of CSOs in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador. Based on ethnographic research, Serena Cosgrove's analysis offers a nuanced account of the distinct struggles facing women, and how differences of class, political



ideology, and ethnicity have informed their outlook and organizing strategies. Using a gendered lens, she reveals the power and potential of women's leadership to impact the direction of local, regional, and global development agendas.