Leadership From the Margins : : Women and Civil Society Organizations in Argentina, Chile, and El Salvador / / Serena Cosgrove.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Rutgers University Press Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2013
• VerfasserIn: Cosgrove, Serena,
• Place / Publishing House: New Brunswick, NJ : : Rutgers University Press, , [2010]; ©2010
• Year of Publication: 2010
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; 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
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9780813550404; 9783110688610
• DOI: 10.36019/9780813550404
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Serena Cosgrove.

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.