 The Strength of Collective Processes: An ‘Outcome Analysis’ of Women’s Collectives in IndiaIndian Journal of Gender Studies, 2012, vol. 19, issue 3, 373-392 Abstract: Mainstream literature on organising usually assumes formal hierarchical structure, clear lines of reporting, supervision and well-defined rules as mandatory for efficiency and efficacy. Rigid rules could, however, negatively impact involvement, satisfaction, motivation and performance as they would not take into consideration the complexities of human behaviour. This article argues that collective or non-hierarchical organising empowers the individual participants involved in the process, but such organising experiments are rare and seldom documented. The article analyses a few women’s collectives from around the country, particularly focusing on Bailancho Saad, in Goa, which turned 25 years old on 12 October 2011. It also draws on the experiences of Saheli in New Delhi and Forum in Mumbai, both of which are older. These organisations, ideologically opposed to hierarchy as well as patriarchal and dominating power structures, work for women through seemingly egalitarian processes and ‘participatory’ styles of functioning. In this article we look at some of the strengths of collective organising by analysing their outcomes. Keywords: Collectives; women’s organisations; women’s movement; non-hierarchical organising; power; equality; empowerment (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:sae:indgen:v:19:y:2012:i:3:p:373-392 DOI: 10.1177/097152151201900302 Access Statistics for this article More articles in Indian Journal of Gender Studies from Centre for Women's Development Studies |
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