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来源

EUROPEAN URBAN AND REGIONAL STUDIES,Vol.26,Issue1SI,P.65-79

语言

英文

关键字

Gender inequality; rural areas; social bridge agents; social capital; social networks; symbolic power; GENDER; PERSPECTIVES; MICROFINANCE

作者单位

[Pallares-Barbera, Montserrat; Casellas, Antonia] Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. Pallares-Barbera, M (reprint author), Univ Autonoma Barcelona, Dept Geog, Carrer Fortuna S-N, E-08193 Barcelona, Spain. E-Mail: montserrat.pallares@uab.cat

摘要

This paper discusses how historically the accumulation of symbolic power by men produced a glass ceiling for women in the Catalan Pyrenees and how women have overcome this constraint by engaging in male-led networks, founding gender balanced networks and developing women-nurtured networks. Through semi-structured qualitative interviews and ethnographic research, the paper investigates the strategies women employed to maintain their involvement in networking activities over a 10-year period. The paper identifies the importance of being connected with horizontal organizations and the empowerment of sharing experiences provided by social bridge agents. The results of this research make a strong case for more inclusive and gender-aware policies in rural areas as a means to promote economic and social viability while empowering women.