Document Type
Research Report
Publication Date
1996
Abstract
In this essay, I argue that grassroots organizing appears as one of the most viable option worldwide until women are better protected through legislation and public policy. I also posit that it is important to learn from divergent leadership philosophies, from the different values, roles and styles that women adopt in various parts of the world in the course of their day-to-day activities and in their efforts to organize, to support current community programs, and to train future community leaders. This essay relates the experiences of a grassroots organizer and presents what I believe to be a successful model of low-income women's leadership. It is hoped that others will find this framework useful and work to further develop and expand it for the benefit of the global community.
Recommended Citation
Michel, Claudine, "Human Rights and Community Development through Low-Income Women's Leadership: The Voice of an African-American Organizer" (1996). William Monroe Trotter Institute Publications. 27.
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/trotter_pubs/27
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Comments
Research Report No. 31