WOMEN AND CO‐OPERATIVE VENTURES

Abstract

The traditional male model of 9 to 5 working hours, a vertical career structure and a separation of home and work lives has been “feminised” by some women, who seem to have welcomed the “superwoman” role. However, for a vast majority of females such a role is not only unattractive but also impossible. They do not have specialised qualifications or highly marketable skills; they may also lack both the confidence and the motivation to achieve “success” in the superwoman style. What other options might, however, be available to women who wish to work, but who have other demands and constraints in their lives? This short article aims to describe a few of the range of “co‐operative ventures” — using this term in its widest sense — which are currently operating, and which may in themselves act as stimulants and models to other people, particularly women.

Citation

Blake, J. (1981), "WOMEN AND CO‐OPERATIVE VENTURES", Equal Opportunities International, Vol. 1 No. 2, pp. 1-3. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb010344