Women in the Community (Routledge Library Editions: Women in Society) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 103285829X ISBN 13: 9781032858296

Publisher: Routledge, 2026

Synopsis

Originally published in 1977, this lively collection of papers by women involved in community work and community action explores some of the links between the women’s movements and community action at the time, in terms both of the recent developments in women’s thinking and of their practical experience of involvement in community organizations and groups.

The book opens with a theoretical chapter on women’s rights, discussing reasons for the particular involvement of women in a range of community issues such as the housing struggle and the role of women in campaigns for nursery and other pre-school provision, and relates these factors to the women’s movement in general. The contributors go on to consider the organization of women who enable other women to go to work, including a case study of experience of Battered Wives’ Centres, a study of Women’s Aid Centres, a discussion of the Working Women’s Charter and the National Abortion Campaign, chapters by members of groups of single-parent families – Mothers in Action and Gingerbread – and a chapter on working with women in community groups, from the perspective of the community worker.

Many issues are still relevant now, today it can be read in its historical context.

About this title

About the Author

Marjorie Mayo is Emeritus Professor at Goldsmiths, University of London where her research has included a focus upon adult community education, women in communities and learning for active citizenship.

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 103285829X
• ISBN 13: 9781032858296
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 158
• Editor: Mayo Marjorie