TY  - BOOK
AU  - Pallares-Barbera, Montserrat 
AU  - Casellas, Antònia 
TI  - Social networks as the backbone of women’s work in the Catalan Pyrenees
PY  - 2019///
PB  - Sage
KW  - Gender inequality
KW  -  rural areas,
KW  - social bridge agents
KW  -  social capital,
KW  - social networks,
KW  - symbolic power
N2  - 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
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1177/0969776417730864
ER  -