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• Title: Women's Roles and Strengths in Times of Family and Community Stress (Report)
• Author : Forum on Public Policy: A Journal of the Oxford Round Table
• Release Date : January 22, 2006
• Genre: Law,Books,Professional & Technical,
• Pages : * pages
• Size : 317 KB

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Abstract In the aftermath of national crises in the U.S. such as the Oklahoma City bombing of the Federal building 11 years ago, the destruction on September 11, 2001, and the recent hurricanes and flooding in New Orleans and other areas, much attention has been given to how best families and communities can be assisted to recover from devastating events. I examine the question of what women's roles are in times of family and community stress and report that there is little in the literature to answer this question. I suggest that perhaps this is good news because what I found instead was a portrayal of people's roles and strengths in times of family and community crisis that did not differentiate along gender lines. I also present the notion that women have unique gifts and strengths to contribute when crisis strikes. I give three case examples, one of a special environment that a woman created for other women to share and relax in, another of a woman who creatively helped her community to heal after a terrorist attack, and the third of a woman in an Appalachian Virginia mining community who took on the prime-mover leadership role in community redevelopment following a period of overwhelming economic crisis. I discuss the role that rituals can play in coping with change and how women's sense of connectedness is illustrated in Carol Gilligan's work. Aspects of John Gottman's research on arousal pattern differences between women and men and what he terms emotional intelligence are considered, and I speculate on a possible implication that women make better leaders in general--and especially in times of crisis--than do men. Drawing on the partnership model developed by Riane Eisler, I conclude that women and men working collaboratively offer the greatest hope for family and community survival during times of crisis and rebuilding.

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