Women's voluntary organizations: bridgers, bonders or both?

Within the context of the classic 'bridges and bonds' analytical methodology, the authors survey all-female voluntary organisations in comparison to gender-neutral organisations in order to establish whether gender has an effect on the bridges/bonds phenomenon. They find a significant difference between the two types of organisation - which leads them to question the meaning of the terms 'bridging' and 'collaborating'.

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