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Blackwell: a case study in feminist administration.
Abstract
Many alternative organizations have focused on the need for social change, both to get at the root of social problems they seek to redress and to address internal problems that may be related to organizational structure. Feminist service agencies have a dual focus, as they deal with systems change both externally and internally and they are committed to social change goals and principles. A study examines a feminist agency, the Elizabeth Blackwell Health Center for Women in Philadelphia, whose mandate is to offer gynecological services to women. This agency serves as an example of an effective alternative organization. The growing literature in the field of feminist administration highlights the radical departure from conventional health services and provides insight into the forces that led to the founding of the Blackwell Health Center. This feminist agency made critical decisions that not only created but sustained an unconventional management style, while simultaneously protecting its service mandate. A discussion focuses on power and decision making within this alternative agency. (This issue of Administration in Social Work has eight additional articles on alternative social agencies.) (Journal abstract, edited.)
Journal
(1988)
vol12
no2
pages5-15
Categories
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Nonprofit Service Sectors
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Health
