The Inclusion of Other Women: Breaking the Silence through Dialogic Learning

Foreword.- Introduction.- Editorial by series editors.- 1. From imposition to negotiation and consensus. 1.1 Emerging from silence, emerging from oppression. 1.2 Dialogic orientation in current social theories. 1.3 Dialogic orientation as a way towards 'feminist liberation'.- 2. From academic feminism (of the élite) to universal feminism (for all). 2.1 Feminism for all instead of feminism for some. 2.2 Evolution of social theories: towards a defense of knowledge and abilities.- 3. We are women for transformation, we are not women for accommodation. 3.1 Transformation. 3.2 From submission to imposition: traditional modernity. 3.3 Post-modernity and rebellions against modernity. 3.4 Feminism of the 21st century. opening dialogues. 3.4.1. The need for a new feminist perspective. 3.4.2. The impact of the new social theories on feminism. 3.4.3. Bases for dialogue and dialogic feminism.- 4. Creation of meaning through lifelong learning. 4.1 Increase of women's participation in the public sphere. And what about the 'other women'?. 4.2 From the traditional orientation to dialogic orientation in adult learning centers: transforming difficulties into possibilities. 4.2.1. Centers with a traditional orientation. 4.2.2. Centers with dialogic orientation. 4.3 New social formulas for re-enchantment. 4.3.1. The 'other women' in centers with dialogic orientation. 4.3.2. From mother to mother and autonomous woman. 4.3.3. From housewife to housewife and representative of grassroots movements. 4.3.4. From having limited social spaces to going beyond these spaces.- 5. From Competition to Complexity: Solidarity. 5.1 Solidarity. 5.2 Creating of spaces of solidarity. 5.2.1. A historical precedent in Spain: 'mujeres libres' (free women). 5.2.2. FACEPA Women's Group. 5.2.3. 'Drom Kotar Mestipen'. 5.2.4. HEURA Women's Association. 5.3 Learning from the 'other women'.- 6. The equal right to be different. 6.1 Equality versus difference: equality of differencesfor an inclusive feminism. 6.1.1. Equality-homogeneity: an erroneous direction in feminist thinking. 6.1.2. When difference results in inequalities. 6.1.3. Towards the equality of differences. 6.2 Progressive feminist victories and proposals from the 'other women'. 6.2.1. Feminism and femininity. 6.2.2. Mother and lover. 6.2.3. 'Housewife' and intellectual. 6.2.4. Fidelity and freedom. 6.2.5. 'Hijab' and 'Western miniskirt'. 6.3 Dialogue for intercultural coexistence.- References.- Index.