P R O B L E M S
...but a modern examination of women's NGOs reveals that
these associations
are only poorly-linked. Apparently, the NGOs sacrifice potential
networking
by concentrating on identity forming and being taken seriously by the
patriarchal environment.
Boulding suggests that the reason women's NGOs are not as successful as
they could be is because women have abandoned their
once-strong
networking skills in favor of the male hierarchical model of organization
(Boulding 217).