Women's liberation: A case study of organizations for social change.

Acase study approach was used to investigate the history and organizational structure of five women's liberation groups. The organizations were analyzed from a systems frame of reference. The most salient organizational features to emerge included: (1) a splintering effect which was related to inadequate conflict resolution; (2) a narrow range of input with membership in all groups primarily radical, well educated, professional women; (3) lack of feedback and output specifications indicating that these organizations are unable to determine the extent of their effectiveness, primarily because of insufficient resources. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)