women 's informal formal networks tend toward care work often considered apolitical ref name eliasoph eliasoph n ''avoiding politics'' cambridge uk cambridge university press ref women also likely engage local politics social movement activities traditional forums focused national politics ref name vickers vickers j ''reinventing political science feminist approach'' halifax fernwood ref women likely organize less hierarchical ways focus creating consensus ref name eliasoph often informal nature female social capital allows women politicize apolitical environments without conforming masculine standards thus keeping
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