The Pluralism of Women’s Associations in Spanish Cities: A Proposed Typology

Abstract

The main objective of this article is to analyse pluralism within the context
of women’s associations in Spanish cities. Specifi cally, a methodological
proposal is made in order to develop a typology of women’s associations.
It is applied to data from a survey conducted in fi ve cities in Spain. The
main results confi rm the pluralism within this type of associations.
However, besides the two main types of women’ s associations identifi ed
by the literature (the feminist movement and women’s associations), other
hybrid types are identifi ed here according to their role in the coproduction
of public services. Thus, co-production, as well as their own
agendas, their political activism and the delivery of their own public
services, appears as an important dimension in classifying women’s
associations and enhancing the knowledge about them in Spain.