Freeman wrote "The Tyranny of Structurelessness" in response to her experience as an activist in the feminist movement in the 70s. At that time, many radical feminist groups did away with formal governance structures, and moved to a fluid informal decision-making process that reflected their enthusiasm to build support networks composed of friends or "sisters". The rejection of formal structure was partly due to a conscious rejection to the patriarchal hierarchies many women had suffered … [Read more...]