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C E N T R E F O R T H E S T U D Y O F C O - O P E R A T I V E S U N I V E R S I T Y O F S A S K A T C H E W A N Networking Diversity IN C L U D I N G WO M E N A N D OT H E R UN D E R- RE P R E S E N T E D GR O U P S I N CO-O P E R A T I V E S -- Myfanwy Van V l i e t -- R E S E A R C H R E P O R T S S E R I E S # 0 6. 0 1 NE T W O R K I N G DI V E R S I T Y This paper is part of a collection of re [...] DI V E R S I T Y,. NE T W O R K S, A N D DI F F U S I O N O F IN N O V A T I O N S 11 Social Cohesion and Diversity 11 Networks and Diffusion of Innovations 13 DI S C R I M I N A T I O N 14 SE X U A L OR I E N T A T I O N 14 TW O SU C C E S S ST O R I E S O F T H E CO-O P E R A T I V E SE C T O R BR I D G I N G CO M M U N I T Y BO U N D A R I E S 16 Aboriginal Co-operatives 16 Social Solidarity [...] C E N T R E F O R T H E S T U D Y O F C O - O P E R A T I V E S AB S T R A C T DE S P I T E. B E I N G. O R G A N I Z A T I O N S. T H A T. A R E. E X P E C T E D. T O. A D H E R E T O. P R I N C I P L E S and policies of equality, co-operatives have historically had limited participation from women and other under-represented groups such as Aboriginal peoples and people with dis- abilities. [...] R E S E A R C H R E P O R T S S E R I E S # 0 6. 0 1 N E T W O R K I N G D I V E R S I T Y 3 BA R R I E R S FA C E D B Y WO M E N I N CO-O P E R A T I V E S:. HI S T O R I C A L A N D CU R R E N T TH E WO M E N'S GU I L D S WO M E N ' S. G U I L D S. F I R S T. A P P E A R E D. I N. E N G L A N D. I N. T H E. L A T E. N I N E T E E N T H century (Gaffin and Thoms 1993). [...] GL O B A L I Z A T I O N, CO-O P E R A T I V E S,. A N D WO M E N CO-O P E R A T I V E S A N D GL O B A L I Z A T I O N AT E R M. W I T H. M A N Y. M E A N I N G S,. G L O B A L I Z A T I O N. I S. D E F I N E D. I N. T H E "Co-operative Membership and Globalization" research proposal (2002) as "the growth of 'supraterritorial relations' among people" (Scholte 2000, 46), creating a situation of.