The Creative Role of Women in a Changing World: The Case of Women in Developing Countries

In an age of profound and rapid change, it is particularly important to analyze how people experience, react and adapt to such changes in different areas. In moments of transformation, stress and difficulty, human beings often react with great creativity. This factor is often underestimated, particularly in the sphere occupied by women. The fact that creativity is the artistic outcome of a process of profound feeling may not be perceived. This article refers to the results of a project carried out in a number of developing countries to determine whether women might have their own, possibly alternative, visions of how society should progress, and to analyze how certain events affect women and their lives.