Women's Work and the Growth of Civil Society in Post-War BosniaFootnote*

*I am grateful to IREX for a Short-Term Travel grant to Bosnia in 2005, which enabled me to interview women heads of NGOs and other women leaders about their work and the challenges they face.

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