They are the first responsibles to care for the vulnerable, the sick, the very young and the very old people. They have to provide healthy food and make families survive. Some women see the differences between women and men as biological and innate. Others see it as a social process, as a consequence of parental education and social and economical systems. Sexual difference is unchangeable.
Gender difference refers to the different roles in society between women and men.
Gender difference is not static. It changes over time and place, if circumstances change or if women and men themselves decide to choose for change. We made a great effort to reach women from all over the world and from all levels of organization. Unfortunately, we were not able to receive the contributions from Africa and Latin America in time. We were also confronted with the fact that many women work at the very grassroots level and have no easy access to modern communication technology such as fax and email simply because they lack both the knowledge and the money for this.