The official governmental conference. A range of contributors show how feminist internationalism has strengthened during the last ten years. Looks in detail at Islam, Hinduism, the New Religions of Japan and American Christianity and reveals just how control over women is central to all fundamentalist agendas. Discusses why and how women are disadvantaged by development and gives case-studies of action by women's organizations in different parts of the world. An exploration of the impact of structural adjustment on women in countries ranging from Jamaica to Ghana, Egypt to Sri Lanka.
Families headed by women now comprise one-quarter of all households in the world.
Former NI editor Debbie Taylor gives seven portraits of women in seven different countries. Journalists from Africa, Asia and Latin America use interviews with ordinary men and women to discuss a range of reproductive health concerns, from son preference to HIV, unauthorized sterilizations to female genital mutilation. Lays bare the deeply-entrenched biases underpinning mainstream development theory and examines alternative frameworks for analyzing gender hierarchies. Highlights the extent of violence against women, from conflict to domestic violence, but also charts the efforts being made to challenge such violence. A series of illustrated books giving the most recent information, debate and action.