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Women/Developing Countries
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Below are groups and resources (books, articles, websites, etc.) related to this topic. Click on an item’s title to go its resource page with author, publisher, description/abstract and other details, a link to the full text if available, as well as links to related topics in the Subject Index. You can also browse the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, LoC, and Format indexes, or use the Search box. Results23 Connexions Library6 Connexions Directory of Groups & Websites 1 Sources Experts & Spokespersons 1 From the Connexions Archives Connexions LibraryConnexions: Volume 11, Number 1 - Spring 1987 - A Digest of Resources and Groups for Social Change Serial Publication (Periodical) 1987 Connexions Library: Women's Issues Focus  Website Selected articles, books, websites and other resources on women. The Export of Philippine Women Aguilar, Delia D. Article 1997 Principles of social justice are clearly not served by applauding a system that prides itself in an increased GNP at the same time that it farms out its women to be servants of the world. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression Into Opportunity for Women Worldwide Kristof, Nicholas D; WuDunn, Sheryl Book 2009 Describes the health and situation of women worldwide by investigating issues such as rampant gendercide in the developing world and gender discrimation in the labour force. The authors aim to bring a... Malawi: Women Fight Harmful Cultural Practices Masina, Lameck Article 2009 Combatting traditional practices that harm women. Mothers of the Disappeared Fisher, Jo Book 1990 This is the story of the mothers who risked their lives to demonstrate in the plazas by holding placards of the children they lost during the "guerra sucia" the dirty war fought in Argentina during th... The No-Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade Ransom, David Book 2001 Ransom suggests that fair, environmentally-conscious trade is not only a viable alternative to unfair free trade, but that it is the way of the future. Race Against Time: Searching for Hope in AIDS-Ravaged Africa Lewis, Stephen Book 2005 This book is a compilation of the 2005 Massey Lectures on the topic of the Millennium Development Goals, with a special focus on AIDS in Africa. Lewis' lectures are personal and passionate in their d... Relentless Persistence: Nonviolent Action in Latin America McManus, Philip and Schlabach, Gerald (ed.) Book 1991 There is in Latin America a tradition of "firmeza permanente," relentless persistence, which has enabled the people to preserve parts of their culture during five centuries of conquest and oppression. Rosa Luxemburg, Women's Liberation, and Marx's Philosophy of Revolution Dunayevskaya, Raya Book 1981 Part I - Rosa Luxemburg as Theoretician, as Activist, as Internationalist. Part II - The Women's Liberation Movement as Revolutionary Force and Reason. Part III - Karl Marx: From Critic of Hegel to Au... State-Sponsored Violence Against Women: Against The Current vol. 121 Cervera, Julia Perez Article 2006 The words of Latin American women continue to have no value to those who legislate, govern and administer justice. The permissiveness and omissions of state laws, institutions and functionaries in res... The Struggle to Stop Female Genital Mutilation: Against The Current vol. 91 Brenner, Mark Article 2001 In January, 1999 the Senegalese parliament joined several other African nations imposing a ban on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). At the time of the ban over 700,000 women -- approximately twenty per... Sweeter than Honey: Ethiopian Women and Revolution: Testimonies of Tigrayan Women Book 1990 Through the voices of Tigrayan women-farmers, famine survivors and military commanders this book allows the reader to see what is happening in Tigray. Women have been working with the People's Liberat... Tide Turning in Latin America?: Against The Current vol. 131 Quandt, Midge Article 2007 NACLA’s first volume in its new series, Dispatches from Latin America: On the Frontlines Against Neoliberalism, reported on an array of popular initiatives and left-leaning regimes across the continen... Why is India so bad for women? Pidd, Helen Article 2012 Of all the G20 nations, India has been labelled the worst place to be a woman. How is this possible in a country that prides itself on being the world's largest democracy? Woman in Ancient Africa Loth, Heinrich Book 1989 Using travellers' reports written between the 12th and 16th centuries, Loth challenges the traditional view of women in ancient Africa as subservient. The text, illustrated with 112 black-and-white an... Women and Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future Dankelman, Irene; Davidson, Jaon Book 1988 An account of the problems faced by women in the management of land, water, forests, energy and human settlements. The autors describe ways in which women can organized to meet environmental, social a... Women and Global Capitalism: Against The Current vol. 85 Dujon, Veronica Article 2000 Women are affected in unique ways by current forms of global economic integration. Their experiences, concerns and needs must be a central part of the groundwork for understanding and transforming thi... Women and the Environment in the Third World: Alliance for the Future Dankelman, Irene; Davidson, Joan Book 1989 This book contains well documented case studies and interviews with leading women conservationists from the Third World, and gives a clear account of women's problems in relation to land, water, fores... Women on the frontlines of Kurdish struggles: An interview with JI.NHA women's news agency Corporate Watch Article 2016 In 2015, Corporate Watch visited Bakur (meaning 'North' in Kurmanji), the Kurdish region within Turkey's borders. We interviewed two journalists from JI.NHA, an all-women news agency made up of mostly... The World of Burmese Women Khaing, Mi Mi Book This is a wide-ranging, frank and sensitively written portrait of women in Burmese society, the first of such studies to be written by a Burmese author. Mi Mi Khaing looks at women in all spheres of l... Connexions Directory of Groups & WebsitesFarm Radio Weekly Campaigns against hunger and disease in Africa and elsewhere through informative, educational radio information broadcasts. Infact Canada/Infant Feeding Action Coalition To promote better infant and maternal health by protecting breastfeeding and fostering appropriate infant feeding practices in Canada and internationally. New Internationalist New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. North-South Institute/L'Institut Nord-Sud Provides policy-relevant research on the North-South issues of relations between industrialized and developing countries, in particular monitoring Canada's foreign policy role and its relations with t... Ontario Council for International Cooperation OCIC is a coalition of seventy organizations involved in international development and global education in Ontario which are active in Asia, Africa and Latin America. OCIC assists its members to co-or... WaterCan WaterCan is a leading Canadian charity dedicated to fighting global poverty by helping the world's poorest people gain access to clean water, basic sanitation and hygiene education. Sources Experts & SpokespersonsFrom the Connexions ArchivesNew Internationalist Serial Publication (Periodical) New Internationalist reports on issues of world poverty and inequality. We focus attention on the unjust relationship between the powerful and the powerless worldwide in the fight for global justice. |
