THE ASIA-PACIFIC WOMEN IN POLITICS NETWORK Where Women Are Involved...Things Get Done p6 by Mavic Cabrcra-Balleza
The ICPD, Gains and Setbacksp10
WOMEN IN SCIENCE
Breaking the Ice: Woman in Antarctica p12
If You Like Knitting Why Are You Talking About Engineering? p13 by Luz Maria Martinez
The Vietnamese Woman In Scientific Creation & Technological Transfer p18 by Hoang Thi Lich
Isis International Santiago, Chile, interview with Carmen Posada p35
BIODIVERSITY
The Biodiversity Convention by the Third World Network p37
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Biodiversity and Gender Issues: Recognizing Common Ground by Janet Abramovit in Feminist Perspectives on Sustainable Development, ed. Wendy Harcourt, Zed Books p40
HEALTH CONCERNS
Summary of the International Survey on Laws and Policies Affecting Women's Reproductive Health undertaken by the Center for Reproductive Law & Policy p43
Threat to traditional medical practitioners in Malaysia; warnings on black henna hair dyes, on pesticides, on Quinacrine & on Talc p46
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POETRY/ BOOK REVIEWS / ISIS RESOURCE CENTER UPDATE p20
Poetry by Aida F. Santos & Kathleen Maltzahn Book Reviews by Annette Hug, Luz M. Martinez & Kathleen Maltzahn Resource Update
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Women In Action covers a broad range of issues affecting women globally, but focusing on the particular needs and concerns of women in the Global South, and forwarding a progressive perspective tempered by the experiences of the third world women's movements.
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