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Women in Action  •  Table of Contents

1/1999       Focus: Women and Sexuality
 
Sexuality: A Feminist Issue?

Sunila Abeysekera explores the reasons why many women fear their own sexuality
 
Fire, Sparks and Smoulding Ashes

Gomathy and Bina shows us why the fiery film "Fire" touches sensitive realities in Indian society
 
Time's Up!
Moving Sexuality Rights in Malaysia into the Millenuum

Civil society actors in Malaysia are openly opposing the ouster and subsequent incarceration of Deputy Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim. But why are they not addressing the allegation of sexual impropriety which is central to the issue? Malaysian feminist beng hui discusses why.
 
Closets Are Not For Us

Are social perceptions towards lesbians changing? Five lesbians from across the region share their views on this pertinent question.
 
Virginity in the '90s

Filipina feminist Celeste Cinco writes about how Young Filipinas face up to contending social pressures on virginity
 
Why Celibacy?

Philippine-based Catholic nun Sr. Rachel Duff explores the factors that motivate some women to choose a life where a celibate commitment is central
 
Defining Pornography

The debate around the issues of pornography, censorship and freedom of expression goes on
 
Young Guards of the Moving Image

Mobilising the youth to keep an eye on TV shows and films that may be damaging to them
 
Mission Uncovers Food Crisis in Indonesia

Fact-Finding Mission concludes that the problem of Indonesia is not a lack of food, but an economy that is unable to provide food for the hungry.
 
 
Cover: Women In Action, 1:1999
 
The Internet and the Global Prostitution Industry

reprint of Donna M. Hughes' article about global trafficking and sexual exploitation of women and children throught the Internet. This article originally appeared in CATW's Website.
 

editorial

A Women's Issue on its Own
 

reviews

Sacrificing Ourselves for Love

(Jane Wegscheider Hyman and Esther R. Rome: tenth anniversary edition, 1997)
 

one on one

Dr Pusadee Tamthai

of the Women in Politics Institute in Thailand talks about the challenges of increasing women's political participation
 
 

health update

Understanding the Impact of Persistent Organic Pollutants on Women and the Environment
 

country report: Nepal

SAATHI's Bandana Rana reports about the movement for equal Property Rights for women in Nepal
 

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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 thirld world women's movements. As a triannual, the magazine comes out in print form every four months of the year, and circulated worldwide with the most number of copies going to Asia, Africa, the Pacific, and South America. With this online version of Women In Action, we hope to reach more women globally particularly those who are in a position to share Women In Action with individual women and women's organization who do not have access to electronic networking.

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