Women in a Globalizing World

“High time” was my first response to seeing a copy of “Women in a Globalizing World: Transforming Equality, Development, Diversity and Peace.” Here was the book I have been waiting for; the book that I could give to the students of my stu- dents; to those women who thought feminism was passe and had served its purpose; to those who thought that there were no more Women’s Issues to address. Here I could point to the link between peace and justice in terms that were meaningful for women in a globalizing world. Here were the links between equality, justice, and the rejection of patriarchy that the young women of today need to understand and make their own. All I can say is thank you. It Is Indeed High Time For This Work. —URSULA FRANKLIN, cc, frsc, University Professor Emerita This collection includes the work of some of the most critical feminist leadership. The reader will find a wide selection of feminist writings spanning the historic peri- od launched by the UN Decade for Women (1975-85) and continuing into the new Millennium where contemporary issues of Inequality, Climate Change and the Global Economic Crisis are at the centre of activism. It will be especially valuable to feminists coming into leadership today. —PEGGY ANTROBUS, founding member and general coordinator of dawn from 1990-1996, and author of The Global Women’s Movement: Origins, Issues and Strategies