Includes bibliographical references and index.

Women's legal rights. South African women advocate training for women in politics / Stephanie Nieuwoudt -- Bolivia provides technology to support female indigenous leaders / International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) -- Mexico keeps indigenous women out of the political realm / Diego Cevallos -- Costa Rican women's organizations collaborate to fight the trade agreement / Margaret Thompson, María Suárez -- Europe's sex workers sign a declaration of rights / European Conference on Sex Work, Human Rights, Labour and Migration -- Burma's military regime detains political activist women / Marwaan Macan-Markar -- Women's reproductive rights. Indonesia defines reproductive rights within Islamic law / Dewanti Lakhsmi Sari -- Denmark promotes equity in sexual and reproductive health and rights / Royal Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs -- Peru's conservative political leaders impede progress on reproductive rights / Anna Britt-Coe -- Iran's Islamic Republic is credited for success in reducing overpopulation / Alvaro Serrano -- China's cultural traditions impact working women's reproductive equality / Asia Monitor Resource Centre -- Women's social rights. Germany responds to an Afghan girl's murder in the name of honor / Barbara Hans -- Kuwait's culture both frees and limits women's options / Haya Al-Mughni -- A new Afghan law reverses progress on rights for women / Golnaz Esfandiari -- Israel sees a revival of women's prayer books / Sybil Sheridan -- Saudi Arabian women hope for greater religious tolerance / Basma Al-Mutlaq -- Women's economic rights. India sees an influx of women in engineering careers / Pragya Singh -- Cameroon's female farmers unite in grassroots activism / Susan Diduk -- In the post-socialist tradition in Russia, women entered employment more readily, but into lower-paying jobs / Theodore P. Gerber, Olga Mayorova -- South Africa offers women programs for economic empowerment / Elizabeth Thabethe -- Thai women are increasingly affected by the economic downturn / Lynette Lee Corporal.