Books
Aguilar, Delia. Filipino Housewives Speak. Manila: Institute of Women's Studies, 1991.
During the summer of 1984, Aguilar conducted ten interviews with women in Metro Manila. The interviews cover their lives, their work, their families and their struggles. Aguilar analyzes the commonalities within a Marxist feminist perspective.
The author offers the book as a "contribution toward building the theoretical framework which would articulate feminism into the revolutionary agenda in the Philippines. I have undertaken this work because no other institution has been the object of mystification than the family."
Claridge, Laura and Langland, Elizabeth, eds. Out of Bounds: Male Writers and Gender(ed) Criticism. Amherst: University of Massachusetts Press, 1990.
This collection of papers grew out of a Modern Language Association session, entitled "Male Feminist Voices", which the editors organized in 1986. They and the contributors work from the idea that 'patriarchy' is a complex term for a gender system and is not synonymous with 'male' alone. During the session the editors came to understand that male writers attempting a gender perspective could not necessarily be called feminist-hence the title of the book was evolved. The contributors are professors at universities in the US. The works of Milton, the Romantics, the Victorians and Faulkner are among the subjects treated.
Lane, Graham. Communications for Progress: A guide to international email. London: Catholic Institute for international Relations, 1990.
Unlike a fax, e-mail (electronic mail) does not tie up a phone line continually, costs little more to send multiple transmissions and does not require special expensive equipment. Using a computer and modem, e-mail users link with a central "host" computer and exchange information in local, regional or international systems.
It is particularly useful in developing countries which may have unreliable and/or expensive telephone systems. Some of e-mail's drawbacks are that it is not well suited for urgent messages, it can be cheaper than fax or telex but still is substantial cost for some NGOs, and because it involves a complex process there is more room for mishaps. The author of this book provides a clear and thorough explanation of e-mail, its uses and drawbacks, and addresses the needs of organizations located in the South and the North. All technical terms are explained and the focus is on time and cost efficiency.
Also, eight case examples are presented of specific e-mail systems, with comments by the users on its usefulness and problems. This is an excellent resource book for anyone investigating e-mail.
Lefkowitz, Mary R. Women in Greek Myth. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1986.
Lefkowitz studies the experience of women as portrayed in Greek myth, finding both early stories of women's struggle as well as a capacity for understanding which was not present in another influential mythological tradition, the Old and New Testaments. The study covers Amazons, Chosen Women, Women without Men, Wives, Influential Women, Martyrs and Misogyny.
The author says, "The notions-now presumably obsolete-that a man should be active and aggressive, a woman passive and subject... are expressed in virtually every Greek myth."
Journals
Australian Feminist Studies, published twice yearly by The Research Centre for Women's Studies, University of Adelaide. G PO Box 498, Adelaide 5001, South Australia.
This journal publishes material in the fields of women's studies and feminist scholarship. This includes both feminist scholarship and critique based within mainstream academic disciplines, and research and discussion that transcend the conventional boundaries between academic disciplines.
Adult Education and Development, Published twice yearly, in English by the German Adult Education Association. Deutscher Volkshochschul-Verband, Fachstelle Fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit, Rheinallee 1, D-5300 Bonn 2, Germany.
The Adult Education and Development journal provides a forum for dialogue and exchange of information among adult educators in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The March 1991 issue focuses on the centrality of the issue of development to agricultural extension, training and literacy programs in the North and South.
Booklets/Papers:
"Beyond the Debt Crisis: Structural Transformations", Final report of the International Women's Seminar of the United Nations (23-25 April 1990).
Women scholars, grassroots activists, development workers and development educators from 27 countries participated in this seminar which began as a women's alternative economic seminar, held five years after Nairobi. Seeking to bring together diverse experiences of working on the debt crisis, the papers included in this booklet summarize the situation in the Caribbean, Appalachia (USA), the Philippines, Kenya, Bangladesh, Hungary, Peru and Egypt. In addition, there are summaries of small-group discussions of structural analysis, envisioning economic alternatives and strategies for future action. A resource guide and list of participants are included.
Copies are available from United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service DC2, Room 1103, New York, NY 10017 USA . Tel.: (212) 963-3125
Association of African Women for Research and Development-Occasional Paper Series. Published by AAWORD, B.P. 11007 CD Annexe, Dakar, Senegal.
A AWORD is an NGO dedicated to research, networking and exchange of resources and information among African women researchers and those concerned with problems of development in Africa. The Occasional Paper series is published in bilingual (French/English) editions. Number four in the series is titled "Women as Agents and Beneficiaries of Development Assistance" and includes papers by Staneala Beckley, Seynabou Gueye-Tall and Takyiwaa Manuh.
National Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) Women's Health Strategy/. Published for the Office of the Status of Women by the Australian Government Publishing Service, Canberra, 1991.
Prepared by Caroline Alcorso and Toni Schofield of the Centre for Women's Health Studies, Cumberland College of Health Sciences, The University of Sydney, this book bound paper discusses the particular health concerns and status of Non-English Speaking Background (NESB) women and explores strategies for developing and implementing a model to improve NESB women's access to quality health care. The paper provides much data and concrete policy recommendations.
For further information, write: Australian Government Publishing Service, GPO Box 84, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia.
Video
"Kale Nyabo" - Women Farmers in Uganda. Producer: Action Aid.
Kale Nyabo is a respectful form of thank you and is a mark of respect given to women subsistence farmers in central Uganda. In the video, farmers are presented in many of the roles which they undertake to support themselves and their families. The video is divided into seven parts: Hope and Optimism, Women Farmers, Woman's Work is Never Done, Selling Food, Women Working for Export, Helping Women, and In Their Hands. Produced by Action Aid of Britain, the video comes with a teaching pack and is designed for use within the public school curriculum. However, the video and numerous 8 x 10 black and white prints which are included in the packet could be useful in other ways as well.
The video and teaching pack is available for 10 pounds (UK), including postage and handling, from Kate Turner, Action Aid, Old Church House, Church Steps, Frome, Somerset BA11 1PL UK. Tel. 0373 61623. Make checks payable to ' 'ActionAid GCSE Costs''.