Women in Action 1995-2

WIA1995 2cover

Women and the Law

publisher: Isis International-Manila
issue editor: Kristina N. Gaerlan
issue coordinator: Luz Maria Martinez
editorial team: Maria Victoria Cabrera-Baileza, Mylene Soto Sol Cruz, Rhona Bautista,
Illustrations: Sandra Torrijos, except for "Dancing with Another Bird " (1993) by Becca Butcher
Schoenfliess on page 29 (reproduced from WE'Moon'95: Gaia Rhythms for Womyn, ©Mother Tongue Ink, 1994) and " Babae" (Woman-1984) by the late Nestor Bugayong on page 53 (reproduced from Nes Bugayong, ©Nestor Bugayong, 1988)
layout: Kristina N. Gaerlan
printing: Raintree Trading & Publishing Inc.
Acknowledgements to B. Marquez, Bing Concepcion and Medical Action Group for some of the photos used in this issue, to Arlene of Alter Printing Press for her assistance in typesetting and layout.

 

ABOUT ISIS INTERNATIONAL    
EDITORIAL   2
NEWS AND NOTES FOCUS: WOMEN AND THE LAW   4
In Defense of Women - Lawyering in a Feminist Context   8
Revisiting "The Family" Through Law   12
till Divorce do us Parttill Divorce do us Part   14
The Path to Gender Equality in Japan   18
Changes in Marriage Law Bring Greater Equality   20
Why lose your house because you're a woman?   21
Unheeding Legislators Take Note: Women in the Philippines are Fast Learning the Ropes of Lobbying, and No Longer Give Up Quite So Easily   22
SPECIAL FEATURES: WOMEN AND PEACE    
Daughters of Wars, Women for Peace   23
Refugee Women   26
Dr. Elmira Souleimanova, A Woman of Peace   28
Women in Algeria Live in Terror   30
RESOURCE CENTER UPDATE    
From the Shelves of IsisFrom the Shelves of Isis   33
Poetry   38
Short StoryShort Story   40
Reflection   40
Book ReviewsBook Reviews   41
Isis' KitchenIsis' Kitchen   48
SPECIAL FEATURES: LANGUAGE & SEXISM    
Prevalence of Sexism In English Educational Texts in Japan    53
I Think (With Language) Therefore I Am (What Language Makes Me)    56
Nonsexist Dictionary Rules Out Manholes and Snowmen    58
DEPARTMENTS: IN ACTION    
Vanuatu Women's Center   59
Yayori Matsui: Retiring Into Activism   60
Shri Mataji Nirmala Devi and the Gentle Revolution   61
THE CONTRIBUTORS    
HEALTH UPDATE   63
BULLETIN CONVERSATIONS   67
Melanesian Women Moving On   70
Muslim Women After the Iranian Revolution   73
Islam as a Source of Power   76
WHAT DO YOU THINK?   79
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