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From: "inkypot" > Subject: November 2007> New Titles: Gender & Development, Migration, Culture & Trade>> Before we dive into this month's selection, we would like to apologize> for any problems you have been having purchasing books from our> website. We have been experiencing some problems with processing> non-US orders. If you would like to call in your order, please phone> us on 1.212.687.8633. Alternatively, you could send your order by> e-mail to marywong@womenink.org or fax it to us at 1.212.661.2704. A> handy fax order form is available on our website for your convenience.> We apologize for any inconvenience and do hope you will bear with us> while we repair these problems.>> This month's Booklink features an exciting array of titles and> additional resources about a variety of issues, including gender and> trade, migration, training, violence and movement building. The new> titles for the month are:>> 1. Gender and Trade Action Guide - A Training Resource> 2. Migrant Women and Work: Women and Migration in Asia Volume 4 3.> Revisiting Gender Training : The Making and Remaking of Gender> Knowledge - A Global Sourcebook: Gender, Society & Development Series> 4. Negotiating Culture: Intersections of Culture and Violence Against> Women in Asia Pacific> 5. Against All Odds: Women Partnering for Change in a Time of Crisis> (DVD)>> Visit our website at www.womenink.org for further information and to> buy any of the featured titles.>> Gender and Trade Action Guide> A Training Resource> Catherine Atthill, Sarojini Ganju Thakur, Marilyn Carr & Mariama> Williams> Developed out of a series of regional workshops, this action guide> explores the different impacts of trade on women and men; provides> practical tools on how to take advantage of the opportunities trade> can offer to further development, alleviate poverty and promote gender> equality; and suggests ways to get gender onto the international trade> agenda. The Action Guide is flexible and can be used by trainers or> for self-study. It includes case studies, activities, training> suggestions and recommended readings provided on CD-ROM and can be> used as a basic introduction or as a resource to develop capacity> building for others. It will enable people to take action and apply> what is learned to their own context and requirements. Aimed at> government officers in relevant trade sectors, gender specialists,> NGOs, regional trade policy advisers and more, the guide is intended> particularly for those who are responsible for capacity building and> bringing about change, for example through training, briefing or> lobbying.> 2007. 214 pages + CD-ROM. ISBN 978-0-85092-862-4. WE855. $29.00>> Migrant Women and Work: Women and Migration in Asia Volume 4> Editor: Anuja Agrawal> Gender-sensitive studies about migration have shown that women's> migration cannot be explained solely in terms of household migration> or marriage migration. This volume of papers studies the patterns and> consequences of long-term migration among Asian women, primarily `solo> migrant women,' who migrate globally as well as across the Asian> continent in order to find work. Covering a broad terrain of gender> issues, the volume analyzes the changing gender composition of> migration streams, examines the specific conditions under which> migration occurs and considers the different outcomes that migration> brings to men and women. Contributors use case studies like the> migration of Filipino women, Thai rural women's migration to Bangkok,> Indian nurses in the Gulf and Asian women medical workers in the UK to> discuss a variety of issues from a fresh perspective including gender> equality, household division of labor and state policies regarding> welfare provisions.> 2006. 226 pages. ISBN: 9780761934578. WE860. $33.95>> Revisiting Gender Training: The Making and Remaking of Gender> Knowledge - A Global Sourcebook: Gender, Society & Development Series> Editors: Maitrayee Mukhopadhyay and Franz Wong> What are the implications of building feminist knowledge and> approaches, which ultimately challenge traditional models of power and> knowledge, in contexts that value acquisition of knowledge over> processes of learning? What are the assumptions of the links between> knowledge, attitudes, behaviors and practice in gender studies and> training and how do these mesh with the learning and knowledge> contexts of the societies and organizations where such educations and> training occur? This book is concerned with the thought behind gender> education and training rather than with day-to-day practice. Weaving> together case studies from India, Uganda, the Maghreb and Francophone> Africa, this book critically explores the explicit and implicit> assumptions in gender training - about the nature of knowledge, how> knowledge is imparted and about knowing. It includes an extensive and> up-to-date annotated bibliography of international resources (print> and online) on the subject as well.> 2007. 176 pages. ISBN 9789068327359. WE 858. $27.50>> Negotiating Culture: Intersections of Culture and Violence Against> Women in Asia Pacific> Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development> In order to be successful in upholding universal values, in particular> the principle that no custom, tradition, or religious consideration> can be invoked to justify violence against women, it is necessary to> address and understand the process of legitimization that cultural> discourses dictate. This report challenges us to systematically engage> in a "cultural negotiation" whereby the positive elements of our> cultures are emphasized, while the oppressive elements in> culture-based discourses are demystified. Emerging from a regional> consultation between NGOs in the Asia-Pacific region and the UN> Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, this consultation> primarily evaluates the linkages between culture and violations of> women's human rights in the Asia Pacific region. It names women as> agents of culture rather than merely subjects of cultural norms and> systems and offers strategies for addressing harmful cultural> paradigms by engaging with international, state, and non-state actors.> 2006. 82 pages. ISBN 974-94992-2-0. WE845. $17.95>> Against All Odds: Women Partnering for Change in a Time of Crisis> Editor: Women's Learning Partnership> War, violence, extremism, fundamentalism and restrictive legislation> are just some of the most striking hurdles that women must overcome as> they strive for the most rudimentary of rights. This DVD tells the> story of women activists from Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the> Middle East who have worked in partnerships to develop and implement> appropriate strategies to overcome these various challenges. Women> leaders in this film speak of the ways and means of strengthening> women's movements by building alliances, sharing inter-generational> experience and expertise, and creating contextual, culture-specific,> grassroots-based approaches to empowering women and girls.> 2006. DVD. WE848. $24.95>>************************************************************************> RESOURCES> Free resources on gender and development available over the Internet:>> 1. BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack on Gender & Indicators> Institute for Development Studies. 2007> Gender-sensitive indicators and other measurements of change are> critical - for building the case for taking gender (in)equality> seriously, for enabling better planning and actions, and for holding> institutions accountable for their commitments on gender. Available in> English and French, the information pack examines conceptual and> methodological approaches to gender and measurements of change. It> focuses on current debates and good practice on indicators from the> grassroots to the international level. The pack comprises a> comprehensive report, supporting resources and a brief about the topic> at hand.> Find out more at:> http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports_gend_CEP.html#Indicators>> 2. State of the World's Population 2006> A Passage to Hope: Women & International Migration> United Nation's Population Fund. 2006> Today, half of all international migrants-95 million-are women and> girls. Yet, despite substantial contributions to both their families> at home and communities abroad, the needs of migrant women continue to> be overlooked and ignored. This report examines the scope and breadth> of female migration, the impact of the funds they send home to support> families and communities, and their disproportionate vulnerability to> trafficking, exploitation and abuse. It reveals that although migrant> women contribute billions of dollars in cash and services,> policymakers continue to disregard both their contributions and their> vulnerability - even though female migrants tend to send a much higher> proportion of their lower earnings back home than their male> counterparts.> Download the report in English, French, Spanish, Arabic or Russian at:> http://www.unfpa.org/publications/detail.cfm?ID=311>> 3. Women Claming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women's> Human Rights Defenders> Asia-Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development. 2007> Aimed at helping women human rights defenders name the specific risks,> violations and constraints they face in their work, this book presents> a practical discussion of the useful mechanisms developed by the state> and civil society to redress, remedy and protect women human rights> defenders. It is intended to be used by human rights and other> organisations to further a gender perspective in the monitoring and> documentation of rights and provides the basis for continuing> engagement with issues regarding the protection of women human rights> defenders at both the conceptual and practical levels.> Get your own copy at:> http://www.defendingwomen-defendingrights.org/resources.php>> 4. Website on Gender Equality Laws> International Women's Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific. 2007> A new section on the organization's website includes gender equality> laws from 39 countries across the world, including Albania, China,> Kosovo, Laos, Moldova, South Korea and Tajikistan. If you have> information on laws that address gender equality that you would liketo> share with others, write to iwraw-ap@iwraw-ap.org.> For more information visit: http://www.iwraw-ap.org/resources/laws.htm>> 5. WOMANSTATS Database> Aimed at providing researchers, policymakers, students, and laypersons> with a comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women> in the world, this database contains over 240 variables on the status> of women for 172 nation-states with populations over 200,000.> Variables include those relating to nine aspects of women's situation> and security, including physical, economic and legal security,> security in the community and family, security for maternity, security> through voice, security through societal investment in women and> women's security in the state. The database will also include seven> indices of women's situation and security, including indices ranking> nations concerning level of violence against women in society, equity> in family law for women, degree of son preference, toleration of> trafficking in women, extent to which women are involved in societal> decision-making, access to appropriate health care for women, and> societal investment in advancing women's opportunities.> Support your own research with a visit to: http://www.womanstats.org>> DON'T FORGET THAT YOU CAN ORDER ALL WOMEN, INK. TITLES ON-LINE AT> WWW.WOMENINK.ORG>> ORDERING INFORMATION: Orders made through our website must be prepaid> by credit card (MasterCard/Visa/American Express/ Discover). Orders> that are faxed, mailed or called into the Women, Ink. office need to> be paid by Visa or Mastercard or by a check (if mailed). The check> must be in US dollars and drawn on a U.S. bank. 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