Vrouwen van de verschillende bevolkingsgroepen, Hindoestanen en Javanen, in Suriname waren tijdens het kolonialisme ondergeschikt aan de man. Nu zijn ze dat nog steeds. Gekeken wordt wat de invloed van ontwikkelingshulp is aan vrouwen in Suriname. Aandacht voor de positie van vrouwen in Suriname toen en nu, zoals o.a. werk, inkomsten en sociale voorzieningen..
Focus of this issue is on gender relations. Most of the articles have been written by participants of a workshop on Feminist Scholarship, organized by the working group 'Gender and Development' of the University of Suriname. With the following articles: 'The economic role of Surinamese women before World War II' by Siegmien Staphorst : 'The political participation of women in Suriname from a herstorical perspective' by Twie Tjoa : 'Gender relations and household management in the changing economy of Suriname' by Mayke Kromhout : 'Comments on gender in development' by Riane de Haas-Bledoeg : 'Women and gender in religion. The position of women in the diverse religious communities in Suriname' by Henna E. Malberg-Guicherit : 'Fertility of Antillean population in the Netherlands' by H.E. Lamur and P. Olton : 'Hard work' and history in the Indo-Caribbean' by Aisha Khan.