In de jaren negentig hebben ontwikkelingsorganisaties steeds meer aandacht gekregen voor de rechten en noden van vrouwen. In deze bundel worden de ervaringen beschreven van organisaties die zich sterk maken om de volledige participatie van vrouwen in het ontwikkelingsproces te realiseren. De volgende bijdragen zijn opgenomen: Rethinking organisations: a feminist perspective: Managing organisational change: the 'gendered' organisation of space and time: Implementing a gender policy in ACORD: strategies, constraints and challenges: Establishing a feminist culture: the experience of Zimbabwe Women's Resource Centre and Network: AFRA confronts gender issues: the process of vreating a gender strategy: Promoting women entrepreneurs in Lebanon: the experience of UNIFEM: Women's rights, the family, and organisational culture: a Lesotho case study: Making the Human Development Index (HDI) gender-sensitive: Interview: Magda Mateus Cárdenas.
The present volume includes selected papers prepared for the First Forum on Women Entrepreneurs (2001) and meetings of the Team of Specialists on Women's Entrepreneurship. The volume has three parts: Part I presents a regional overview of the situation and problems of women entrepreneurs: Part II includes country experiences, and Part III discusses the importance of networks and the benefits of connecting women-run enterprises to the global digital economy. The summary of the First Forum of Women Entrepreneurs is included in the annex.