Schets van de veranderende rol van vrouwen vanaf de jaren zestig tot heden, aan de hand van de thema's huishouden, uiterlijk en (bekende) vrouwelijke voorbeelden.
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.