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.