Deel 2 van de bundel 'A commitment to the world's women' bevat de volgende bijdragen: Agency and well-being: the development agenda/ door Amartya Sen: Development as a moral concept: women's practices as development practices/ door Elizabeth Reid: The evaporation of policies for women's advancement/ door Sara H. Longwe: National machineries for women: a balancing act/ door Dorienne R. Campbell.