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Discusses the relationship between labor union power and labor union democracy, the motives of the Left and the Right in their crusades for union democracy, and related issues; US.

Offers a broad historical overview of the evolution of thinking & activism since the Middle Ages regarding the human rights of women & gender equality. Though focus is on the North, it is argued that the struggle for women's rights undoubtedly transpired similarly in the countries of the South; however, documentation is sparse until the 20th century. It is suggested that the earliest advocates of women's rights were those educators who believed that, by learning to read, women would be freed to explore the world outside the domestic sphere. This drive to define women's rights & eliminate sex-based discrimination is linked to larger movements toward democratization & concern over universal human rights. The 18th-century origins of feminism are traced, & major figures in the battle for women's rights over the next 2 centuries are identified. The insertion of larger political bodies (eg, the UN) into local & national struggles is described, & progress made toward ensuring that women have the same human rights as men is evaluated at the dawn of the 21st century. K. Hyatt Stewart

Offers a broad historical overview of the evolution of thinking & activism since the Middle Ages regarding the human rights of women & gender equality. Though focus is on the North, it is argued that the struggle for women's rights undoubtedly transpired similarly in the countries of the South; however, documentation is sparse until the 20th century. It is suggested that the earliest advocates of women's rights were those educators who believed that, by learning to read, women would be freed to explore the world outside the domestic sphere. This drive to define women's rights & eliminate sex-based discrimination is linked to larger movements toward democratization & concern over universal human rights. The 18th-century origins of feminism are traced, & major figures in the battle for women's rights over the next 2 centuries are identified. The insertion of larger political bodies (eg, the UN) into local & national struggles is described, & progress made toward ensuring that women have the same human rights as men is evaluated at the dawn of the 21st century. K. Hyatt Stewart

Issues of violence against women and the connection between discrimination and violence, raised at the 1993 Vienna conference; role of nongovernmental organizations.