Irene Tinker, a pioneer in the field of women in international development, discusses alternative approaches that women in developing countries are taking to influence policies and achieve a more equitable share of political and economic power. She addresses the growing variety of non-governmental and grassroots organizations that permit women to develop leadership skills around particular policy issues, such as housing rights, legalizing vending of street foods, and access to credit.

Sponsored by: Office of Women in International Development

In conjunction with: Afro American Studies and Research Program, Center for African Studies, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies, International Programs and Studies, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, Department of Anthropology, Department of Community Health, Department of Economics, Department of Geography, Department of History, Department of Human and Community Development, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Science, Department of Political Science, Department of Psychology, Department of Sociology, Department of Urban and Regional Planning, Environmental Council, Illinois Program for Research in the Humanities, Latina/o Studies Program, Program in Arms Control, Disarmament, and International Security (ACDIS), Program in South Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, School of Social Work, Women's Studies Program