often hierarchies and backward traditions to enforce its domination. Many of the most barbaric antiwoman laws are based on religious codes. In India, the misery of millions of women is accen reinforces religious to organise. lot of money to waste on a gathering which appeared to do little more than issue a large number of platitudes.
This was the view given to us by newspapers bothered to comment on the event. Leonora. Lloyd, from the International ContracepCampaign and an active feminist for the last ten years, was not allowed into the lavish Bella centre for the main event but she did attend the Women's That's ministers. cemane represenaton Britain which Trone ons.
and Sterilization ment officials ward they had made for noticing this!), conference women stormed the main conference - it was dominated by government Russia.' many of them men The alternative Forum was organised this time to deliberately avoid any similar conexplained. Sunday "The themes for dom conrercace were the same - Peace, Health and Europe, At the main conference governspent their time boasting about the great strides forLeonora spent her time making con- suggested women from the We made loads of contacts including ones in Thailand and Impressed Yvonne Roberts writing in the Times described the alternative Forum as a feminist version of the eight-ciles in-two-days inpLo because massive number of workshops and stalls. Leonora pointed out that English was the main language spoken which La high concentration of West, Or America The differen problems. facir Third World countri workshops. Explained. Leonora 'Women in the Third World have t ting tresh water, enough to ca per cent of Indian women will neve see a doctor in their lives cause of death for Latin America women of child-bearing age is illega When an American woman sisted that 'female circumcision is a attack on all womanhood' and mus