The publication of this book forms part of a civil society programme of action for the African Women’s Decade, co-ordinated by South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID). It reports on the main issues facing South African Women, namely:

Poverty eradication in the context of gender
Early childhood development (ECD) in the context of gender
Violence against women
Co-ordination of civil society initiatives

A fifth theme which cuts across all the others is employment creation.