This study on women in Zimbabwe considers gender in a general socio-cultural context, and in relation to the prevailing political ideological framework in the country. It examines gender in the context of the current economic policies, the law, education, technology, health and the media. In particular, it reviews both progress and retrogression in the implementation of women’s rights between 1998 and 2004. 76pp, ZIMBABWE. SOUTHERN AFRICAN RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION CENTRE

A valuable contribution to the understanding of the lives of street children in Zimbabwe. The authors have used the stories of countless girls to analyse the causes, motivations and consequences of life on the streets. Illustrated with b/w photographs. 68pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS, 1779220162

This book uses the words of women who lived through the bush war. The stories express their fears for their own and their children's lives, and fear of the 'contacts' between freedom fighters, soldiers and the Rhodesian security forces. Glos, map, b/w photographs, xiv, 306pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

As society changed in the colonial period the status of women also moved. This book studies issues of gender as well as class and colonialism. It shows how 'customary' law was revamped to allow African men greater control over women. Photos, notes, index, 289pp, UK. JAMES CURREY PUBLISHERS.

An analysis of the challenges confronting organisations that take on the task of transmitting laws to the people. The author isolates legal information dissemination within a context of normative pluralism and uses the experiences of the Harare Legal Projects Centre in Zimbabwe as an example. Index, bib, maps, 304pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS, 1779220138

A collection of first hand stories, based on interviews with former female prisoners conducted by Zimbabwe Women's Writers. Each story sheds light on the lives of women who are imprisoned and the impact of their experiences on their families, especially their children. The stories are supplemented with scholarly essays by specialists in law, gender and prison reform. Notes, xviii, 320pp, ZIMBABWE. WEAVER PRESS, 1779220170

Study of the difficult lives of Zimbabwean women artists, musicians, writers and filmakers as they struggle against male-dominated cultral forms and societal patriarchy. Index, bib, 319pp, GERMANY. BAYREUTH.