Page 10 RAIN January 1982 Women in a Hungry World StudylAction Kit, by Lucy Richardson, Gerald Ciekot and Judith Sherk, 1979, from World Hunger/Global Development Project American Friends Service Committee 15 Rutherford Place New York, NY 10003 "Agricultural extension officers visit the men, not the women, with their advice about new tools and fertilizers. . . . Intermediate technology inventions—for making bricks or better ploughshares—have almost all been directed at lightening the male workload. . . . And as women are expected in most societies only to work in connection with the home, parents do not see the same purpose in sending their girl children to school as sending their boys. Girls grow up, therefore, steeped in the old ignorant ways of their mothers. Society and home make rural women into the first enemies of progressive change." (Waking Up To Women) Women in a Hungry World is a study/ action guide designed to inform people of the issues facing women in developing countries, explore the relationship between their experience and our own, and educate oneself and others to take action—effectively. The guide is divided into three sections: "What's Happening to Women" (the experience of domestic workers in Peru, the impact of "modernization" on women); "Population" (the impact of unemployment and education of rural women, on attitudes toward population levels, the power relations behind family planning) and "Solution and Action Suggestions" (examples of successful programs, policy suggestions, ideas for action, and an evaluation of the US AID Program and potential). Additional readings, audio visual resources and discussion questions are included for the leader's use. Since 1975 the role of women in development has gained recognition and the goal of "integrating women into development" has been repeatedly hailed. Slowly the needs of women are being recognized; informed and active support will move us further along. —LS RESOURCES Municipal Composting: Resources for Local Officials and Community Organizations, by David Mcgregor et al, 1980, 42 pp., $4.50 ppd. from: Institute for Local Self-Reliance 171718th St. NW Washington, DC 20009 I wish this book could appear on the desk of every local bureaucrat burdened with such decisions as choosing a new landfill site or approving a garbage-to-energy plant. Certainly, the book is a must for citizen activists concerned with garbage and recycling. It has always made more sense to me to compost organic wastes in my own backyard, but some people (apartment dwellers) can't or won't. Starting a composting program on the neighborhood or municipal level educates people and turns organic wastes into a renewable resource instead of a landfill addition. You won't learn how to run a composting program from this book, but you'll get a concise introduction to the ideas (composting of yard waste; sludge, and refuse; use of earthworms; source reduction; as well as government policy and community action) and an invaluable list of resources—not only books and articles, but also addresses of municipal officials and community groups with experience in some form of composting. Let's start treating garbage not as a problem, but as a resource! - TK GOOD THINGS The Daily Planet Almanac for 1982, Terry Reim, Editor, 1982,224 pp., $3.95 from: Planet Books P.O. Box 1641 Boulder, CO 80306 This is my favorite book for bathroom reading. It even comes with the traditional alEDICTIONS FOR 198^ FISHI
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