Closer economic integration and tourism have had varied impact on men and women in different societies. Newly established light manufacturing in developing countries often employs women, liberating them from farm work but also creating new social problems. In some places, men have left their wives and families in rural areas to search for work in large urban centers or overseas; women's rights movements in some countries have been bolstered by financial support and encouragement from women's groups in other countries. Through increased media exposure, travel, and work, attitudes and norms about gender and sexuality have also been challenged and even substantively changed. The following articles have been assembled to shed light on these and other related issues.

Quiet Revolution: Can Globalization Help Women Out of Traditional Roles? Barbara Supp Spiegel Online, 11 February 2009 Impoverished women discover hope in a fast-changing world

Insecticide! (An Ecological Disaster That Will Affect Us All) Michael McCarthy The Independent, 28 November 2008 Small creatures play big roles in ecology and humans will miss them when they vanish

Tiny Voices Defy Child Marriage in Yemen Robert F. Worth The New York Times, 2 July 2008 An old cultural practice promotes poverty and illiteracy

Baby Bust! Kerry Howley Reason, 18 June 2008 Some governments intrude on family planning

Europe’s Old Boys Need to Make Way for Women Margot Wallström The Financial Times, 9 June 2008 Women are still rare among top political or corporate leaders

The Global Abortion Bind Joseph Chamie YaleGlobal, 29 May 2008 A woman’s right to choose gives way to sex-selection abortions and dangerous gender imbalances

A Life or Death Decision Robert Verkaik The Independent, 7 March 2008 Europe displays a bureaucratic commitment to protect individuals threatened in their homelands

Iran: Does Government Fear Educated Women? Iraj Gorgin RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty, 12 February 2008 Government report describes trend of more women attending universities as “alarming”

Where Boys Were Kings, A Shift Toward Baby Girls Choe Sang-Hun The New York Times, 9 January 2008 South Korean parents rethink old biases

Argentina’s Presidential Front-Runner Goes Global Monte Reel The Washington Post, 16 October 2007 Argentina's first lady, is she a domestic savior or global player?

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