Contents: Foreword. Introduction. 1. Third world womenfolk’s multiple plights. 2. Today’s unrelenting female oppression in the south : some case studies. 3. Why do women have to suffer like that?. 4. Female oppression and its consequences for societies and women. 5. Womenfolk’s reactions to stifling injustice and oppression. 6. From oppression to liberation: inspiring examples. 7. Preconditions for a more equitable future for all. 8. Practical steps toward the liberation of third world women. 9. What future for ‘Third World’ women?. 10. Some lessons from the lives of ‘Third World’ women. Epilogue. Bibliography.