Role of women as a motivative and collective force in international development

Women in third‐world countries understand feminism in terms of the right to live in dignity, to organize against military repression and militarization, and to mobilize energies through an understanding and acknowledgment of women's own achievements and strengths. Women play, or have the potential to play, a key role in decision making and implementation within the areas of food and water security, environmental protection, energy saving, health, population, and the improvement of the level of education.