Subject(s): Women in development -- Legal status, laws -- Social conditions -- Regional status reports : Asia- APWLD, Latin America- CLADEM, Africa Building a network -- Law as a tool for empowerment : Brazil- women and constitutional reforms, Ghana- legal services for women, Ecuador- Training grassroots paralegals, India- struggle against sati, Malaysia- mobilizing to combat violence -- Interregional dialogue : WLD symposium and cross cultural dialogue -- women & law