Subject(s): Religion, Ethinicity and Law -- Women -- Legal status -- family Oriented Centers -- An approach to women, law and development : Conceptualizing and exploring issues and strategies -- Confronting patriarchal, class and ethnic biases in the law : State, law and development, custom, religion, ethnicity and law, violence and exploitation -- Using or challenging the law- strategies : Educating and organizing, building in multiplier effect, mobilizing around issues, changing the law, advocating or justice, family oriented centers, centers addressing violence and abuse, advocating for labor/ labour rights, advocating for land rights -- Nairobi meeting of third world forum on women, law and development -- women & law