BY PAUL MAILHOT
More than 30,000 people are heading to Beijing to
participate in discussions and debates on the situation
facing women in the world today and the fight to advance
women's rights. The United Nations Fourth World Conference
on Women will take place September 4-15 with government
representatives from throughout the world attending. Tens
of thousands of others will participate in the Forum on
Women for members of non-governmental organizations to be
held August 30-September 8 in Huairou, some 30 miles north
of Beijing.
The impact of depression conditions on women's rights to employment, education, and health care; access to birth control and legal abortion; marriage and divorce laws; and legal protections for women will be among the topics under debate. Some 5,000 women from China are expected to participate in the various meetings.
The Militant will report first-hand on the debates and discussions that unfold in China. Correspondents Laura Garza and Maggie Trowe will cover the conferences in Beijing and Huairou. The cost of sending two reporters there will be approximately $10,000. The Militant is appealing to its readers and supporters to give a generous contribution to our special travel fund, which makes international reporting trips, such as the one to China, possible.
Please make checks out to the Militant, earmarked for the China reporting trip, and send them to: Militant, 410 West Street, New York, NY, 10014.