| | About the Contributors | |
| | Foreword / Kelly D. Askin, Dorean M. Koenig | |
| | Acknowledgments / Kelly D. Askin, Dorean M. Koenig | |
| | General Introduction / Hilary Charlesworth | |
| | Introduction / Kelly D. Askin | |
| Section I | Introduction to Legal Discourse | |
| | Human Rights Through a Gendered Lens: Emergence, Evolution, Revolution / Berta Esperanza Hernandez-Truyol | 3 |
| | Women and International Humanitarian Law / Kelly D. Askin | 41 |
| Section II | Women Mobilizing into the Twenty First Century | |
| | Making the Global Local, International Networking for Women's Human Rights / Charlotte Bunch, Samantha Frost, Niamh Reilly | 91 |
| | A Post-Beijing Reflection on the Limitations and Potential of Human Rights Discourse for Women / Dianne Otto | 115 |
| Section III | Common Abuses of Women Around the World | |
| | Common Abuses Against Women / Dorothy Q. Thomas, Robin S. Levi | 139 |
| | Violence Against Women / Radhika Coomaraswamy, Lisa M. Kois | 177 |
| | Domestic Violence / Cheryl Thomas | 219 |
| | Violence in the Workplace: Sexual Harassment / Robin Phillips | 257 |
| | The Law and Reality of Discrimination Against Women / Douglass Cassel, Jill Guzman | 287 |
| | Trafficking in Women / Lois Chiang | 321 |
| Section IV | Common Human Rights Issues Affecting Women | |
| | Women and Employment / Valerie L. Oosterveld | 367 |
| | Women and Education / Margaret E. Galey | 403 |
| | Women and the Environment / Neil A.F. Popovic | 441 |
| | Women and Housing / Leilani Farha | 483 |
| | Women and Religious Fundamentalism / Courtney W. Howland | 533 |
| | Women and Culture / Christina M. Cerna, Jennifer C. Wallace | 623 |
| | Women and Traditional Practices: Female Genital Surgery / Isabelle R. Gunning | 651 |
| | Women and Prostitution / Ann Lucas | 683 |
| | Index | 727 |
