Click on the image above to download the seventh issue of Critical Half. This issue of the journal explores women’s leadership strategies and forms of communication in various contexts, such as politics, grassroots activism, and established organizations.  Articles address issues related to organizational and structural approaches, ideological considerations, social and religious interactions, the role of sex and sexuality, and the implications of class and socioeconomic status. Contributors include Emily Gayong Setton, Shukria Dini, Melissa Crane Draper, Alex Otieno, Ferdous Jahan, Asif Mohammad Shahan and Hamide Latifi, Director of Women for Women International’s program in Kosovo.

Click on the image above to download the seventh issue of Critical Half. This issue discusses the power of women’s narratives to promote justice and peace in their lives, families and communities. Articles discuss the ways that narratives can provide context and insight into gender-based violence that occurs during conflict, how sharing their stories can embolden women to become agents of change, and the contribution that women’s narratives can make to peace-building efforts. Contributors include Emiko Noma, Erica K. Sewell, Elisabeth Porter, Dushyanthi Hoole, and Honorata Kizende—a graduate of Women for Women International’s program in the DR Congo who has joined our staff as a trainer and continues to share her story in order to help other women begin their journey from victim to survivor to active citizen.

Click on the image above to download the sixth issue of Critical Half. This issue focuses on how men can be engaged to support and promote women’s rights and thus help to establish gender equitable societies. Articles discuss men’s fears of and hopes about “women’s empowerment”; factors and incentives that influence men’s receptiveness to economic, social, and political programs for women; and proven strategies to create partnerships with men and positively transform gender relations. Contributors include Michael Flood, Elizabeth Powley, Elizabeth Pearson, Okumba Miruka, Alicia Simoni, Shukria Dini, and Patricia T. Morris, Women for Women International’s Director of Programs.

Click on the image above to download the fifth issue of Critical Half. This issue focuses on psychosocial support for women in conflict and post-conflict societies. Articles highlight the psychological and social difficulties encountered by conflict-affected women, and discuss ways to design effective psychosocial programs that facilitate healing and encourage women’s active participation in the reconstruction of their communities. Contributors include David Hutton, Patricia Omidian, Kenneth E. Miller, Livia Iskandar-Dharmawan, Khairani Arifin, Cristel Amiss, Anne Neale, Barbara Weyermann, Arlene Audergon, and Women for Women International – Nigeria Director Ngozi Eze.

Click on the image above to download the fourth issue of Critical Half. This issue focuses on social exclusion, and discusses how gender-based exclusion is magnified for women in conflict and post-conflict societies. Articles address the economic, political, and social aspects of exclusion and discuss some of the ways in which women create their own opportunities for inclusion. Contributors include Alex Otieno, Sarab Abu-Rabia-Queder, Pamela A. De Voe, C.J. Larkin, Jackie Kirk, Rebecca Winthrop, Flor Edilma Osorio Pérez, Olga Lucía Castillo Ospina, Tammy Smith, and Women for Women International – Democratic Republic of the Congo Director Judithe Registre.

Click on the image above to download the third issue of Critical Half. This issue focuses on gender and constitution-building, and the impact they have on each other. Articles examine issues such as how to enshrine women's rights in constitutions, what constitutes equality, and provide specific case studies in Afghanistan and Uganda. Contributors include Jolynn Shoemaker, Ilja A. Luciak, Rebecca Linder, Horia Mosadiq, Cara Dilts, Rashida Manjoo, and Women for Women International Regional Coordinator for the Middle East and North Africa Manal Omar.

Click on the image above to download the second issue of Critical Half. This issue focuses on gender and microcredit, and the impact they have on each other. Articles examine topics such as microcredit and Muslim women, the possibilities and limitations of microcredit, and microcredit's potential to create social change. Contributors include Kiran Asher and Veena Sampathkumar, B. Lynne Milgram, Nanci Lee, Caroline Shenaz Hossein, Haifa Abu Ghazaleh, and Women for Women International – Bosnia and Herzegovina Director Seida Saric.

Click on the image above to download the inaugural issue of Critical Half. This issue focuses on religion and the impact it has on women in the development process, with special attention to topics such as religion and globalization, women’s status in religion, and religion and national identity. Contributors include Hoda Rouhana, Abdulaziz Sachedina, Charlotte Spinks, Rose Uchem, Sumona Vohra, and Women for Women International President and CEO Zainab Salbi and Women for Women International – Afghanistan Director Lina Abirafeh.