Meils, Hannah

A Lesson from NAFTA: Can the FTAA Function as a Tool for Improvement in the Lives of Working Women?

The author contends that the Free Trade Agreement of the Americas (FTAA) offers an opportunity to improve the working conditions of women in the member nations. The author provides several counter-arguments to the position that labour standards should not be included within trade agreements, and outlines labour issues of particular relevance to women.

Speech by the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa

In this speech, the UN Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa laments that the international responses to the AIDS epidemic do not sufficiently address the needs and rights of women. He describes some of the impacts HIV/AIDS has on women in Africa, discusses how women are underrepresented in the United Nations system, and lists a litany of womens rights and women's health issues that continue to be inadequately addressed.