Against all odds: Iraqi women's participation in the nation building process

This is an incredible report by Manal Omar, the Regional Director for Women for Women International (www.womenforwomen.org). Ms. Omar speaks about the many challenges and victories of Iraqi women in securing their rights, highlighting the clear decline in the status of women's rights since 2003. She based her talk on the findings of a household survery conducted in May 2004 and observation and fieldwork in Iraq since July 2003, including direct contact with the female leadership and women's organizations in Iraq.