National Consultation on Sexual Harassment on University Campuses: A Report, 1999.
IAWS and Human Rights Programme, University Of Hyderabad.
Following the Supreme Court judgement on Sexual Harrassment (Visaka & Ors. Versus State of Rajasthan & Ors.), IAWS and other groups worked towards devising specific strategies for educational institutions. This work details the symposium sessions and papers.

Perspectives on Independence: Through Women’s Eyes: Selections from a National Seminar on the Early Years of Independence, Baroda: August 1997.
This collection of papers critically examines the historic events of the early years of Independence from the perspectives of Indian women. The papers study the experiences of Indian women against the background of the Nehruvian paradigm of planned economic development, accompanied by state promotion of social welfare, in order to understand the transition of Indian women from the heady days of the nationalist movement to the grim reality of their situation in the seventies and onwards. It examines various issues and themes and provides detailed narratives of six veteran activists including Manavati Arya, Dasriben Chaudhari, Mallu Swarajyam, Ila Mitra, Rani Das Gupta and Mrinal Gore.  

Looking Forward, Looking Back: In Search of Feminist Visions, Alternative Paradigms and Practices.  A Report of the Seventh National Conference of Womens Studies, December 27-30, 1995, Jaipur.
By Maithreyi Krishnaraj, Kamla Bhasin, Kavita Srivastava.
The report does a stock-taking of the women’s movement’s many programmes and alternatives, and a review of how the new trends in the economy and society have influenced women and men and the movement. It provides an analysis and critiques of programmes, projects and experiments, unfolds the visions and hopes of the movement and seeks to develop strategies for the future. Various sub-themes are explored including family and women’s sexuality, culture, identity and women’s rights, women-centred natural resource management, and work and workers.

Remaking Society For Women: Visions Past and Present Background Volume for the VII Conference, December 1995.
Complied and edited by Maitreyi Krishnaraj.
This background volume is a search for alternate paradigms and practices which constitute the invaluable stock of experiences for the women’s movement. It contains articulations of visions of future society, based on principles of justice and fairness, for human kind. It traces the contributions of nineteenth century social reformers, including Jyotirao Phule, Gopal Agarkar, Raghunath Karve, Pandita Ramabai, EV Ramaswamy and MK Gandhi; studies the nationalist phase and the early post-Independence period; and examines the present scenario. Searching for and exploring articulations of visions in contemporary society, it expresses concern about how limited these are.  It ends by looking at ‘new beginnings’ such as the declaration of the Beijing Convention and  the Women Voters’ Manifesto.   

The State and the Women’s Movement in India: A Report of a Workshop Held in Delhi, Oct.19-21, 1994.
By Kavita Srivastava, Nandita Gandhi and Abha BHaiya, Edited by Ritu Menon  
The report looks at the ambivalent relationship between the contemporary Indian women’s movement and the State. The movement has forced the State to recognise the subordinate status of women and given women’s issues visibility. However, the State has continued to reinforce the inequality between the sexes. The report asks how the women’s movement should strategise vis-à-vis the State. It includes six case studies representing a wide range of interactions with the State.

Re-Examining the Indian Family: A Report of the Workshop, Kolkata: July 7-9, 1995.
By Nirmala Banerjee and Jasodhara Bagchi.
The report makes a critical assessment of mainstream theories and of the stances of policy-makers in regard to the family in India, reviews these against findings from field studies and an analysis of the logic of  the family organisation. It shows how most studies continue to perceive the family as a benign, altruistic arrangement, despite research findings of on the power structures in intra-family gender relations and on the differences between the reality and ideology of the family.

Feminist Approaches To Economic Theory: A Report Of The Workshop,  Bangalore: August 5-6, 1995 .
By Maitreyi Krishnaraj, Edited by Jaya Banerji.
The report looks at various feminist approaches to economic theory. The theme paper asks ‘what is feminist economics’ and identifies three levels: a feminist approach to economics, a fundamental/ radical critique of it, and creating alternative frameworks. The report summarises the deliberations of a workshop conducted to revive the EIWIG – Economists Interested in Women’s Issues Group – and take it forward, with a view to influencing mainstream theories and making a dent on policy.

Karuna Aaye Magar is Tarah Nahin: Aaj Ki Mahila Kavita, 1995.
Edited by Anju Daddha Mishra
This compilation of poems, on the occasion of the VIIth National Women’s Studies Conference (Jaipur: December 1995), looks at women’s status and situation from various perspectives.

Mahila Adhyayan Kya Hai, 1995
By Neera Desai and Dr. Maitreyi Krishnaraj
This booklet, produced on the occasion of the VIIth National Conference, throws light on the field of women’s studies, its usefulness, the problems it faces, the principles that govern it, and various other aspects, in order to provide the reader with a better understanding of the field as a whole.

# A Source Book: In Search of Feminist Visions, Alternative Paradigms and Practices, 1995.
By Lakshmi Menon. IAWS and Akshara, Mumbai.

# Women and Violence, 1995
By Radhika Coomaraswamy

Women, Ecology and Economic Globalisation: Searching for an Alternative Vision, 1995.
By Vandana Shiva. Keynote Presentation. VIIth National Conference.

# Catalogue of Paintings, Sculptures and Graphics by Women Artists of India, 1995.
Jawahar Kala Kendra and IAWS

The New Economic Policy and Women: A Collection of Background Papers to the VIth National Conference, 1993.
This collection of background papers provides detailed and in-depth coverage of the NEP and its implications for women. It looks at the possible and likely impact on women of these policies, particularly those employed in the informal sector. It explores how to safeguard women’s interests within the new policy framework and how to convert crisis into opportunity. It analyses the experience with structural adjustment and the possible dangers of IMF conditionalities.  It looks at the process of feminisation through flexible labour in India. It highlights the need for development with a human face and more equitable world trade. These and various other aspects of the NEP are examined through a gender lens to protect the interests of women.

* Collection of the Papers of the VIth  National Conference, Mysore, 1993.
Eight volumes in mimeo.