Closer economic integration and tourism have had varied impact on men and women in different societies. Newly established light manufacturing in developing countries often employs women, liberating them from farm work but also creating new social problems. In some places, men have left their wives and families in rural areas to search for work in large urban centers or overseas; women's rights movements in some countries have been bolstered by financial support and encouragement from women's groups in other countries. Through increased media exposure, travel, and work, attitudes and norms about gender and sexuality have also been challenged and even substantively changed. The following articles have been assembled to shed light on these and other related issues.