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The article focuses on the gendered transformation in the agricultural sector in the West Bank, Palestine that is under Israeli occupation. Topics include structural changes and problems, women's economic contribution and exploitation as part of the workforce, and Zionist settlement and settler colonialism.

An article is presented that reports on female Palestinian students and their academic achievement in outperforming their male peers. The article describes how these students were successful despite conditions that could have impeded their achievement as minorities. The article discusses the oppression of Palestinian women related to patriarchy, sexism, and colonialism, noting the environmental, social, and personality factors that account for their educational performance. Information is also provided on the roles of family support, single-sex schools, women teachers, and access to public space.

Examines the level of perception of wife abuse within the Palestinian society. Status of Palestinian women in society; Reaction of social control agents to cases of wife abuse; Application of Western constructs and methodologies on non-Western, traditional societies concerning social research.

Discusses the implications of interim self-rule on the struggle of Palestinian women for national and social liberation. Details on women's activism in the Occupied Territories; Social and political conditions of Palestinian women; Effect of Israeli occupation on Palestinian women's social relationships within the society.

Discusses various aspects of the legal rights of women in Palestine. Impact of custom and Islamic heritage on women's rights; Possibilities for legal reform; Islamic reinterpretation; Codification of rights; Intifada's impact on Palestinian women's rights.

Examines the impact of social revolutionary movements such as the Islamic fundamentalist movement on women. Islam and the status of women; Arab society and the status of women; Western influence on women following colonization by Europe of the Middle East; Arab-Muslim women's activism in nationalist movements; Theory of Arab-Muslim women as activists.

Focuses on the role of Palestinian women in the Intifada, the first Palestinian mass mobilization and culmination of resistance to the Israeli occupation. Historical overview of Palestinian women's participation in the national struggle; Democratization of the women's movement; Comparative perspective between the `old' and `new' women's movement; Platforms and agendas of the women's committees.

Expounds on the origins of the General Union of Palestinian Women and its relationship with the Palestinian Liberation Organization's male leadership. Opportunities for women's participation in the Palestinian Liberation Movement; Mobilizing women for national liberation; Effects of war conditions on women's political work; Women's participation in social welfare programs.