An increasing number of women from poor countries--particularly Ukraine--are migrating to Italy to take jobs as caregivers. But what about these womens' families back in their home countries? Arianna Sanesi gives us a personal, behind-the-scenes look at a migrant caregiver's visit home.

The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) works to make women in developing countries an integral part of alleviating global poverty. In this video from ICRW, David Kauck, a senior gender and agriculture specialist, explains why it's important to invest in women farmers.

Kathy LeMay is the founder, president and CEO of Raising Change, a fundraising organization that works to advance social change agendas and philanthropy worldwide. Here, she explains what financial security means to her.

See Jane Do is a social change multimedia production that captures the stories of everyday women doing extraordinary things for the planet. On this radio episode, the women of See Jane Do interview Global Council Member Riane Eisler about Creating a Caring Economy, Maddy Dychtward, author of Influence: How Women's Soaring Economic Power Will Transform Our World, balance a budget and run for office with Nevada State Treasurer Kate Marshall, and uncover the secrets to making a million with entrepreneur Gina Robison-Billups. Join See Jane Do on the journey to discover how women's economic influence is transforming the world.

In Chinese society, red lanterns were once associated with brothels as a fetish of sexuality and selling of one's body. The divided snapshots of the lanterns symbolize the divorce of the physical and the spiritual body of marginalized women. Featured along with a stylized barcode--so familiar in contemporary consumer society--the painting is meant to refer to the ways that women's bodies can be treated as commodities.

Lisa Link presents this striking performance art video project about the impact of U.S. economic policies of the last ten years on middle and working class women.

S. Charusheela, Associate Professor of Women's Studies at the University of Nevada Las Vega, sat down with I.M.O.W. at the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) conference in Boston in May 2009. Charusheela discusses human investment capital, the politics of economics, and what she considers feminist economics.

Despite the economic disparities unmarried women face in the U.S., they make major contributions to the economy and their communities. Most unmarried women work outside the home, and they are more than a fifth of the nation's workers. In this excerpt from a piece originally published by the Center for American Progress, Weiss and Gardner explore the ways in which unmarried American women are economically vulnerable, and outline policy suggestions that could ensure their security.

The Bijlmer, an intercultural suburb of Amsterdam, is undergoing a long-term renovation project that may reverse its image as a chaotic ghetto brimming with shadow industries. My collage, Destinations, expresses the universal search for a brighter future with better economical conditions, where two completely different worlds intersect.

The time has come for citizens of the world to rethink economic systems that have left billions of people in poverty and undervalued the importance of informal economies in the developing world. In order for systemic change to occur, all citizens must learn fundamental economic literacy, and learn to value the contributions of women to our economic system.

DailyWorth.com is a free daily personal finance email for women, with practical tips and empowering ideas about how women can become financially stable and successful. For Economica, the women of DailyWorth offered the following inspired words to encourage all women to recognize our self worth and to create our own wealth. You can sign up for DailyWorth here.

The region of Kashmir and Jammu in northern India is home to many impoverished women struggling to support themselves and their families. With few profitable industries to choose from, and little educational background, they turn to brick-making, farming, and weaving. For some, teaching and nursing are also viable alternatives, though these jobs are difficult to find and often require travel. In this photo series, photographer Elena Fava Emerson shares a glimpse of the women of the region hard at work.

Camfed (the Campaign for Female Education) fights poverty and HIV/AIDS in Africa by educating girls and investing in economic and leadership opportunities for young women. Their Leadership and Enterprise Program in rural Zambia trains high school graduates in core business and problem-solving skills, and prepares them to launch their own strong, sustainable enterprises.