Welcome to the Women & Literacy Discussion List, a service of the National Institute for Literacy, in partnership with the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. This list is moderated by Daphne Greenberg.

The purpose of this list is to provide an on-going professional development forum for providers, advocates, researchers, learners, policy makers, and all other persons who are interested in exploring the linkages between women and literacy. Topics include: women and literacy in countries outside the United States, health literacy as it pertains to women's issues, the role of women's literacy in family literacy programs, domestic violence and its intersection with literacy, women's literacy levels and its ties to economics and welfare of families, women's access to literacy in different cultures, connection between women's literacy and public policy, identification of low literate women's communication networks, and discussion of action steps addressing women and literacy. Previously discussed topics have included: writing and women learners, domestic violence and its intersection with literacy, women's literacy levels and its ties to economics and welfare of families, and connections between women's literacy and public policy.

Find out more information about the Center for the Study of Adult Literacy at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia at http://education.gsu.edu/csal/. Daphne Greenberg can be reached at dgreenberg@gsu.edu