A publication from the Women's International Coalition for Economic Justice (WICEJ) brings together a wide range of issues and debates in relation to gender and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The debates include looking at the impact of gender activism; how different players are interpreting the MDGs; and what some of the broader challenges are which need to be addressed. Many of the articles explore how to use the MDGs as tools to challenge the existing status quo, to demand action on women's key concerns, to mobilize civil society in both North and South, to highlight labour rights and employment needs, and to push for a global reordering of the world's resources.