It is the economically disadvantaged women of the Asia-Pacific region who are bearing the brunt of the financial crisis that is ravaging the region. This fact was confirmed by two recent women's conferences which concluded that the crisis has reinforced the existing gender and class inequalities, with women being the main casualties of the growing unemployment, underemployment and physical dislocation resulting from the crisis. Reporting on these conferences, Victoria Tauli-Corpuz avers that their experience has made it clear to women that it is imperative to unite with other peoples' movements to collectively challenge the forces of globalisation, both at the international and national levels.