As if Women Matter is a collection of thought provoking essays on feminism, which brings out the many forms of disgraceful facts that revolve around it. Gloria has done many extensive researches on the subject in a developing country like India and also in the developed countries. Her informed mind has shed light on human trafficking, violence and other social injustice that still prevails in the society and other outrageous subjects. The Third Way, her revolutionary essay on sex trafficking is published in this book for the first time. The essays are not just scholarly but are perfectly timed as feminism has been much debated in all societies today. Gloria Steinem is an American journalist, activist and a staunch feminist who has been renowned as an eminent leader of women s liberation movement in the 1960s and 70s. She is the co-founder of Ms. Magazine and the Women s Media Center. Her works have been widely read irrespective of national borders and cultures and lifestyles. She has authored many books on various social issues. Outrageous Acts and Everyday Rebellions; Revolution from Within: A Book of Self-Esteem; Moving beyond Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money; Muscles: Breaking Boundaries of Gender; Doing Sixty and Seventy and Marilyn are some of her notable works. Ruchira Gupta, who has introduced and edited this book, is an Indian journalist, activist and sex trafficking abolitionist. She is the Founder President of the NGO Apne Aap Women Worldwide. She has received many prestigious awards for her work.