As the Decade of Women draws to its close there is a distinct difference in the orientation of women's bureaux, or equivalent, to be discerned in the six Commonwealth Caribbean countries discussed. On the one hand, Barbados, Guyana and perhaps in its own way, Grenada, are structure-oriented. They are realistic about the limited resources available and have come to regard the processes and machinery of operation as the greatest achievement to date and the most important development.