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A Guide for Girls on Love, Respect and Abuse in Relationship
The Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre, funded by the Australian government, has created this new Web site, which includes a wealth of useful information. Find relational warning signs, a respect checklist, safety plans, a space to write down feelings, ideas to consider, legal information
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http://www.vicnet.net.au/~girlsown
African American Women in Techonology
This non-profit organization is dedicated to "the education, support and advancement of African-American women in the field of Information Technology." Their site contains information about the group, as well as news and resources for African-American women interested in IT.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.aawit.net/04
African Gender Institute
The African Gender Institute supports and enhances the capacity of intellectuals, researchers, policy-makers and practitioners working for gender equity through its undergraduate and graduate courses, training, and research grants.


Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.uct.ac.za/org/agi
African Women Deveoplment Fund
Fundraising and grantmaking initiative, which aims to support the work of the African Women's movement.
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19 anni in poi
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http://www.awdf.org
African Women's Media Center
The African Women's Media Center is the only continent-wide organization working with and on behalf of African women in the media. Since the center's founding, more than 900 women journalists have taken part in 21 programs and workshops conducted by the AWMC. The AWMC has created a wide range of programs for women journalists throughout Africa with the goal of bringing the voices of African women more prominently into the media -- as reporters, producers, managers, executives, CEOs and media experts. The AWMC offers a wide range of programs for women journalists throughout Africa and provides women journalists with the opportunity to network throughout the continent. In addition to training, the center is a clearinghouse for information on fellowships, scholarships and exchange opportunities.


Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.awmc.com/
Amanitare
Amanitare's goal is to build an influential social movement to institutionalize the recognition of African women's and girls' sexual and reproductive health rights as fundamental to their civil and human rights.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.amanitare.org/
American Association of University Women
The AAUW, a "national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls," has put a large amount of material and information on its web site. Users can explore AAUW issues, tap into research publications, discover ways to get involved in AAUW activities, and even find out about AAUW fellowships, grants, and awards.
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.aauw.org/
American Jewish World Service- Women Empowerement Projects
Women living in the developing world shoulder the heaviest burdens of poverty as a result of gender discrimination and social inequality. Yet despite these challenges, women frequently serve as the catalysts for creating positive social change. Through our grant making and our Women's Empowerment Fund, AJWS supports projects designed to enable women to become agents of change, empowering them to transform their own lives and create lasting and meaningful change for themselves, their families and their communities.
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.ajws.org/index.cfm?section_id=3&topic_id=7
American Medical Women Association
The American Medical Women's Association empowers women to lead in improving health for all within a model that reflects the unique perspective of women.
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.amwa-doc.org
American Women Self Defence Association
With a commitment to further women's awareness of self-defense and rape prevention, this organization trains women in basic self-defense skills. The site offers information on membership and responsible firearm ownership. Links to related sites.


Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.awsda.org/
Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education
The mission of the Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE) is to provide leadership in the identification and infusion of gender equity in all educational programs and processes, and within parallel equity concerns, including, but not limited to, age, disability, ethnicity, national origin, race, religion, sexual orientation and socio-economic status.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.agele.org/
Association for Women in Science
AWIS is the Association for Women in Science. We are a non-profit association which works to promote women's activities in all scientific fields, from mentoring to scholarships to job listings. AWIS has over 5,000 members in fields spanning the life and physical sciences, mathematics, social science, and engineering. Over 50% of AWIS members have doctorates in their respective fields, and hold positions at all levels of industry, academia, and government. As part of its efforts to promote the entrance and advancement of women in science, AWIS has a long-standing commitment to fostering the careers of women science professionals. At the national level, AWIS publishes a variety of materials to inform girls and women about science programs and women's issues, including the bimonthly AWIS Magazine. The organization serves as a voice for women in science by helping to shape national policy through Congressional testimony and by participating in a variety of national coalitions.




Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.awis.org/
Association for Women's Rights in Development
AWID is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. AWID's goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.awid.org
BABOBAB for Women's Human Rights
BAOBAB's vision is for women's human rights to become an integral part of our daily lives. Its mission is to promote women's human rights, principally via improving knowledge, exercise and development of rights under religious, customary and statutory laws. Its programmes include legal literacy outreach, capacity building, research and publications, networking and coordination, consultancies, counseling and information services. It is located in Nigeria.


Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.baobabwomen.org/
Behind The Mask
Behind the Mask is an online magazine on lesbian and gay issues in Africa. It provides the latest news and country reports relating to lesbian and gay sexuality and rights, as well as sections on legal counseling, arts and culture, HIV/AIDS, religion, among other topics.
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.mask.org.za
Bernice Sandler's Webpage
Dr. Bernice R. Sandler is a Senior Scholar at the Women's Research and Education Institute in Washington, DC, where she consults with institutions and others about achieving equity for women and is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at MCP Hahneman School of Medicine. She has given over 2000 campus presentations, has written more than 60 articles on sex discrimination, and is well-known for her expertise in women’s educational equity in general as well as in sexual harassment, the chilly classroom climate, and policies and programs affecting women on campus. She also serves as an expert witness in discrimination and sexual harassment cases. Sandler played a major role in the development and passage of Title IX and other legislation prohibiting discrimination against women and girls in education, and has been associated with Title IX longer than any other person. Her website provides many useful professional resources.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.bernicesandler.com/
Bridge
BRIDGE supports gender advocacy and mainstreaming efforts by bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice with accessible and diverse gender information in print and online.


Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/
Business and Professional Women USA
Business and Professional Women/USA "provides networking opportunities, resources, career positioning, educational programs and visibility for its members nationwide. " Their broad website contains information on workplace environment and discrimination and features their newsletter.

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19 anni in poi
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http://www.bpwusa.org/
Canadian Assiciation for Women and Sport
CAAWS is in business to encourage girls and women to get out of the bleachers, off the sidelines, and onto the fields and rinks, into the pools, locker rooms and board rooms of Canada.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.caaws.ca/
Catalyst Women
Catalyst is the leading research and advisory organization working with businesses and the professions to build inclusive environments and expand opportunities for women at work. As an independent, nonprofit membership organization, Catalyst uses a solutions-oriented approach that has earned the confidence of business leaders around the world. Catalyst conducts research on all aspects of women’s career advancement and provides strategic and web-based consulting services on a global basis to help companies and firms advance women and build inclusive work environments.  
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.catalystwomen.org
CEDAW
The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), adopted in 1979 by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women.  Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination. CEDAW has not yet been ratified by the United States.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/
Center for Development and Population Activities
At CEDPA, we believe that a woman who can care for herself can care for her family. She can educate her children and contribute to her community. When her community thrives, the world will be a better place.



Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
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http://www.cedpa.org/
Center for Reproductive Rights
The Center for Reproductive Rights is a non-profit legal and policy advocacy organization dedicated to promoting women's reproductive rights. Their site contains frequently updated information on the Center's legal campaigns to improve access to reproductive health care throughout the world, as well as many publications on reproductive health technologies and issues- a great site for research.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.reproductiverights.org/
Center for Women's Global Leadership
The Center for Women's Global Leadership (Global Center) promotes the leadership of women and advances feminist perspectives in policy-making processes in local, national, and international arenas. Since 1990, the Global Center has fostered women's leadership in the area of human rights through women's global leadership institutes, strategic planning activities, international mobilization campaigns, UN monitoring, global education endeavors, publications, and a resource center. The Global Center works from a human rights perspective with an emphasis on violence against women, sexual and reproductive health, and socio-economic well- being. The Global Center's programs are in two broad areas: policy and advocacy; and, leadership development and global education.
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu/
Coalition of Labor Union Women
CLUW is America's only national organization for union women. Our members are on the frontline, empowering working women to become leaders in their unions and encouraging them to make a difference on the job and, most importantly, in their own lives. Our values are simple: solidarity, involvement, dignity and justice
Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.cluw.org
Contributions of Women to Physics
The American Physical Society has compiled an electronic archive of women in physics in this century. The physicists can be searched by name and are also categorized by field.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://cwp.library.ucla.edu/
Dads and Daughters
DADs provides tools to strengthen our relationships with our daughters and transform the pervasive messages that value our daughters more for how they look than who they are. The site contains an updated media watch section highlighting sexist ads and letting you know how to take action.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.dadsanddaughters.org/
Daw
Grounded in the vision of equality of the United Nations Charter, the Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW) advocates the improvement of the status of women of the world and the achievement of their equality with men. Aiming to ensure the participation of women as equal partners with men in all aspects of human endeavour, the Division promotes women as equal participants and beneficiaries of sustainable development, peace and security, governance and human rights. As part of its mandate, it strives to stimulate the mainstreaming of gender perspectives both within and outside the United Nations system.


Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/daw/
Development Alternatives with Women in a new Era
DAWN is a network of women scholars and activists from the economic South who engage in feminist research and analysis of the global environment and are committed to working for economic justice, gender justice and democracy. DAWN works globally and regionally in Africa, Asia, the Caribbean, Latin America and the Pacific in partnership with other global NGOs and networks.

Segnalato da: Gianni Verdoliva
19 anni in poi
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http://www.dawn.org.fj/
Diotima: Materials for the Study of Wome and Gender in the Ancient World
One of the best overall sites on the Internet, Diotima contains extensive listings of links, announcements, course guides, essays, and resources pertaining to gender in the region around the ancient Mediterranean.

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19 anni in poi
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http://www.stoa.org/diotima

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