December 2007 EGender

Dear E-Gender subscribers,

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) is committed to collaborating with project partners and stakeholders to promote and support dialogue in relation to women, gender and development. As part of our ongoing strategy to advocate for best practice in the sector, we are pleased to bring you the Decemberer 2007 edition of E-Gender – a mechanism for Australian and international readers to share information on their gender and development work, both nationally and internationally, as well as sharing international resources and items of interest.

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December 2007 E-Gender

Contents

A) EVENTS/CAMPAIGNS/PRESS RELEASES

B) PRIZES/AWARDS/FUNDING

C) CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS/ARTICLES

D) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CONFERENCES

E) JOB OPPORTUNITIES

F) RESOURCES/MATERIALS/PUBLICATIONS

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A) EVENTS/CAMPAIGNS/PRESS RELEASES

1) 2007 LAUREATE PRIZE WINNERS FOR WOMEN’S CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFE: Twenty years ago, a few women decided to save Campo Benfeito, an isolated village in Portugal threatened with extinction because there was little economic activity. In 1985, these women attended a training course in sewing, aiming to build on skills they had learned from their mothers. They intended to produce and market traditional capuchas. A capucha is a waterproof woolen coat (mantle), worn by women, that is warm in winter and protective from the sun in summer. For inspiring stories visit: http://www.woman.ch/women/1-introduction.php

2) GLOBAL 50/50 NETWORK – GETTING THE BALANCE RIGHT GLOBALLY!: In 2000, Women’s Environment and Development Organisation launched the 50/50 Campaign to increase women’s participation and representation in governments around the world In December 2007, along with the Network of NGOs of Trinidad and Tobago for the Advancement of Women, WEDO will invite experts from around the world to convene in Trinidad for a strategic meeting on women political candidates and their access to campaign resources. Stay tuned here for updates from the Expert Meeting, as NGO reps and political strategists consider how best to encourage and facilitate women’s equal access to campaign finance. http://www.wedo.org/campaigns.aspx?mode=5050main

3) WOMEN WIN – LAUNCH OF FIRST ORGANISATION FOR WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT THROUGH SPORT: Women Win, the first ever international organization to support women’s empowerment through sport activities was launched in Amsterdam in November. http://www.womenwin.org

4) WOMEN DELIVER CONFERENCE IN OCTOBER, LONDON: Almost 2,000 participants from 109 countries created the energy, the commitment, and the knowledge to fundamentally shift how women’s health and women’s contributions are viewed in the global agenda. Seventy cabinet ministers and parliamentarians pledged to make achievement of Millennium Development Goal 5 (Improve Maternal Health) “a high priority on the national, regional and international health agenda.” As a result, there are now hundreds of millions in new money to improve the lives of women. http://www.womendeliver.org/pdf/pressrelease_news.pdf

5) 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE – NOV 25 – DEC 10 2007: This international campaign is used as an organising strategy by individuals and groups around the world to call for the elimination of all forms of violence against women. http://www.dev-zone.org/cgi-bin/links/jump.cgi?ID=13490

6) STRENGTH IN NUMBERS – WOMEN MPs FORGE CROSS-PARTY CAUCUS IN IRAQI PARLIAMENT: The creation of a cross-party women’s caucus composed of 73 women MPs, was announced on Sunday 23 September 2007 by the Speaker of the 275-seat Iraqi Parliament, Mahmoud al-Mashhadani. http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=633

7) JORDANIAN WOMEN MAKE HISTORY IN MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS: An unprecedented number of women candidates and voters turned out for the Jordanian municipal elections this year. Results, announced on 2 August, revealed that of the 355 women candidates, 20 secured victory through the ballot-box, while a further 195 obtained seats pursuant to the recently-instated women’s quota. http://www.unifem.org/news_events/story_detail.php?StoryID=609

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO – HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF WOMEN RAPED FOR BEING ON THE WRONG SIDE: Sexual violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is being used as an instrument of war in the current conflict. http://www.guardian.co.uk/international/story/0,,2209383,00.html

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B) PRIZES/AWARDS/FUNDING

1) THE AFRICAN WOMEN SERVICE FELLOWSHIP, NY, APPLICATION DEADLINE JANUARY 15: The fellowship expands the opportunity for African women to prepare for public service in their home countries. As fellows at NYU Wagner, African women study in one of two graduate programs: the two-year Master of Public Administration or the one-year Master of Science in Management of International Public Service Organizations. Applicants commit to return to their respective home countries at the conclusion of the program with the goal of assuming a leadership position on the continent where they can meaningfully contribute to the challenges currently confronting Africa. http://wagner.nyu.edu/international/awpsf.php

2) PRIZE FOR WOMEN’S CREATIVITY IN RURAL LIFE, NOMINATION DEADLINE 31 MARCH 2008: Organised by the Women’s World Summit Foundation-Women and Children First, the prize ($500- per laureate $3000 – for African women’s organisations) honours women and women’s groups around the world exhibiting exceptional creativity, courage and commitment for the improvement of the quality of life in rural communities (317 prizes awarded so far). The prize aims to draw international attention to laureates’ contributions to sustainable development, household food security and peace, thus generating recognition and support for their projects. http://www.woman.ch/women/1-guidelines.php

3) THE AFRICAN WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT FUND (AWDF): AWDF funds local, national, sub-regional and regional organisations in Africa working towards women’s empowerment. The AWDF is an institutional capacity-building and programme development fund, which aims to help build a culture of learning and partnerships within the African women’s movement. In addition to awarding grants, the AWDF attempts to strengthen the organisational capacities of its grantees. http://www.awdf.org/pages/?pid=2&sid=24

4) HIVOS FUND – GLOBAL, ROLLING DEADLINE: Hivos provides financial and political support to local private organisations in more than thirty countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America and South-Eastern Europe. The activities of these organisations centre around the five Hivos policy themes: economy and credit facilities, culture and the arts, women and development, sustainable development, human rights and AIDS. http://www.hivos.nl/virtualoffice/virtual_office/application

5) MAMA CASH GRANTS – GLOBAL, ROLLING DEADLINE: Mama Cash supports “groundbreaking” and “innovative” projects from women’s groups and women’s organisations all over the world. http://www.mamacash.org/page.php?id=785

6) GLOBAL FUND FOR WOMEN GRANT, ROLLING DEADLINE: The GFW aims to support women’s groups that advance the human rights of women and girls. GFW works to strengthen women’s groups based outside the United States by providing small, flexible, and timely grants ranging from $500 to $20,000 for operating and project expenses. GFW values local expertise and believe that women themselves know best how to determine their needs and propose solutions for lasting change. http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/grant-criteria/

7) MACARTHUR FOUNDATION GRANT FOR POPULATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH – NIGERIA, ROLLING DEADLINE: Grants are made in support of nongovernmental organisations that seek to reduce maternal mortality in Nigeria by improving access to, use of, and quality of maternal health care, and for demonstrations or model projects in the states of Borno, Lagos, and Kano. http://nigeria.macfound.org/site/c.bnKGIONtEqG/b.1737221/k.94C9/How_to_Apply.htm

YOUNG WOMEN IN PUBLIC AFFAIRS AWARDS: The goal of the Zonta International Young Women in Public Affairs (YWPA) Program is to encourage more young women to participate in public and political life by recognizing a commitment to the volunteer sector, evidence of volunteer leadership achievements and a dedication to the advancement of the status of women. http://www.zonta.org/site/PageServer?pagename=zi_issues_programs_ywpa_application

9) UAF-AFRICA’S GRANTMAKING PROGRAMME, ROLLING DEADLINE: UAF-Africa provides small grants in Africa of up to USD $5,000 to support strategic interventions that take advantage of unanticipated opportunities to advance women’s human rights or to safeguard rights that have already been won. http://www.urgentactionfund.org/new_site/index.php?id=93

10) RAPID RESPONSE GRANTMAKING, ROLLING DEADLINE: Urgent Action Fund created a unique grantmaking model in 1997 to enable women activists to take advantage of unexpected opportunities, mitigate threats and/or prevent backsliding in their ongoing work to advance the human rights of all people. http://urgentactionfund.org/new_site/index.php?id=55

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C) CALL FOR PAPERS/PROPOSALS/ARTICLES

1) FEMINIST ECONOMICS: Feminist Economics provides an open forum for dialogue and debate about feminist economic perspectives. The journal solicits high quality contributions from a broad spectrum of intellectual traditions in economics. It welcomes the treatment of economic issues from cross-disciplinary and cross-country perspectives. Contributions from countries in the South are especially welcome, as are those from non-economists concerned with economic issues. http://www.feministeconomics.org/issues.cfm

2) INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR FEMINIST ECONOMICS (IAFFE)ANNUAL CONFERENCE, 19 – 21 JUNE 2008, TORINO, ITALY, SUBMISSION DEADLINE 31 DECEMBER 2007: IAFFE organises one conference a year which are designed to provide an open forum for the exchange of ideas and the dissemination of research relevant to feminist inquiry of economic issues and to educate economists and others on feminist points of view on economic issues. IAFFE aims to foster the diversity of the geographical representation and perspectives at IAFFE conferences. Travel funding applications due 31 December. http://www.iaffe.org/conferences/annual/index.php

3) 2008 AWID INTERNATIONAL FORUM ON WOMEN’S RIGHTS AND DEVELOPMENT THE POWER OF MOVEMENTS 14-17 NOVEMBER 2008, CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA, SUBMISSION DEADLINE 28 JANUARY 2008: The International Forum on Women’s Rights and Development is both a conference and a call to action. The largest recurring event of its kind, the AWID Forum brings together women’s rights leaders and activists from around the world every three years to strategize, network, celebrate, and learn in a highly charged atmosphere that fosters deep discussions and sustained personal and professional growth. http://www.awid.org/forum08

4) 7TH EUROPEAN FEMINIST RESEARCH CONFERENCE 4 – 7 JUNE 2009, UTRECHT, NETHERLANDS, SUBMISSION DEADLINE 15 SEPTEMBER 2008: Gendered Cultures at the crossroads of imagination, knowledge and politics focuses on European perspectives combining the humanities with (inter) disciplinary research from other scientific traditions. http://www.7thfeministconference.org

5) OPENDEMOCRACY’S EDITORIAL PROJECT ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN SUBMISSION DEADLINE10 DECEMBER 2007: OpenDemocracy invites submissions on practical experiences as well as views and opinions on how to end violence against women. The editorial project during the 16 Days of Activism against Gender Violence will be an integral part of “50.50″ openDemocracy’s initiative designed to bring more women’s voices and experience into the global current affairs debate. http://www.opendemocracy.net/

6) ST ANTONY’S INTERNATIONAL REVIEW (STAIR) CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWS – THE POLITICS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS 30 DECEMBER 2007: STAIR s a peer-reviewed, graduate academic journal based at St Antony’s College, University of Oxford. STAIR seeks to develop a cross-disciplinary forum in which emerging scholars can discuss global issues of contemporary relevance alongside established academics and policymakers. STAIR would like to invite book review submissions that relate to the topic in question. http://www.sant.ox.ac.uk/jcr/stair/contributors.html

7) THE TRUTH ABOUT VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN CONFERENCE, CONFRONTING AND TRANSFORMING MALE VIOLENCE IN ALL ITS FORMS, 4 – 6 JUNE 2008 SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: The conference will look at the violence women and children experience on this planet at the hands of men. This includes abuse of all kinds-verbal, emotional, physical and sexual. It includes sex trafficking and prostitution. It includes poverty, lack of services, pornography, the media and advertising, discrimination, trivialization, cosmetic surgery. We will not get bogged down with the exceptions or the causes. To propose a paper/workshop email anique@herwill.netHerwill or http://www.conference.herwill.net

ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH ON MOTHERING (ARM) 12TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE: MOTHERING, VIOLENCE, MILITARISM, WAR AND SOCIAL JUSTICE, 23-25 OCTOBER 2008, SUBMISSION DEADLINE 1 MARCH 2008: Submissions are welcome from scholars, students, activists, artists, NGOs, community agencies, service providers, journalists, mothers and others who work or undertake research in this area. Cross-cultural, historical, and comparative work is encouraged. A variety of types of submissions are encouraged including academic papers from all disciplines, workshops, creative submissions, performances, storytelling, visual arts, and other alternative formats. http://www.yorku.ca/arm/CFPMotheringViolenceMilitarismWarconf2008.pdf

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D) PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT/CONFERENCES

1) GLOBAL COURSE – ACCELERATING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE HEALTH MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND OTHER HEALTH OUTCOMES – MAR 24 – APR 4 2008 – WASHINGTON DC, APPLICATION DEADLINE 15 FEBRUARY 2008: While there is long-standing recognition that health outcomes are significantly determined at the household level and are greatly affected by factors outside the health sector such as water and sanitation and transport infrastructure, policies continue mainly to focus on supply production factors within the health sector. This course is intended for government officials and private sector practitioners involved in health outcomes related policy making and programmes and project design and implementation. Look under ‘learning’ and ‘learning programs’, http://web.worldbank.org

2) CENTER FOR WOMEN’S STUDIES (CROATIA): FEMINISMS IN TRANSNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE: VOICING FEMINIST CONCERNS 26-30 MAY 2008, CROATIA, APPLICATION DEADLINE 15 DECEMBER: The aim of the course is to explore and discuss various ways of articulating and affirming the voice as a powerful agency of social change. We theorize voice as women’s existence, women’s theory and women’s art are interwoven and constituted by voice. http://www.zenstud.hr/

3) AFRICAN GENDER FORUM AND AWARD 10TH – 11TH DECEMBER 2007 DAKAR, SENEGAL: The African Gender Forum is an opportunity to create an on-going dialogue across borders, and show pride in the diversity of contributions we enjoy from various communities, countries and sectors of society. http://www.africangenderawards.org/

4) THE 7TH HUMAN RIGHTS ORATION “PUTTING EQUALITY BACK ON THE AGENDA” 12.30PM TO 1.30PM 10 DECEMBER 2007, ZINC AT FEDERATION SQUARE, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: Equality for women has been off the political agenda for too long now. No human rights agenda can be complete without the inclusion of a clear commitment to the equality of women. Free but registrations are required. Please indicate any dietary requirements. Registrations: alex.manning@veohrc.vic.gov.au or (613) 9281 7144 http://www.humanrightscommission.vic.gov.au/news%20and%20events/events/oration%202007.asp

5) THE VICTORIAN IMMIGRANT AND REFUGEE WOMEN’S COALITION INVITES YOU TO JOIN THE 9TH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM), 12 DECEMBER 2007, MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA: This year’s AGM will be another meaningful celebration of sisterhood amongst immigrant, refugee, indigenous and mainstream Australian women and have a range of interesting presentations and activities. http://www.virwc.org.au/news/events/071212.php

6) WOMENWATCH ONLINE DISCUSSION – WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP ROLES FROM 19 NOVEMBER TO 15 DECEMBER 2007: The UN Internet Gateway on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women will host an online discussion on “Women in Leadership Roles”. http://www.un.org/womenwatch/forums/leadership/

7) 12TH ANNUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE ON SEXUALITY, CULTURE AND SOCIETY, 6 JULY – 2 AUGUST, 2008, AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS – APPLICATION DEADLINE APRIL 15, 2008: Students and professionals are invited to participate in courses, seminars and dialogues in Amsterdam on the cultural and social dimensions of human sexuality. http://www.ishss.uva.nl/SummerInstitute/

THE INTERNATIONAL NGO TRAINING AND RESEARCH CENTRE (INTRAC) TRAINING COURSE – GENDER ANALYSIS AND PLANNING 16-18 JANUARY 2007, LONDON, UK: In this course learn how to analyse, plan, and implement a gender perspective into effective development practice. http://www.intrac.org/training.php?id=86

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E) JOB OPPORTUNITIES

1) OVERSEAS PROGRAM MANAGER – PACIFIC, INTERNATIONAL WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT AGENCY (IWDA), MELBOURNE, DEADLINE 5 JANUARY 2008: IWDA is seeking an experienced Overseas Program Manager to work on Pacific programs. The position is based in Melbourne. Please visit the website http://www.iwda.org.au for details.

2) VOLUNTEER GENDER UNIT, AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL, LONDON, UK, DEADLINE 9 DECEMBER 2007: Amnesty is currently recruiting for a volunteer position in the Gender Unit (1-3 days per week for a minimum period of 3 months). The Gender Unit, a two-person team, is part of the Policy and Evaluation Program. http://web.amnesty.org/jobs/index/VOLPEP0701

3) CONSULTANT, CONCERN WORLDWIDE: A workshop has been planned for late January 2008 with an objective to bring together useful tools, guidelines and experiences in equality analysis and develop a tool kit and guidance. The process will be led by the equality advisor and a consultant is sought for 5 days in 2007 to assist with the planning and development of the workshop process and for a further 5 days (plus travel) in January 2008 to co-facilitate the workshop itself. http://www.concern.net

4) DIRECTOR, THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE, THE WOMEN’S INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE FOR PEACE AND FREEDOM, NEW YORK, NY, USA, DEADLINE 15 DECEMBER 2007: The Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is seeking candidates for the position of Director of the United Nations Office to manage and direct the organization’s programs and projects in our United Nations office located in New York City. http://www.wilpf.int.ch, http://www.peacewomen.org

5) GOVERNMENT RELATIONS POSITIONS, WASHINGTON, DC: CARE is a leading humanitarian organisation and places special focus on working alongside poor women. CARE seeks senior policy advisors and legislative assistants. These positions will coordinate public policy and advocacy portfolios. Issues include global poverty and development, global health, including HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health, conflict reduction, gender, resource conservation, climate change, hunger policy and other humanitarian concerns that impact families and communities throughout the developing world. http://tbe.taleo.net/NA5/ats/careers/searchResults.jsp?org=CAREUSA&cws=1&act=search&WebPage=JSRCH&WebVersion=0&location=16

6) TEAM LEADER APRI INTERNATIONAL SA, EUROMED REGION, DEADLINE 9 DECEMBER 2007: The overall project objective is to support current dynamics and strength the capacity of qualified actors to promote equality between men and women in the Euromed Region. Responsibilities include general coordination of all the programme’s activities, planning, organisation and monitoring of these activities, identification of programme partners in collaboration with the gender expert, drafting of regular activity reports to be submitted to the European Commission and overall visibility and public relations and the dissemination of the programme results. http://216.197.119.113/cgi-bin/jobman/exec/view.cgi?archive=107&num=41013

7) SENIOR PROGRAMME OFFICER (DEMOCRACY AND GENDER), INTERNATIONAL IDEA, STOCKHOLM SWEDEN, DEADLINE 11 NOVEMBER 2007: The main functions of the post include analysing key developments in the field of democracy and gender and advising on their implications for IDEA’s programmatic activities. http://216.197.119.113/cgi-bin/jobman/exec/view.cgi?archive=105&num=40470

GENDER EXPERT, APRI INTERNATIONAL SA, EUROMED REGION, DEADLINE 9 DECEMBER 2007: The responsibilities of the gender expert include supervising the scientific aspects of the design, set-up and monitoring of the programme’s activities in close collaboration with the team leader and managing the studies, surveys and research activities. http://216.197.119.113/cgi-bin/jobman/exec/view.cgi?archive=107&num=41012

9) MENTORING & TRAINING SPECIALIST, CGIAR GENDER & DIVERSITY PROGRAM (G&D), KENYA, DEADLINE 14 DECEMBER 2007: G&D wishes to deliver an innovative new project to build up the talent pool of African Women in Agricultural Research and Development. The appointee will be a scientist with expertise in mentoring and training staff, and good knowledge of Sub-Saharan Africa and will be committed to the professional development of women, knowledge of Sub-Saharan African agricultural science systems and highly-developed team skills. http://216.197.119.113/jobman/publish/article_41135.shtml

10) VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS & WOMEN CAMPAIGN, ACTION AID INTERNATIONAL- INDIA, KOLKATA INDIA, 10 JANUARY 2006: In order to strengthen its focus on women’s rights the the Kolkata regional office is undertaking a campaign on ending violence against women and girls, which includes research and documentation activities. For successful implementation of the above projects the KRO would like to invite applications for

• a) programme coordinator,
• b) field worker,
• c) researcher and
• d) research associate.

http://216.197.119.113/cgi-bin/jobman/exec/view.cgi?archive=24&num=16843

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F) RESOURCES/MATERIALS/PUBLICATIONS

1) MIRROR ON THE MEDIA-GENDER AND ADVERTISING IN SOUTHERN AFRICA: This publication is a study conducted by Gender Links (GL) on gender and advertising in Southern Africa. It forms part of Mirror on the Media series of monitoring reports coordinated by GL with the support of the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA) on gender and the media. Covering 1650 radio, television, print and billboard advertisements in Mauritius, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe, the study aims to establish how women and men are represented and portrayed in advertising. http://www.genderlinks.org.za/page.php?p_id=371

2) WOMEN’S UN REPORT NETWORK (WUNRN): The Women’s UN Report Program & Network (WUNRN) is a non-governmental organisation established to implement the conclusions and recommendations of a United Nations Study on Freedom of Religion of Belief and the Status of Women From the Viewpoint of Religion and Traditions (E/CN.4/2002/73/Add.2). This study is a major, universal, comprehensive U.N. approach to intolerance and discrimination against women based on religion and traditions. http://www.wunrn.com/

3) MISFORTUNE500.ORG OCT 2007 NEWSLETTER: Marking World Food Day, 16 October, the brand new issue of the MisFortune Monthly is now available! Read about the corporate control of seed, women’s demands for equal access to and control of productive resources, and latest news.
http://www.wedo.org/library.aspx?ResourceID=200

4) FINANCING FOR GENDER EQUALITY AND WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT
STATEMENT TO THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY HIGH-LEVEL DIALOGUE ON FINANCING FOR DEVELOPMENT OCTOBER 23, 2007: Much of the development literature suggests that initiatives on gender equality and women’s empowerment have not been effectively mainstreamed into development processes, while women’s machineries and programmes, and the women’s movement, have been grossly under funded. The paper makes a number of proposals.
http://www.wedo.org/files/HLD07FinancingGenderEquality-10-25-07FINAL.pdf

5) TOOLS FOR MAINSTREAMING GENDER, THE WORLD BANK: The world bank website lists analytical and operational tools and data to assist in gender mainstreaming. Included are gender and social assessments/analyses, information on promising approaches to gender development and tools for specific sectors and themes. Look under ‘topics’ and ‘gender’ http://web.worldbank.org

6) WHERE IS THE MONEY FOR WOMEN’S RIGHTS? THE SECOND FUNDHER REPORT ON FINANCIAL SUSTAINABILITY FOR WOMEN’S MOVEMENTS WORLDWIDE: The report probes deeper into fundamental questions related to resource mobilisation and movement-building. How are women’s organisations and movements growing worldwide? Why do we need strong women’s movements and organisations? Where is the money for women’s rights? How should we mobilize new resources to build stronger feminist movements in order to advance women’s rights worldwide? http://www.awid.org/go.php?pg=fundher_2

7) FRENCH TRANSLATION OF BRIDGE’S CUTTING EDGE PACK ON GENDER AND INDICATORS: What would indicate we are on the right track to mobilising social change? Gender-sensitive indicators and other measurements of change are critical – for building the case for taking gender (in)equality seriously, for enabling better planning and actions, and for holding institutions accountable for their commitments on gender. http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports_gend_CEP.html#Indicators

THE GENDER IMPLICATIONS OF PENSION REFORMS, GENERAL REMARKS AND EVIDENCE FROM SELECTED COUNTRIES, UN RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT (UNRISD) 2006: Globally, women make up the majority of older people, as well as the majority of the elderly living in poverty. Despite these facts, and despite international and national commitments to gender mainstreaming in all policy fields, concerns about gender equality have been largely absent from mainstream pension policy debates.
http://www.siyanda.org/static/UNRISD_pension_reforms.htm?em=0711&tag=QG

9) SEX-RATIO IMBALANCE IN ASIA: TRENDS, CONSEQUENCES AND POLICY RESPONSES: The Sex-Ratio studies were undertaken at the request of the UN Population Fund for presentation at the 4th Asia Pacific Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Health. The Regional Analysis offers an overview of the mechanisms and consequences of the growing gender imbalances observed today in Asia. http://www.unfpa.org/gender/case_studies.htm

10) BUILDING FEMINIST MOVEMENTS AND ORGANISATIONS – GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: The new publication is a collection of 144 contributions from 42 different countries, the book reveals the multiplicity of work being undertaken by feminist movements and organisations worldwide. Edited by Lydia Alp¡zar Dur n, No‰l D. Payne & Anahi Russo. Published by Zed Books, May 2007

 

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