Links
Global Links to Women's Political Participation

Dec 9, 2004, 10:26

This is a selected list of web sites related to women’s political participation worldwide.

African Women’s Bibliographic Database (http://www.africabib.org/women.html)

This database contains over 22,000 citations from 1986 to current on various issues relating to African women.

International Women’s Media Foundation (http://www.iwmf.org/)

IWMF’s mission is to move women into key positions in the news media. IWMF’s programs operate in the United States, Africa, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The website also provides links to resources such as publications, a newsletter and statistics.

Afrol.com: Women (http://www.afrol.com)

This is the women’s section of the African portal site, Afrol.com. This section provides news coverage of women in Africa and background information such as “women and gender profiles” for each African country.

allAfrica.com: Women (http://allafrica.com/women/)

allAfrica.com is among the Internet’s largest content sites posting over 800 news stories daily, in English and French, on African news and information. The “Women and Gender” link of allAfrica.com is a compilation of news stories on women and gender in Africa.

Arab Women Connect (AWC) (http://www.arabwomenconnect.org/)

The UNIFEM Arab States Regional Office (ASRO) launched AWC as part of the WID FI project. The AWC Arabic/English website contains studies, reports and statistics on Arab women collected from WID FI and PBP II counterparts and women’s organizations in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Yemen, UAE and Qatar. 

Commonwealth Secretariat: Gender Section (http://www.thecommonwealth.org/Templates/Colour.asp?NodeID=34021)

The Gender Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat focused on implementing the Commonwealth Plan of Action on Gender and Development (1995-2000) for the past 10 years. In 2004 a new Plan of Action for Gender Equality (2005-2015) will direct the Commonwealth action for the next decade. The Gender Section of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s website includes information on its core activities, publications, reports, papers and newsletters.

AVIVA (http://www.aviva.org/)

Aviva is a free “webzine” operated by an international group of feminists in London. AVIV offers women-focused international news, events groups, resources and action alerts.

AWID (http://www.awid.org/index.php)

AWID (Association for Women’s Rights in Development) is an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women’s human rights.

European and North American Womenaction (ENAWA) ( http://www.enawa.org/)

ENAWA is a network of media, ICT, information and advocacy organizations strengthening and integrating a feminist analysis in the information and media landscape in relation to social movement and the women’s movement regionally and internationally. The ENAWA website offers related news, publications, reports, searchable databases, of websites, information centers, and calendar of events among other resources.

The World Bank: Gender and Development page

In 2001, the World Bank adopted a gender and development mainstreaming strategy. This page has links to the implementation of this strategy. There are links to analytical tools, operational work, capacity building, documents and reports and external partnerships and links.

Gender Policy Review (http://gender-policy.tripod.com/journal/)

Gender policy review is a monthly magazine geared towards policy professionals and individuals interested in gender and international development and domestic politics.

Global Fund for Women (http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/)

The Global Fund for Women is a grantmaking foundation supporting women’s human rights organizations around the world working to address issues such as gaining economic independence, increasing girls’ access to education and stopping violence against women. A link to a list of grantees is also available.

IFES – Women’s Access and Leadership Initiative (http://www.ifes.org/women/overview.htm)

This section of IFES’ website provides information on the organization’s programs on women which include: voter and civic education; candidate training; and applied research.

The international Gender and Trade Network (http://www.genderandtrade.net/index.html)

This is an international network of gender advocates actively working to promote equitable social and sustainable trade. The network utilizes research, advocacy and economic literacy to address the specific trade issues of the seven regions: Africa, Asian, Caribbean, Europe, Latin America, North America and the Pacific. There are links to papers, resources and research.

International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance IDEA: “Gender and Political Participation” section. (http://www.idea.int/gender/)

IDEA is an intergovernmental organization, with member states across all continents, that seeks to support sustainable democracy in both new and established democracies. The link to “Gender and Political Participation” provides information to resources on women in governance structures.

International Women’s Democracy Center (IWDC) (http://www.iwdc.org/about/index.htm)

IWDC seeks to strengthen women’s global leadership through training, education, networking and research, with a focus on increasing the participation of women in politics, policy and decision-making within their own government. IWDC facilitates training workshops on campaign management, issue advocacy, fundraising and networking for women leaders. Additional trainings include parliamentarian workshops on legislative development, policy analysis and constituent services. IWDC also conducts research on women’s political leadership.

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) (http://www.icrw.org/)

ICRW works to fill the gaps in understanding the complex realities women’s lives and roles in development. ICRW focuses on: conducting research and analysis; translating research into policy and action options through advocacy; giving providing guidance to organizations; partnering with organizations that work with women and communities to foster social change.

Inter-Parliamentary Union (http://www.ipu.org/english/home.htm)

The IPU is the international organization of Parliaments of sovereign States. The IPU is a focal point for global parliamentary dialogue and works to enhance peace, cooperation and the entrenchment of representative democracy world-wide. This website also includes links to databases and resources on women in politics and parliament world-wide.

Jenda: A Journal of Culture and African Women’s Studies (http://www.jendajournal.com/jenda/)

This is a peer-reviewed e-journal dedicated to the promotion of research and scholarship of African women to the African and global community.

National Democratic Institute: Win With Women Initiative (http://winwithwomen.ndi.org/)

Launched in December 2003 by NDI, the Win with Women Initiative is a movement to promote women’s political participation worldwide. The anchor of this initiative is the Global Action Plan, which is a document that outlines practical recommendations that will help political parties broaden their appeal by becoming more inclusive and representative.

PROLEAD: Grant Program: Recipients of Funding (http://www.iadb.org/sds/prolead/site_14_e.htm#footnoteone)

PROLEAD (Program for the support of women’s leadership and representation) was launched by the Inter-American Development Bank in 1998 in coordination with UNIFEM, UNICEF, UNDP and OAS/CIM. The “Grants Program” section of the PROLEAD website lists grants made by the program to organizations in Latin America and the Caribbean.

UN ECLAC: Toolkit for Women (http://www.earthsummit2002.org/toolkits/women/un-doku/otherun/eclac.htm)

The UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN ECLAC) was established in 1948 to promote economic and social development through regional and sub-regional cooperation and integration. This toolkit for women includes links to report, statistics, documents, forums, news, training and related networks.

UN Statistics Division: Social Indicators (http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/socind/)

This is a compilation of statistical information on social indicators on: child-bearing; education; health; housing; human settlements; illiteracy; income and economic activity; population; unemployment; water supply and sanitation; youth and elderly populations.

UN: Division for the Advancement of Women: Country Reports(http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/reports.htm)

Countries that have ratified or acceded to the Convention are legally bound to put its provisions into practice. They are also committed to submit national reports, at least every four years, on measures they have taken to comply with CEDAW. This website includes links to the UN CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women) country reports.

The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University (http://www.wcsyale.org/)

The Women’s Campaign School at Yale University teaches women the required skills, strategies and tactics to run a winning campaign. The WCS is jointly sponsored by Yale Law School and Women’s Studies.

Women’s Human Rights Resources (WHRR) (http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/Diana/)

WHRR is a free accessible online library on international women’s rights law. The goal of WHRR is to assist researchers, students, teachers and human rights advocates locate reliable and diverse information on women’s international human rights via the Internet.