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Pearl Buck

Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 — March 6, 1973) also known as Sai Zhen Zhu (賽珍珠), was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to be awarded the , “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in for her biographical masterpieces.” Table of Contents 1 Early […]

Monde selon les Femmes

‘Le Monde selon les femmes’ (World according to women) is a   active in development,  and women’s movement. Its objective is to advance equality between men and women, and between North and South. They partner with other NGOs, public institutions, trade unions and international organisations. Table of Contents 1 History 2 Objectives 3 Priorities 4 […]

USAID and Gender Equality

USAID was established to help implement the Marshall Plan’s reconstruction of Europe after World War Two and the Truman Administration’s Point Four Program. In 1961, the Foreign Assistance Act was signed into law and USAID was created by executive order. Since that time, USAID has been the principal U.S. agency to extend assistance to countries […]

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)

Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WED) is a non-profit organization currently based in New York, near the headquarters. With its global partners, WEDO initiatives encompass climate change, corporate accountability, UN reform, and women’s political participation and leadership. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Activities 4 Campaigns 4.1 National Climate Change Advocacy project 4.2 […]

White House Council on Women and Girls

On March 11, 2009, two days after , President Obama signed an executive order creating a White House Council on Women and Girls, to help eliminate discrimination and gender inequality, and ensure that government legislation is gender-sensitive and responds to the needs of women and families. The event was accompanied by a ceremony honouring women […]

Women and peace organisations

Table of Contents 1 Amnesty International 2 Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights 3 Code Pink 4 Femmes Africa Solidarité 5 Global Justice Center 6 Human Rights Watch 7 Nobel Women’s Initiative 8 The Institute for Inclusive Security 9 Women for International Peace and Arbitration 10 Women for Peace 11 Women’s International League for […]

Women in Cities

  Women in Cities International is meant to be an exchange network for various partners concerned with gender equality issues and the place of women in cities on the five continents. Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Main objectives 3 Projects 4 How to get involved? 5 see also 6 External link Background With the […]

Women in Government (WIG, USA)

Women in Government (headquartered in Washington, D.C.), is a national, non-profit, bi-partisan organization of women state legislators in USA that provides leadership opportunities, networking expert forums, and educational resources to address and resolve complex public policy issues. Table of Contents 1 About 2 Initiatives 3 List of first women elected/appointed to state legislative office (USA) 4 […]

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