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United Nations Commission on the Status of Women

About The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), established by the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) Resolution 11(II) of 21 June 1946. With gender-equality and advancement of women as its focus, CSW’s mandates include drafting recommendations and reports to the Council on promoting women’s rights, the monitoring of implementation of measure for the advancement […]

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA)

Calgary Immigrant Women’s Association (CIWA) was established in 1982 as a non-profit organization to address the needs and concerns of immigrant and refugee women, youth, children and families. CIWA has developed a reputation for its innovative and unique approaches to providing essential services to immigrant and refugee women. The demand for our services increases with […]

Center of Arab Women for Training and Research

The Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR) was established in 1993 in as an Independent Regional Institution promoting in the Arab World through Research, Training, Networking and Advocacy. It was as a direct response to a long-felt need in the Arab region for a specialized center to promote the participation of Arab […]

Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation (BGRF)

Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation is an NGO of public utility that promotes social equality and women’s in through research, education and advocacy programs. The BGRF was founded in June 1998 in Sofia. The team of the Foundation consists of lawyers, academics, experts in advocacy, education, monitoring violations of human rights, lobbying for legislative changes, preparing […]

Bride Burning

About Bride-burning is a type of domestic violence mostly practiced in , , and other countries located on or around the Indian subcontinent. A common form of bride burning is when a young woman is murdered by her husband or his family for her family’s refusal to pay additional , thus the common term dowry death. […]

Burqavaganza

Burqavaganza is a play produced by the Ajoka Theater in . In the play all cast members wear a . The burqa is meant to represent the things society tries to hide and spotlights religious fundamentalists’ attitudes. Table of Contents 1 About 2 The Burqa 3 Politics 4 References 5 See Also About The play […]

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CFEMEA

Type NGO Founded 1989 Location Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria, Brasília-DF, Brazil Area served Namely Brazil Focus Women’s rights and gender equality Method Education, advocacy, lobbying, monitoring Website http://www.cfemea.org.br The Centro Feminista de Estudos e Assessoria (Portuguese) (CFEMEA), or the Feminist Center for Studies and Advisory Services, is an autonomous, women’s rights non-governmental organization […]

Census of India 2011: Where are the girl-children?

According to the provisional data of the 2011 Census of India released by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, India’s child sex ratio continues to plummet, indicating that female feticide and infanticide remain rampant. Provisional data released by the census office shows that the child sex ratio (0-6 years) has […]

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Cartier Women’s Initiative Awards

The Cartier Women’s Initiative Award is an international business plan competition created in 2006 by Cartier, the Women’s Forum, McKinsey Company and INSEAD business school to identify, support and encourage projects by women entrepreneurs. See the latest Award edition Table of Contents 1 The Mission 2 The Competition 3 The Evaluation 4 References 5 See […]

Center for Justice and International Law

Type NGO Founded 15 February 1991 Location Washington, D.C., US; San Jose, Costa Rica; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina Key people Viviana Krsticevic (Executive Director) Area served The Americas and the Caribbean Focus Human rights in the OAS Method Litigation, legal assistance, negotiation, education, advocacy, lobbying, monitoring Website http://cejil.org/ The Center for Justice […]

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