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International Museum of Women (IMOW)

I.M.O.W. is a social change museum that connects and inspires people with powerful ideas and new ways of thinking that transform women’s lives and the world. With its focus on cultural change, I.M.O.W. advances the human right to gender equity worldwide. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 History 3 Activities 4 Projects 5 See Also […]

International Women’s Day

International Women’s Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women’s Day is marked on the 8th of March every year. It is a major day of global celebration for the economic, political and social achievements of women. Started as a political event, the holiday blended in the culture of many countries (primarily and the countries of […]

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International Women’s Democracy Center

The International Women’s Democracy Center (IWDC) was established in 1995 by Barbara Ferris. It is a non-governmental organisation which provides training to women around the world to strengthen their leadership skills and provide them with the resources to participate in politics. By ensuring that women worldwide have the necessary tools and skills to participate in […]

International Women’s Development Agency

International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA) is an Australian non-profit organisation that creates positive change for women and their communities. Our practical and rights-based projects directly address poverty and oppression in developing countries. Table of Contents 1 Background 2 History 3 Work 4 References 5 Contact Information Background For over 20 years, the International Women’s Development […]

International Women’s Media Foundation (IWMF)

Founded in 1990, the International Women’s Media Foundation is a vibrant global network dedicated to strengthening the role of women in the news worldwide as means to increase freedom of speech throughout the different media. Table of Contents 1 Strategies 2  Research and Activities 3 Publications 4 References Strategies Building a Vibrant Network: A network […]

International Women’s Day Panel Discussion,

When? Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 4 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. Where? Conference room C-4 (7th floor) Vienna International Centre (VIC) Vienna, Austria About The 2016 theme for International Women’s Day is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”. In line with this theme and UNIDO’s mission, the panel discussion will feature female […]

Intersectional Responses to Gender-Based Violence

Darian Edelman Master 2 in Development Economics and International Project Management (DEIPM) Université Paris Est Créteil (UPEC) and Université Gustave Eiffel (UGE) Article published as part of Wikigender University     Introduction Freedom from violence is a human right for all. While considering human rights, it’s important to understand that human beings are multi-layered and complex, […]

Intersectionality

Intersectionality (also referred to as intersectional analysis or intersectionality theory) is an analytical tool for understanding and responding to the ways gender identity intersects with and is constituted by other social factors such as race, age, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Theory and Feminist Thought Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw of UCLA School of Law and Columbia Law School, […]

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Introducing the IPS Gender Wire

Women do not get half of media attention, or an equal voice in expression – only 22 percent of the voices you hear and read in the news today are women’s. IPS-Inter Press Service gives women and their issues their fair share of voice; not by way of artificial allowance, but as arising naturally in […]

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