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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 […]

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 […]

Women for Development of Municipality

Women for Development of Municipality is an NGO founded in 2005 in  Azerbaijan. It aims at the development of a democratic civil society. The NGO consists of women who participated in municipal elections and were elected. Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Objectives 3 Key actions 4 Municipalities and communities 5 Contact Background Established in February […]

Meira Kumar

Meira Kumar (born March 31, 1945) is an politician and a five time Member of Parliament. She was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha on 3 June 2009. She is from the low-caste Dalit (formerly untouchable) community, and has called her appointment “historic”. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Foreign Service […]

Michelle Bachelet

Verónica Michelle Bachelet Jeria (b. 1951) is politician who was President of Chile from 11 March 2006 to 11 March 2010 —the first woman president in the ‘s history. Bachelet was appointed as the head of by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on September 14, 2010. She took up the post on September 19, 2010.   […]

Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa (August 26, 1910 – September 5, 1997), born Agnesë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, was an Roman Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in Calcutta, in 1950. For over 45 years she ministered to the poor, sick, orphaned, and dying, while guiding the Missionaries of Charity’s expansion, first throughout India and then in other […]

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National Council of Negro Women

The National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) is a non-governmental organisation in the United States which promotes the rights of black women domestically and internationally. It is comprised of a council of 39 affiliated national African women’s organizations and over 240 sections—connecting nearly 4 million women worldwide. American political leader Mary McLeod Bethune (1875-1955) founded […]

National Organization for Women (NOW)

The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest feminist advocacy group in the . NOW was founded on June 30, 1966 in Washington, D.C., by 28 women and men attending the Third National Conference of the Commission on the Status of Women. Among the founders was , and author of the Feminine Mystique. There […]

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