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Destatis

The German Federal Statistical Office (destatis) gathers, collects, processes, presents and analyses statistical information. Its head office consists of seven departments and the office leadership is located in Wiesbaden/Germany; two additional departments are situated in the Bonn branch office.   Table of Contents 1 i-Punkt and EDS European Data Service 2 Publication 2.1 Women in Germany 2006 […]

Women and the Conflict in Sri Lanka

Girls and women trapped in the civil war between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers, commonly known as the Tamil Tigers have been subject to high levels of violence. International organisations have been alarmed by the poor health and high levels of mulnutrition of women in displacement camps, and by the numerous […]

Women and the Conflict in DRC

Although the civil war in the Democratic Republic of the Congo is formally over, women and girls remain vulnerable targets for violence. The threat and use of physical violence, including rape, have become part of the daily landscapes for girls and women, in particular in the Eastern provinces. Due to chronic under reporting and lack of […]

Women and Water-Resource Management in Africa

Most countries in Africa have large regions that suffer acute water shortages, either periodically or on a permanent basis. Consequently, in most of the continent, effective water-resource management is of critical importance. Although research in the 1990s has demonstrated that African women are active participants in economic development, there has been relatively little systematic factoring […]

Women Information Network Europe (WINE)

WINE is the network of women’s libraries, archives and information centres in Europe. History The initiative emerged during an expert meeting that took place in Utrecht in 1995, organized by the Network WISE and the IIAV. The need for such an European network of women’s libraries, documentation and information centres was recognized by the university […]

Women Empowerment Literacy and Development Organization (WELDO)

WELDO is a leading not for profit developmental organization rendering valuable services to the development sector in Pakistan since January 1st, 2003. WELDO is the only women organization in Pakistan working on a wide array of areas like Gender, Energy, Responsible Trade, Tobacco Control and Research & Development. Table of Contents 1 Partnerships 2 Programs on […]

Women’s WORLD

Women’s WORLD, a global free speech network of feminist writers, was founded in 1994 to defend women writers under attack and to develop programs to enable them to have a stronger public voice. Table of Contents 1 Mission 2 Activities 3 History 4 Sources Mission Women’s World Organization for Rights, Literature, and Development, or Women’s […]

Women’s Political Empowerment

Although most women around the world have the right to vote, there is still a big disparity between the number of women and men who are actively involved in politics. Table of Contents 1 Women as Elected Officials 2 Suffrage 3 Sources 4 See also Women as Elected Officials There is minimal correlation between women […]

Women’s International Center (WIC)

Women’s International Center [WIC] was founded in 1982 as a non-profit education and service foundation with the mission  to ‘acknowledge, honor, encourage and educate women’. Living Legacy Awards Since its inception WIC has fulfilled its purpose in many ways. Beginning in 1983 the Living Legacy Awards (LLA) began to acknowledge and honour women. For twenty-four […]

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