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Women and Water: The Forgotten Glass Ceiling

Water is the most common substance on earth, covering over 70% of the earth’s surface. Though there are about 1.4 thousand million cubic kilometers of water on earth, only 3% of the earth’s water is fresh. Less than 1% of the earth’s freshwater is readily accessible for direct human use. On an average, a person […]

Women Deliver

Women Deliver’s 4th Global Conference, taking place 16-19 May 2016, will be the largest gathering on girls’ and women’s health and rights in the last decade and one of the first major global conferences following the launch of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will gather 5-6,000 people and inspire global changemakers to focus on implementing the SDGs so they matter […]

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 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 […]

Women for Women International

Women for Women International is a non-governmental organisation that provides women survivors of war, civil strife and other conflicts with the tools and resources to move from crisis and poverty to stability and self-sufficiency, thereby promoting viable civil societies. Women for Women International mobilizes women to change their lives through a holistic approach that addresses […]

Women for Women Taxis

Table of Contents 1 Women for Women Taxis 1.1 Inspiration 2 Violence against Women 3 Empowerment of Women 3.1 Riders 3.2 Drivers 4 Existing Organizations 5 References 6 External links Women for Women Taxis Women for Women Taxis is a service dedicated to providing safe transport for women while also empowering female drivers. The idea […]

Women in Bio-Technology

The wide gaps between women studying and working in the sciences and engineering appears to disappear in the bio-technology sector. Unlike in academia, where women are considerably less likely to apply for a patent, women in bio-tech firms are just as likely to have filed for a patent as men according to research by sociologist […]

Women in business and management in Thailand

Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Content 3 Summary 4 References 5 Group 3 Background According to the report of International Labour Organization (ILO) authors by Bureau for Employers’ Activities in November 2014 said that “As women overtake men in education, they are running a third of the world’s businesses. However, women business owners are […]

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 […]

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