Links
Links to websites of interest. All links open in a new window.
Campaigning Organisations, NGOs and Representative Bodies
United Kingdom
Engender
- information, research and networking
organisation for women in Scotland to improve women's
lives and increase their power and influence. www.engender.org.uk
Equal
Opportunities Commission
-
working for a society that guarantees equality for women
and for men. www.eoc.org.uk
The
Fawcett Society -
working to create a greater equality for women in Britain. www.fawcettsociety.org.uk/
The
300 Group -
Campaign to help get more women involved in politics and
public life. www.300group.org.uk
Womankind
- the only UK charity dedicated entirely to women's
development and women's human rights globally. www.womankind.org.uk
Women's
Environmental Network
- tackling environmental issues of the greatest concern to
women, as well as many which affect everyone. www.wen.org.uk
Women's
National Commission - www.thewnc.org.uk
International
European
Women's Lobby - the
largest co-ordinating body of national and European
non-governmental women's organisations in the European
Union. www.womenlobby.org
Feminist
Majority Foundation
- non-profit org dedicated to the social, political, and
economic equality of women. Comprehensive website
including Global Daily Feminist Newswire. www.feminist.org
Funding
Global
Fund For Women -
providing flexible, timely grants to women's groups around
the world striving to improve women's human rights. www.globalfundforwomen.org
International Institutions
International
Institute for Democracy
-
encouraging co-operation to promote and strengthen
democracy. Publishers of the Clearing House Review
of democracy projects and organisations. www.iidemocracy.coe.int
UNIFEM
- works to ensure the
participation of women in all levels of development
planning and practice, and acts as a catalyst within the
UN system. www.unifem.undp.org
Media
Executive
Woman - magazine for working women. www.execwoman.com
Worldwoman
- stories suggested, selected and edited by women. www.worldwoman.net
Networking
L'Annuaire
au Feminin - leading French site giving
links to French women's groups and associations. www.annuaire-au-feminin.tm.fr
Reference
The
Feminist Archive -
collects and preserves feminist material from the 1960's to
the present day. www.femarch.freeserve.co.uk
Global
List of Women's Organisations - www.euronet.nl/~fullmoon/womlist/womlist.html
WomenWatch
- UN project to create a
core Internet space on global women's issues. www.un.org/womenwatch
Worldwide
Guide To Women in Leadership
- website dedicated to listing all women rulers around the
world since the beginning of time. www.guide2womenleaders.com
Resources for NGOs
Computeraid
International - recycles donated computers
for re-use in schools, and community organisations in
developing countries. www.computeraid.org
International
Center for Not-for-Profit Law
- facilitates
and supports the development of civil society on a global
basis. www.icnl.org
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