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The new wave of sexism against today's women leaders

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There are still men, in this day and age, who believe that women are less competent than men and that men are superior to women. This new wave of refined sexism especially in today’s politics does not typically take the form of a 1960 blatant sexism that is deliberate, direct and visible, but comes in more subtle and covert ways. This shows that it is not only critical to enhance women’s access to opportunities and positions, but it is extremely important that solidarity mechanisms are put in place to support women in leaderships when they come under unjust attacks.

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Urban Women's Listserve

Urban Women's Listserve

The urban women's listserve is an international forum with the objective of facilitating an exchange of information and sharing of experiences, resources, and strategies to advance women's rights and gender equality in local governance and local governments. The listserve is open to all womens's groups, activists, institutions, equality-seeking organizations, women in local government - elected officials, administrators, staff, partners, women urban professionals, etc. Men are also welcome. We encourage you to post listings pertinent to this subject and to engage with participating members. Please be respectful of the diversity of opinions and experiences of all participants. A short description of your interests and focus of work will help us to keep the list clean of SPAM. The listserve is moderated by Toronto Women's City Alliance (TWCA). www.twca.ca

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Gender Concerns International (GCI)

Gender Concerns International (GCI) is an international development organization based in The Netherlands. The organization aims to establish a gender-balanced society, to build capacity for gender equity in targeted communities, and to connect and facilitate communication on gender equality amongst individuals, groups and organizations at various levels.

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Urban Women's Listserve

The urban women's listserve is an international forum with the objective of facilitating an exchange of information and sharing of experiences, resources, and strategies to advance women's rights and gender equality in local governance and local governments. The listserve is open to all womens's groups, activists, institutions, equality-seeking organizations, women in local government - elected officials, administrators, staff, partners, women urban professionals, etc. Men are also welcome. We encourage you to post listings pertinent to this subject and to engage with participating members. Please be respectful of the diversity of opinions and experiences of all participants. A short description of your interests and focus of work will help us to keep the list clean of SPAM. The listserve is moderated by Toronto Women's City Alliance (TWCA). www.twca.ca

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Women's Campaign International

Women's Campaign International (WCI) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization dedicated to increasing the participation of women in political and democratic processes worldwide. WCI's mission is to increase the number of female elected officials throughout the world, ensure their effectiveness once elected and build the capacity of local organizations working on women's issues.

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The Social Institutions and Gender Index, SIGI

The Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) is a new composite measure of gender discrimination based on social institutions. It measures gender inequality in five areas: Family Code, Physical Integrity, Son Preference, Civil Liberties and Ownership Rights in 102 non-OECD countries. The website also contains 124 detailed country notes about gender equality and social institutions.

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The Gender Wire


IPS Gender Wire

Only 22% of the voices we hear and read in the news today belong to women. IPS news agency covers frontline issues such as elections, health, education, armed conflicts, corruption, the global financial crisis, food insecurity, and climate change, asking an often forgotten question: What does this mean for women and girls?

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The Gender Wire is part of an IPS media and communication program about gender equality and the empowerment of women. Through independent journalism, media and NGO training and publications IPS is working with women's organisations worldwide to strengthen the voice, visibility and impact of gender equality efforts.

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Women Can Do It

Women Can Do It is a program to train women in participating in decision making processes, politics, and governance. It is implemented in collaboration between the Women’s Union of the Norwegian Labor Party, Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) and local partner organisations.

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Women's Leadership Education Program

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Our Center promotes women's leadership in the US and around the world through our graduate education program. Recent students come from countries in Africa, South America, and Asia (including two this year from Pakistan). We are launching an online program for women's political leadership -- including one in Farsi for women in Iran. We welcome applications for our Boston-based graduate education program as well as other inquiries. To read further please visit Graduate Certificate Program for Women in Politics & Public Policy.

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Network of Muslim African Women

The network aims to promote and strengthen the capacity and leadership of African women in politics overcoming challenges faced by Muslim women throughout the region. It also aims at setting up a platform for knowledge production and management and for the sharing of experiences on women's status and rights.

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