Iraq
How Temporary Marriages Can Exploit Vulnerable Women in Iraq
This article examines mut’ah marriages in Iraq.
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Women's Digital Knowledge Library
Women’s Rights Collection
Resources about women’s equality in general, including women human rights defenders (WHRDs) and organizations working for women’s equality around the world.
Kyrgyzstan
A Bride to Take: How Ala Kachuu Has Dismantled Women’s Choice in Kyrgyzstan
This article explores the tradition of ala kachuu, or bride kidnapping, in Kyrgyzstan.
Albania
The Evolution of Women’s Property Rights in Albania
Description The status of Albanian women in relation to property
Albania
Country Gender Equality Profile – Albania
The report offers an updated overview of gender equality in Albania, examining progress, challenges, and alignment with EU standards amid accession efforts.
Albania
Women’s Rights in Albania: A Growing Phenomenon and the Last Taboos
This essay explores lesser-known and taboo matters that inequitably effect women in Albania.
Fiji
Funding, Power, and Resistance: How International Aid Shapes Feminist Movements in Fiji
This paper examines how international aid affects the organizational structures and strategies of Fijian feminist movements addressing gender-based violence.
Fiji
Fiji Women’s Rights Movement
Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM) is a leading feminist human rights organisation in Fiji that links local concerns to global debates.
Iran
National Council of Resistance in Iran Women’s Committee
The NCRI Women’s Committee works extensively with Iranian women outside the country and maintains permanent contact with women inside Iran.
global
UN Women Training Centre
The UN Women Training Centre eLearning Campus is a global and innovative online platform for training for gender equality.
Black women
How Natural Black Hair at Work Became a Civil Rights Issue
On the 55th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, U.S. courts are still divided about African Americans’ right to wear their natural hair in the workplace.
Negotiating Women’s Veiling: Politics & Sexuality in Contemporary Indonesia
This study will focus on the Indonesian jilbab, an ubiquitous piece of cloth that covers the hair and neck of women tightly, leaving no skin unconcealed.
League of Women Voters
The League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization working to protect and expand voting rights and ensure everyone is represented in our democracy. We empower voters and defend democracy through advocacy, education, and litigation, at the local, state, and national levels.
global
Amnesty International: Women’s Rights
A look at the history of women’s rights, what women’s rights actually are, and what Amnesty is doing.
Soraya Chemaly on the power of women’s rage
At All About Women 2019 writer and activist Soraya Chemaly called for an ungendering of emotion for the benefit of everybody
Gender Inequality in Education – Empowering Women and Girls
Gender Equality is essential for a just and thriving society, yet barriers still exist worldwide. Explore the key challenges, progress made, and actions you can take to support equal rights and opportunities for all.
United Nations
A global history of women’s rights in 3 minutes
Discover the noteworthy women, grassroots movements and historic milestones that have changed the world for women and girls.
Deeper Looks: The Future of Women’s Rights
Trends on women’s rights worldwide.
Women’s Rights – Amnesty International
On this page we look at the history of women’s rights, what women’s rights actually are, and what Amnesty is doing.
Gender Equality
Website about the many spheres of gender equality.
Asian – Pacific Resource & Research Centre for Women
Nonprofit women and youth organization advancing sexual and reproductive health rights in Asia and the Pacific.
girls
White House Report: Women and Girls of Color: Addressing Challenges and Expanding Opportunity
Report highlighting work the Obama Administration has done to reduce barriers to success for everyone including women and girls of color.
Black feminism
National Council of Negro Women
A coalition with the mission is to lead, advocate for and empower women of African descent, their families and communities.
data
No Ceilings: The Full Participation Project
Gathers data and analyzes the gains made for women and girls over the last two decades, as well as the gaps that remain.
United States
National Partnership for Women and Families
Promotes fairness in the workplace, reproductive health and rights and access to quality, affordable health care.
girls
Girls for Gender Equity
An organization committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women.
development
UNECE Policy for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
Policy for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (2016-2020).
Global Women’s Leadership Project
Penn Law’s Global Women’s Leadership Project (GWLP) provides research for UNESCO and UN Women in support of their work on women, peace and justice and women’s human rights.
UN Women
UN Women is working to develop and uphold standards and create an environment in which every woman and girl can exercise her human rights and live up to her full potential.
global
International Council of Women
The International Council of Women is an active pioneer in promoting international women’s rights.
global
Huairou Commission
Empowers grassroots women’s leadership in the development of resilient communities through global and local initiatives.
Kenya
Samburu Women Trust
Organization that champions for the rights of women and girls among the pastoralist communities in Kenya.
health
Centre for Rights Education and Awareness (CREAW)
CREAW uses bold, innovative and holistic interventions for the realization of women’s rights.
Australia
Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in Asia and the Pacific
Electronic, peer reviewed journal.
women's rights
Gender Equality in Latin America: A Regional Commitment to Reducing Gender Gaps
This guide provides an overview of progress to date, with a focus on health, education, political and economic sectors.
women's rights
Promoting Gender Equity in Politics Through Affirmative Action Measures: Latin American Gender Quotas
This Brief analyses the impact these laws have had on the number of women in Latin American parliaments, as well as the conditions that have made certain quota laws more successful than others.
Argentina
Spotlight on Organisations: Gender Equity Policies in Latin America
This Spotlight presents some of the key Latin American organisations working to promote gender equality in the region.
Bosnia Herzegovina
Fondacija CURE/CURE Foundation
CURE Foundation is a feminist-activist organization that operates for the equality of sexes and genders pleading for positive social changes through educational, artistic, cultural and research programs.
Afghanistan
Iranian and Kurdish Women’s Rights Organisation (IKWRO)
IKWRO’s mission is to protect Middle Eastern and Afghan women and girls who are at risk of ‘honour’ based violence, forced marriage, child marriage, female genital mutilation and domestic violence and to promote their rights.
Palestine
Association of Women Committees for Social Work (AWCSW)
Palestinian women’s rights organization involved in empowering Palestinian women and girls.
India
Centre for Social Research (CSR)
Non-profit organisation with mission to empower the women and girls of India, guarantee their rights, and increase understanding of social issues from a gender perspective.
women's rights
Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN)
Digital platform aimed at advancing understanding of gender norms by connecting a global Community of Practice committed to gender equality for adolescents and young adults.
women's rights
Commission on the Status of Women
Intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.
gender
Gender Topic Guide
Guide introduces literature on a range of gender issues and highlights major critical debates.
women's rights
Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016
Draws on the experiences of those working toward gender equality and women’s rights around the world.
development
International Women’s Development Agency (IWDA)
Agency has worked for more than 30 years to progress the rights of women and girls.
Africa
Team Kenya
Involving communities in gender equality, so that girls in rural Kenya can create their own bright futures.
feminism
Women for Women International Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning Resource Library
In this collection, you will find the selected resources from their research projects and evaluations.
poverty
State of World Population 2020: Against My Will – Defying the Practices that Harm Women and Girls and Undermine Equality
This publication documents the origins, drivers and prevalence of harmful practices within and across developing and developed countries as well as in humanitarian settings.
history
Rochelle Goldberg Ruthchild research materials on the women’s rights movement in Russia
Documents activism and public debates surrounding women’s rights and health in early 20th-century Russia.
sustainable development goals (SDGs)
Tackling gender equality through access to information
Ensuring women are able to access information to make informed choices.
Black women
Black Women’s Blueprint (BWB)
Securing social, political and economic equality for Black women in American society now.
history
Women’s Liberation Movement Print Culture
Manifestos, speeches, essays, and other materials documenting various aspects of the Women’s Movement in the United States in the 1960s and 1970s.
