CIDA – Gender Equality
This site, belonging to the Canadian International Development Agency
(CIDA, part of the Canadian government), contains information about
gender equality as well as CIDA's policy on gender equality.
United Nations – Women
This United Nations website provides an overview of issues related to
women and women's rights, including general health, sexual and reproductive
health, labour, education, and more.
United
Nations – Advancement and Empowerment of Women
This United Nations website, the Internet Gateway on the Advancement
and Empowerment of Women, contains an event calendar, information about
the status of women in Afghanistan, and documents, news, and reports
of conferences relating to women's rights and the status of women around
the world.
Status
of Women Canada (Government of Canada)
This Government of Canada website provides a wealth of information including
a chronology relevant to the status of women, resources, publications,
news releases, and more. The website also contains a page on International Women’s Day
(March 8).
http://www.swc-cfc.gc.ca/iwd/index.html
National
Council of Women of Canada
The National Council of Women of Canada (NCWC) website contains an annual
newsletter, information on membership, and resources about women in
Canada.
International
Council of Women
The International Council of Women website contains the organization's
constitution, newsletters, and relevant resolutions and plans of action.
Match
International Centre
"Match International Centre is a women's organization guided by
a feminist vision of sustainable development which recognizes the diverse
realities of women and respects their efforts at self-determination."
Canadian Women’s Internet Association
The Canadian Women's Internet Association was founded to give all women
both a voice and a place of their own in Cyberspace. This website contains
many diverse resources for women.
Canadian Research Institute for
the Advancement of Women
The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women's website
contains resources such as fact sheets, academic papers, information
about conferences, links, and more.
Women’s International
League for Peace and Security
"PeaceWomen.org seeks to nurture communication among a diversity
of women's organisations by providing an accessible and accurate information
exchange between peace women around the world and the UN system."
United Nations
Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing 1995
Human Rights Watch:
Women’s Rights
The Human Rights Watch website contains news releases, publications,
and more about women's rights.
Human Rights Internet:
Women’s Rights
The Human Rights Internet website contains excellent information resources
on women's rights and related issues and events, including links, an
online forum, a database of women's organizations, and more.
UNIFEM – United Nations
Development Fund For Women
International Women’s
Day
The United Nation Association in Canada's website on the UN-declared
International Women's Day (contains a factsheet, links, suggested activities
for Women's Day, and more.)
