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EC Unit "Equality between Women and Men" & "Equality Action against Discrimination: Legal Questions" - European Commission
Website of the Units on Equal Opportunities of the European Commission: "Equality between Women and Men" Unit & "Equality Action against Discrimination: Legal Questions" Unit.Business and Professional Women Europe
Business and Professional Women (BPE) Europe is the largest organised network of business and professional women in the world.Council of Europe - gender equality
The Council of Europe's website on gender equalityEuropean Network on Conflict, Gender, and Violence
The European Network on Conflict, Gender, and Violence promotes innovative strategies to deter interpersonal abuse and fosters equality and respect.European Platform for Women's Scientists
The purpose of having the EPWS is to build a structural link between women scientists and research policy makers. As an umbrella organisation, the Platform's mission is to represent the concerns, needs, aspirations and interests of women scientists in all stages of their career paths.European Women Laywers' Association
The European Women Laywer's Association (EWLA) is concerned with the cooperation of women laywers from all member states of the EU.Target groups are women laywers and women laywers organisations whose major concern is to enhance equal opportunities by means of law.European Women's Lobby
The European Women's Lobby (EWL) is the largest umbrella organisation of women's associations in the European Union.The EWL aims at promoting women's rights and equality between women and men in the European Union. EWL works with institutions of the EU, like the European Parliament, the European Commission and the EU Council of Ministers.
Forum for European Women
The Forum for European Women (FEW) is a networking initiative run by and for professional women. The aim is to provide a focus on women’s professional potential and to have some fun at the same time.Frauen Computer Zentrum Berlin
European database on women in decision-making.International Women's Program
The International Women’s Program of the Open Society Institute - a Soros Foundation Network - works to promote the advancement of women’s human rights, gender equality, and empowerment as an integral part of the process of democratization.OSCE
The OSCE aims to provide equal opportunities form women and men and integrate gender equality into policies and practices, both with participating states and within the organisation itself.OSCE ODIHR
The Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights of the OSCE is active throughout the OSCE area in the fields of election observation, democratic development, human rights, tolerance and non-discrimination.TERRE DES FEMMES
TERRE DES FEMMES is a non-profit human rights organisation that supports women and girls through international networking, public relations, campaigns, case-by-case assistance, and by promoting individual projects.WAVE - Women against Violence Europe
WAVE is a network of European women's non-governmental organisations workung in the field of combating violence against womnen and children.WIDE - Europe
Network Women in Development Europe is a European network of development NGOs, gender specialists and human rights activists.Wild-List - Europe
Wild-list is a forum for information and discussions about lesbian studies from a European perspective.It's a closed list and for women only.
Women Citizens of Europe Network
In 2000 the "Women Citizen of Europe Network" was constituted in Madrid.The promotion and support of equal opportunities for women and men is one of the main aims of the organisation.WomenWatch - Europe
Information and Recources on Gender Equality and Empowerment of WomenDivision for the Advancement of Women
Division for the Advancement of Women and its Department of Economic and Social Affairs of the UN.Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality (IANWGE)
The Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality is a network of gender focal points in United Nations offices, specialised agencies, funds and programmes.International Council of Women
The International Council of Women (ICW-CIF) is an international, non-political, non-governmental organisation. Its principle objectives are to help women help themselves, promote equal rights and responsibilities women and men, and promote recognition and respect for human rights.International Organisation for Migration (IOM)
IOM is the leading inter-governmental organisation in the field of migration and works closely with governmental, intergovernmental and non-governmental partners.International Women's Tribune Centre
The International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC), an international, non-governmental organization, supports the initiatives of women in the Global South (i.e. Africa, Asia/Pacific, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Central Asia) who are working to promote the more equitable and active participation of women in the development plans and policies of their countries.OSAGI
Office of the Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of WomenDepartment of Economic and Social Affairs
UN Commission on the Status of Women
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the United Nations Economic and Social Council, dedicated to gender equality and the advancement of women.UNHCR
Website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on women's rights are human rightsUNIFEM
The United Nations Development Fund for Women provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to foster women's empowerment and gender equality.UN International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women
UN-INSTRAW is the only United Nations entity madated to develop research and training programmes that contribute to the empowerment of women and the achievement of gender equality worldwide.United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
UNECE's gender activitiesUN WomenWatch
The United Nations Inter-Agency on Women and Gender Equality - WomenWatchWHO - Gender, women and health
The Department of Gender, Women and Health of the WHO brings attention to the ways in which biological and social differences between women and men affect health and the steps needed to achieve health equality.Women’s International Networking
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