Women's Issues

The organizations currently presented in this section were chosen for their mission of fostering positive, democratic change around the world.

Organizations, Institutions and Networks

American Center for International Labor Solidarity (Solidarity Center)
http://www.solidaritycenter.org
The Solidarity Center is a non-profit AFL-CIO allied organization that assists workers around the world who are struggling to build democratic and independent trade unions.

International Center for Research on Women (ICRW)
http://www.icrw.org/
ICRW's mission is to improve the lives of women in poverty, advance women's equality and human rights, and contribute to the broader economic and social well-being.

International Women's Democracy Center
http://www.iwdc.org
Established to strengthen women's global leadership through training, education, networking and research in all facets of democracy with a particular focus on increasing the participation of women in policy, politics and decision-making within their own governments.

International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC)
http://www.iwtc.org/
The IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to women's organizations and community groups working to improve the lives of women, particularly low-income women.

Women's Human Rights Net (WHRnet)
http://www.whrnet.org/
WHRnet is an international network of women's human rights organizations that seeks the effective utilization of all available information and communication technologies (ICTs) toward the advancement of Women's human rights.

Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP)
http://www.learningpartnership.org
Women's Learning Partnership for Rights, Development, and Peace (WLP) is an international, non-governmental organization that empowers women and girls in the Global South to re-imagine and re-structure their roles in their families, communities, and societies. WLP achieves this goal through providing leadership training, supporting capacity building, and helping women generate and receive information and knowledge.