Support the Quota
System for Women

Interested in learning everything you can about the quota system and its effectiveness? Want to know the percentage of women in the national parliaments worldwide? Learn this and much more on the International IDEA and Stockholm University's new Web site Global Database of Quotas for Women.

Learn About Women, Media
and Politics

"From Hillary to Bella: Women, Politics and the Media" is a not-to-be-missed event taking place in New York City --English.

Help Rwandan women struggling to make ends meet after the conflict. Buy and send one Rwandan Peace basket. Reach out to somebody you appreciate or to somebody you have wronged. --English

Set an Example

Sign the White House Project’s Take Our Daughters to the Polls pledge and agree to show your daughter, sister, niece or friend how much voting matters by bringing her along on election day. -- English 

Mama Cash knows that money makes the world go round, and she helps it spin better by funding innovative projects that support women's rights. Find out how your organization can benefit from a Mama Cash grant. Application guidelines in English, Dutch, French, Spanish

Pencils and paintbrushes, video cameras and violins -- in the right hands, these can be powerful tools for social change. ArtCorps sends artists to Central America to work with community groups. Apply for a placement. -- English, Spanish

How many women have served as their nation's Chief of Police? Who was the first woman in the world to be elected prime minister? Get informed with the Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. -- English

Want to get your message out there but not sure where to start? Give yourself a tutorial in video production with Video News' compendium of information for budding filmmakers. -- English

Call for participation: Take part in the Girls Helping Girls education program. Participants learn about global issues, become aware of their individual and united potential, gain leadership skills and become change makers. Applications due July 15.

Sign the petition to stop femicide in Ciudad Juarez and Chihuanhua. Since 1993, over 450 women have been brutally murdered. The Mexican government has not taken adequate action to prevent or punish the murderers. Call on President Calderon to ensure justice for these women--English, Spanish

Women in Black is a world-wide network of women committed to peace and actively opposed to war, militarism and other forms of violence. Learn about their work and how to start your own peaceful vigil. --English, French

Frontera Women's Foundation

Learn more about how you can support the nonprofit group based in El Paso, Texas that recently launched new scholarship program for girls from low-income families in Juarez, Mexico.

Art for the Hungry

Art for the Hungry $400.00 Thanks to Ward-Nasse Gallery and Artist: artbyjo All proceeds donated to Feed one single Mother 178 Prince Street, New York, NY 10012 Tues.- Sat. 11-6 and Sun. 1-6 (212) 925-6951 artbyjo@verizon.net

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