CAW UPDATE  

CAW’s 2002 Agenda
Gender Mainstreaming and the World Bank
Engendering InterAction’s Global Partnership for Effective Assistance Campaign  

EVENTS

February 2002  
Microbicide Press Conference & Breakfast (Feb 12)
The Women of Ground Zero (Feb 12)
Paula Dobriansky to Speak at Women’s Foreign Policy Group Luncheon (Feb 13)
Beyond the Magic Bullet: African Women & Their Long and Complex Quest for Gender 
Justice (Feb 19)
Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting (Feb 20)
Choice USA 10^th Anniversary Celebration (Feb 20)
Policy and Hope in Africa: What Does the Future Hold (Feb 21)
Lessons Learned in Humanitarian Response (Feb 21)
Unpacking Leadership: Who Do We Follow and Why? (Feb 25)
Women’s Empowerment in Developing Countries & In Israel (Feb 27) 

March 2002  
Board Leadership in Troubled Times (Mar 6)
Global Women’s Strike: Invest in Caring not Killing (Mar 8)
An Evening with Author Dr. Mary Pipher (Mar 21)  

Various Dates  
UN Department of Public Information/NGO Briefings (Various Dates)
Open Forum Events (Various Dates)
UNIFEM/USA Walk for the Women of Afghanistan (Open)

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS

2^nd Global Videoconference on Ageing (Feb 14)
2002 UN CSW Meetings (Mar 4-15)
Boundaries in Question: Women and War (Apr 5 – 6)
Working for Global Justice: Careers, Issues, & Activism in International Development 
(Apr 5 – 7)
Strategic Leadership for Women in Human Resources (May 5 –10) 
Planning for World AIDS Conference (July 2002)
9^th International Women and Health Meeting (Aug 12 –16)
3^rd World Summit on the Internet and Multimedia (Oct 8 –11)
UN Calendar Events for 2002 (Various Dates)  

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES/COURSES

International Course on Communication for Rights-Based Programming (Apr 22 – May 3)
CEDPA 2002 Training Workshops (Various Dates)  

RESOURCES

Books, Reports, & Other Written Materials
A Male/Female Continuum – Path to Colleagueship
Every Girl Counts – Development, Justice and Gender
A New Look Through the Glass Ceiling: Where are the Women?  
Female Genital Mutilation & Early Marriage in Africa
Making it Work: Linking Youth Reproductive Health and Livelihoods
Keeping Jobs and Raising Families in Low-Income America: It Just Doesn’t Work
Women Facing War Report
Recognizing Culture – Series of Briefing Papers on Culture & Development
From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Assessment
Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women
The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology: A Handbook for Clinic Staff
New IPAS Publications on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health
New Publications from the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy

Online Materials
Engendering Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers
Gender and Disability: A Survey of InterAction Member Agencies

Websites/Listserves
H-GENDER-MIDEAST Listserve
Online Discussion for Financing for Development Conference (FfD)
Invitation to Join CAVNET
Crow Online Magazine
International Seminar on Women’s Safety “Making the Links” Website Launch

Misc
Lifetime TV 2002 Anti-violence Campaign & Programming
2002 National Women’s History Project Publication Catalog Now Available
BoardSource “Resource” Catalog Now Available (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit
Boards)

PUBLISHING, RESEARCH, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES  
Gender – From Costs to Benefits (Call for Papers)
Gender & Development – Special Issue on Gender and Climate Change (Call for Papers)
Seeking Nominations for “Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life” 
Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2002
Call for Gender Professionals: Women and Development Unit  

CAW UPDATE

CAW’s 2002 Agenda  
In January, the CAW staff met to plan our 2002 activities.  Please see attached document for a listing of this year’s initiatives and activities.

Gender Mainstreaming and the World Bank

On January 15, the CAW was represented on a panel at the launch of the World Bank’s new gender mainstreaming strategy. Suzanne Kindervatter, CAW Director, presented the CAW Gender Integration Framework and its implications on the new World Bank gender mainstreaming strategy.  Other panelists included: Angel E.V. King, Assistant Secretary-General and Special Advisor on Gender Issues and Advancement of Women, UN, and Jennifer Klot, Senior Advisor on Governance, UNIFEM. For more information on the World Bank’s new gender mainstreaming strategy, see attached AWID interview with Karen Mason, Director of Gender and Development at the World Bank, or visit www.worldbank.org.

Engendering InterAction’s Global Partnership for Effective Assistance Campaign

A new CAW Working Group on InterAction’s new advocacy campaign have met three times to brainstorm on ways to include gender, women, and girls in InterAction’s Global Partnership for Effective Assistance “Ticket to Self-Sufficiency” Campaign.  The January 23 session focused on three areas: 1) encouraging more members to submit success stories for the Campaign; 2) message development based upon the data presented by Celinda Lake; and 3) identifying prospects for “honorary spokespersons.”  As a result of this meeting, author Isable Allende has been ivited to serve as one of the spokespersons.

With the input from these meetings and other members, InterAction will launch the 5-year Campaign at a press conference on February 12.  Mary McClymont, InterAction’s CEO and President will moderate the press conference.  The campaign co-chairs, Charlie MacCormack of Save the Children, and Cheryl Morden of International Center for Research on Women, along with the InterAction Board Chair, Nancy Aossey, will make brief remarks. For more information, contact Robyn Shepherd (rshepherd@interaction.org or 202-667-8227, x150).

EVENTS

February 2002

Microbicide Press Conference & Breakfast  
February 12, Washington, DC. You are cordially invited to attend a press conference to announce the results of an initiative to promote accelerated development of microbicides - a woman-controlled product that is capable of averting millions of HIV infections. The press conference will be held at the National Press Club Ballroom, 13^th Floor, 14^th and F Streets, NW, 1 block from Metro Center, from 8:30 am – 10:00 am.  Speakers: Geeta Rao Guupta and Lori Heise.  Immediately following the Press Breakfast, participants are invited to join the sponsors for targeted visits to Capitol Hill.  The purpose of the visit will be to raise awareness about microbicides. For more information contact Dee Mebane at ICRW, tel: 202.797.0007 x114 or email dmebane@icrw.org. This event is hosted by The Alliance for Microbicide Development, The Global Campaign for Microbicides, The International Center for Research on Women, The Rockefeller Foundation.

The Women of Ground Zero  
February 12, Washington, DC.  You are invited to attend a tribute to Women of Ground Zero, which includes a reception and short-film documentary screening, narrated by Cynthia Nixon ("Sex and the City").  Appearances by FDNY Lieutenant Brenda Berkman and NYPD Lieutenant Terri Tobin, featured in "The Women of Ground Zero" and recipients of the 2001 NOW Legal Defense Liberty Award, NOW LEGAL DEFENSE PRESIDENT Kathy Rodgers, and Lisa Maatz, newly appointed Vice President of Government Relations for NOW Legal Defense.  This event will be held on Tuesday, Feb 12, from 5:30 – 7:00 pm, at the Rayburn House Office Building, Room B-340.  To RSVP, contact Bulbul Gupta at 202.326.0046.

Paula Dobriansky to Speak at Women’s Foreign Policy Group Luncheon  
February 13, Washington, DC. The Women’s Foreign Policy Group invites you to a luncheon program on Global Issues and US Foreign Policy with guest speaker, Paula Dobriansky, Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs.  The luncheon will be held on Wednesday, February 13, at 12:00 noon, at the Academy for Educational Development, 1875 Connecticut Ave, NW, Greeley Hall, 3^rd Floor.  Luncheon cost: $30/members, $40/non-members.  If you would like to attend, email programs@wfpg.or or call 202.884.8131.

Beyond the Magic Bullet: African Women & Their Long and Complex Quest for Gender Justice February 19, Washington, DC.  The Women’s Learning Partnership and the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars invites you to a lecture featuring Zenebeworke Tadesse, Founder of the Association of African Women for Research and Development & Board Member of Women’s Learning Partnership.  The event will be held on Tuesday, February 19, 9:00 am - 11:00 am, at the 5^th floor conference room in the Ronald Reagan Building, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, 1300 Penn Ave, NW ("Federal Triangle" stop on Blue/Orange Line).  You must present identification in order to enter the Ronald Regan Building as well as the Wilson Center.  Seating is limited. Please RSVP by email to Jennifer Klein at kleinjk@wwic.si.edu

Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid Meeting  
February 20, Washington, DC. You are invited to participate in the next meeting of the Advisory Committee on Voluntary Foreign Aid (ACVFA), to be held Wednesday, February 20, 2002, from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the Grand Hyatt Washington, 11^th and H Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. (Metro Center Metro stop). This meeting will focus on lessons learned that can be applied to the reconstruction effort in Afghanistan, and on the budgetary outlook for meeting global development needs given the immense outlay that will be required for Afghanistan.  The meeting is free and open to the public. For the agenda and more information, email Larritus Jackson at pvcsupport@datexinc.com or call 202.347.9211, ext. 213. To attend the meeting, please email or fax your Name, Title, Organization, Telephone Number and Email address to pvcsupport@datexinc.com or fax to 202.347.9212. Late registrations will be accepted at the door.

Policy and Hope in Africa: What Does the Future Hold  
February 21, Washington, DC.  The Luther Institute, in partnership with the Lutheran Center for Theology and Public Life/LTSG and the Embassy of South Africa in Washington, DC, invite you to the next “Public Affairs Seminars” on February 21 at 7:30 pm.  Sheila Sisulu, South African Ambassador to the United States, will present “Policy and Hope in Africa: What Does the Future Hold.”  This event will be held at the South African Embassy, 3051 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Tel: (202) 232-4400, street parking only.  For more information, and for reservations, contact The Luther Institute, 226 East Capital Street, Washington, DC  20003-1036, 202-547-5504, 1-800-662-5504, or kuchinsky@lutherinst.org, RSVP by February 19.

Choice USA 10^th Anniversary Celebration  
February 20, Washington, DC. You are invited to attend the Choice USA 10^th Anniversary Celebration with Gloria Stienem & Crystal Plati.  Since 1992, Choice USA has worked to educate, train and organize more and more young people to protect reproductive choice.  This event will be at the Sewall-Belmont House, 144 Constitution Ave, NE, Washington, DC.  The VIP reception is from 5:30- 6:30 pm.  Presentations are from 6:30 – 8:30 pm.  To purchase tickets, contact Katie at 202.965.7700 by February 15.

Lessons Learned in Humanitarian Response  
February 21, Arlington, VA.  Tulane Institute for International Development (TIID) invites you to its February Seminar under the 2002 Seminar Series. Mr. Joel Charny, Vice President for Policy for Refugees International, will present the major lessons learned from recent large-scale humanitarian response efforts, especially in the rebuilding of war-torn societies after many years of conflict. Drawing on personal experience in a number of war-torn countries, notably Cambodia, he will discuss these lessons and apply them to the current situation in Afghanistan, where the Afghan people, the new Afghan government, and the international community face tremendous challenges. The seminar will be held from 5:30 – 7:00 pm on Thursday, February 21, at TIID, 901 N. Stuart Street, Suite 1100, Arlington, Virginia (Ballston Metro; Street parking, and parking in 901 North Stuart is available).  Please note that if you arrive after 6 p.m. you will have to call 703-243-0871 to be allowed in the building. This seminar is free and open to all. If you would like to attend the seminar RSVP is required by Tuesday February 19th. email: Tulane_seminar@hotmail.com  (preferred) or Telephone: (703) 243-0871.

Unpacking Leadership: Who Do We Follow and Why?  
February 25, Boston, MA.  The Center for Gender in Organizations is pleased to announce the second seminar in our 2001- 2002 Seminar Series:  Unpacking Leadership: Who Gets to Lead & Why?  The learning goal of the series is to  "unpack" the theory and practice of leadership by exploring the concept in different contexts and from a variety of perspectives, using a "gender-in-all-its-complexities lens."  This second seminar will explore the social construction of leadership, focusing on the concept of following, in order to understand how and why it happens on Monday, February 25, from, 1:00 - 3:00pm, at the Simmons Graduate School of Management, 409 Commonwealth Avenue.  Panelists: Patricia Romney, PhD, Founder and President, Pat Romney Associates, Amherst, MA; Kathy Kram, PhD, Professor of Management, Boston University, Boston, MA; Marion McCollom Hampton, PhD, Consultant, South Wind Associates, Hanover, NH.  If you would like to reserve space at the seminar, please contact our Administrative Assistant, April Clarke, by emailing cgo@simmons.edu or phoning  617/ 521-3824.

Women’s Empowerment in Developing Countries & In Israel  
February 27, Washington, DC. The Washington DC Chapter of American Jewish World Service (AJWS), the TOMIM Council of Adas Israel, and NA’AMAT USA, cordially invites you to a discussion on women’s empowerment in developing countries and in Israel, focusing on social, economic and political factors.  The event will be held on Wednesday, February 27, at 7:30pm, at Adas Israel, Gewirtz Hall, 2850 Quebec Street, NW, 1 block from Cleveland Park Metro).  Guest speakers include: Ruth Messinger, Shoshana Riemer, and Barbara Ferris.  Light refreshments will be served.  For more information, visit www.ajws.org or contact Sharon Feder, AJWS, 800-889-7146 x645.

March 2002

Board Leadership in Troubled Times  
March 6, New York, NY.  The National Association of Corporate Directors presents “Board Leadership in Troubled Times – Minimizing risks to human resources, information security and fiscal integrity.”  This one-day forum will discuss how boards should prepare for internal and external threats to the most valued assets and resources of the corporations – employees, information, and money.   This event will be held on March 6, at the TIAA-CREF Wharton Auditorium, 730 Third Ave, New York, NY.  For more information, visit www.nacdonline.org or call 202.775.0509.

Global Women’s Strike: Invest in Caring not Killing  
March 8, Worldwide.  On March 8, 2000 and 2001, women and girls in over 60 countries, in villages and cities around the world, went on strike to stop the world and change it.  The third call for a global strike is now underway for International Women’s Day, March 8, 2002.  This strike is a worldwide grassroots movement against the globalization of mass murder and exploitation and demands governments worldwide to reclaim military spending for caring, feeding, healing, and learning.  The Global Women’s Strike is coordinated by the International Wages for Housework Campaign, Crossroads Women’s Centre.  For more information, email womensstrike8m@server101.com or visit www.womenstrike8m.server101.com.  

An Evening with Author Dr. Mary Pipher  
March 21, Washington, DC.  Women’s EDGE invites you to an evening with Dr. Mary Pipher, author of New York Times bestseller Reviving Ophelia.  Come hear Dr. Pipher speak about her new book, The Middle of Everywhere: The World’s Refugees Come to Our Town and about her work with refugees from around the world.  Following her speech, she will sign copies of her new book. This event will be held on Thursday, March 21^st, at the All Souls Unitarian Church, 16^th and Harvard Street, NW, 7:00 pm.  Tickets: $12 in advance; $15 at the door ($10 for students/low income).  Group rates also available.  Credit card purchases can be made online at www.womensedge.org.  For advance or group ticket sales, contact Nazlin Bhimji at nbhimji@womensedge.org or at 202-884-8795.  All proceeds will benefit Women’s EDGE.   

VARIOUS DATES

UN Department of Public Information/NGO Briefings  
This is a list of DPI/NGO briefings through June 2002.  For more information, visit http://www.un.org/dpi/ngosection/dpingo.htm.  

• February 14 – Opportunities and Challenges for Older People in the Digital Era

• February 21 – Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues

• February 28 – DPI/NGO Communications workshop: Assessing your Communications Program

• March 8 – International Women’s Day Observance. Afghan Women Today: Realities and Opportunities

• March 14 – Financing for Development (FfD): Countdown to the International Conference in Monterrey, Mexico

• March 21 – International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

• March 28 – ICT Task Force: Closing the Digital Divide

• April 4 – World Health Day Observance

• April 11 – Second World Assembly on Ageing

• April 18 – Preparations for the World Summit on Sustainable Development

• April 25 – Update on Campaign to Combat Terrorism

• May 2 – World Press Freedom Day Observance

• May 9 – UN General Assembly Special Session on Children

• May 16 – International Day of Families (with Family Unit/DESA)

• May 23 – International Day of Biodiversity: Biodiversity and Climate Change

• May 30 – DPI/NGO Annual Orientation Program

• June 6 – DPI/NGO Communications Workshop: Demystifying Fundraising                                                                                      

Open Forum Events 
The Department of State invites you to attend the following events. All events are held at the Department of State in Washington DC from 12:00 noon – 1:00 pm, unless noted otherwise.  For more information, email A.Lang@state.gov

• Feb 26: Economic Sanctions and U.S. Foreign Policy. Mr. Victor Comras (Mr. Comras, recently retired from the Foreign Service, coordinated the international enforcement of sanctions against Serbia.) This event is presented in cooperation with the American Foreign Service Association. Room 1912.

• March 11: Preventing Crime, Corruption, and Terrorism. Dr. Roy Godson, President, National Strategy Information Center, Room 1912.

• March 15: Topic to be announced: Presenter: Morton A. Klein, President, Zionist Organization of America, Place: Loy Henderson, Conference Room.

• March 26: American-Arab Perceptions of U.S. Policy Toward the Middle East. Ziad J. Asali, M.D., President, Arab American Anti-Discrimination Committee, Room 1912

• April 3: China and the International Order. Dr. Harry Harding, Dean, Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington, Place: Loy Henderson Conference Room.

UNIFEM/USA Walk for the Women of Afghanistan

As a way to celebrate International Women's Day 2002, March 8th, the US Committee for UNIFEM is launching an important project: "We walk so they can read" - the US Committee for UNIFEM Walk for the Women of Afghanistan.  The invite you to gather with one or several friends and family members to walk for the women of Afghanistan sometime this Spring, between March 1st and May 31st. You set the date, the time, the place and the pace for your walk. But do it for the women of Afghanistan who had been forbidden from walking in public under Taliban rule, and who can now begin to walk freely in the streets. Do it for the girls of Afghanistan who will be going to school for the first time, or for the women who will be returning to their education after the fall of the Taliban. We walk so that they can read!  

CONFERENCES/MEETINGS

2^nd Global Videoconference on Ageing  
February 14, New York, NY and online.  The NGO Committee on Ageing in collaboration with UNFPA, UNDP, UN/DPI and DESA invite you to attend the 2^nd Global Videoconference on Ageing.  NGO representatives from seven countries will discuss the issues of ageing in their respective countries and will report on their highest priorities to be taken by government.  The videoconference will be held on Feb 14, from 9:15 – 10:30 am, at the UN Headquarters, Conference Room 4.  The videoconference will be available to everyone on the UNDP website: www.undp.org/bon/telecom/swa2002. 

2002 CSW Meetings  
March 4 – 15, New York, NY.  The 46^th session of the CSW will be held from March 4 – 15, at the UN Headquarters in New York.  At this session, the CSW will consider the following two thematic issues:  1) Eradicating poverty, including through the empowerment of women throughout their life cycle in a globalizing world, 2) Environmental management and mitigation of natural disasters: a gender perspective.  The NGO CSW has compiled an information sheet for this meeting, including NGO activities (please see attachment).  For additional information on CSW meetings in March, visit www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/46sess.htm. 

Boundaries in Question: Women and War  
April 5 – 6, University of Berkeley, CA.  This conference is partially sponsored by the Designated Emphasis in Women, Gender and Sexuality, the Beatrice Bain Research Group, and the Department of Women's Studies, U.C. Berkeley. This year’s conference, Women and War, will explore the roles that women, images of women, attitudes of and towards women, and perceptions of women play in the discourses related to war.  The goal of this conference is to create an international community of students that fosters dialogue across disciplines and professional schools. For more information, contact: wgs@socrates.berkeley.edu, DEWGS  - Boundaries in Question 2002, University of California – Berkeley, 3415 Dwinelle Hall, MC#2050, Berkeley, CA 94720-2050

Working for Global Justice: Careers, Issues, & Activism in International Development  
April 5 – 7, Washington, DC. Visions In Action and the Georgetown University African Studies Program are co-sponsoring the 6th national conference on Working for Global Justice: Careers, Issues, and Activism in International Development. The conference theme is Resources and Conflict in Africa, and will be highlighted by keynote speaker addresses, panels and an activism. The purpose of the conference is to explore the wide variety of career and activist opportunities available in the field of international development.  For information on attending or exhibiting, contact: Visions In Action, Phone: 202-625-7402, visions@igc.org, www.visionsinaction.org/sectors/placements/confinfo.html.

Strategic Leadership for Women in Human Resources  
May 5 –10, Boston, MA. Attend this dynamic leadership development program designed specifically for women in human resources and leave with a greater understanding of yourself as a woman leader, your role as a principal change agent for growth in your department, and the leadership function of human resources within your organization.  For more information visit www.simmons.edu/leadershipconf.  Co-sponsored by the Simmons Graduate School of Management and the Society for Human Resource Management.

Planning for World AIDS Conference  
July 2002, Barcelona, Spain.  The International AIDS Women’s Caucus and ICW, with co-sponsors, invite women to participate in the planning for an all-day planned Satellite Meeting at the World AIDS Conference, Barcelona, Spain, in July 2002.  For information about participation in the planning for the proposed pre-conference women's satellite meeting, please contact Joyce Hunter, JHuntLGhlt@aol.com.

9^th International Women and Health Meeting  
August 12 – 16, Toronto, Canada.  Since 1975, the International Women and Health Meetings (IWHM) have provided forums for activities to develop and shape the international women’s health agenda from the ground up.  These meetings are based on the recognition of equality as a condition of health and the recognition of the principle of distribute justice for women of the North and the South.  For more information visit www.iwhm-rifs.org.

3^rd World Summit on the Internet and Multimedia  
October 8 –11, Montreux, Switzerland.  WSIM invites representatives of active IT and multimedia enterprises, universities, international organizations, NGOs and humanitarian organizations to submit a paper on the theme of “Bridging the Digital Divide: the Multimedia Industry Speaks Out.”  For details, visit www.internetworldsummit.org and click on “Themes.”

UN Calendar Events for 2002 (Various Dates)
The following UN Events are of special relevance to women and development. 

• Second World Assembly on Aging, Madrid, Spain, April 8 – 12. Visit http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/ageing/waa/. To subscribe to the Ageing Assembly Listserve, please email: ageingassembly-subscribe@yahoogroups.com.

• World NGO Forum on Aging, Madrid, Spain, April 5 – 9. Information about the Forum including registration form can be found on the official NGO Forum website at: http://www.forumageing.org/index.htm.

• UN Special Session on Children, New York, May 8 – 10. http://www.unicef.org/specialsession/.

• Children's NGO Forum, May 6 –10. NGO information can be found on the NGO Committee on UNICEF site at: http://www.ngosatunicef.org/.

• CEDAW 27th Session: Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, June 3 - 21, New York (Tentative)

• The World Summit on Sustainable Development will be held at the Sandton Convention Centre just outside Johannesburg, September 2 – 11. http://www.johannesburgsummit.org/. The NGO FORUM will be held at the Gallagher Estate near the Sandton Convention Centre, http://www.earthsummit2002.org/default.htm.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES/COURSES

International Course on Communication for Rights-Based Programming

April 22 - May 3, Laguna, Philippines,  This two-week course, targeted for those involved in communication and advocacy programming from government and non-governmental organizations, seeks to enhance participants’ networking, communication planning, and message and materials development for rights-based programming. For more information, contact Dr. Teresa H. Stuart, tstuart@unicef.org or visit www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/715-event.html.

CEDPA 2002 Training Workshops  
Mark your calendars for CEDPA's 2002 Training Workshop Season.  For more information, visit www.cedpa.org or contact training@cedpa.org.

• Women in Management: May 13 - June 14

• Building Skills Today for Change Tomorrow

• Youth Development and Reproductive Health: July 8 - August 2

• Designing Asset-Based Programs that Respond to Adolescent Needs

• Institution Building: August 26 - September 27

• Creating Strategies for Organizational Sustainability

RESOURCES

BOOKS, REPORTS, & OTHER WRITTEN MATERIALS

A Male/Female Continuum – Path to Colleagueship  
By Carol Pierce, David Wagner, and Bill Page. This must-have teaching tool helps men and woman appreciate the gender dynamics that operate between them.  Renowned specialists in power equity and gender imbalance guide outline a path away from dominance and subordinance to greater equity and empowerment with others.  Highly readable and graphically documented, this book encourages positive change and growth for anyone who wishes to embark on a gender journey.  Published by New Dynamics Publications.  To order a copy, visit www.newdynamicspublication.com or www.amazon.com.

Every Girl Counts – Development, Justice and Gender  
World Vision is pleased to present a report focused on girls and enabling sustainable development.  The report is based on research on 12 topics related to girls:  harmful traditional practices, domestic violence and sexual abuse, commercial sexual exploitation and trafficking, armed conflict, HIV/AIDS, child labor, children alone, participation, education, access to economic opportunities, nutrition, and health care.  To order a copy, contact World Vision, International Partnership, 800 West Chestnut Ave, Monrovia, CA 91016, www.wvi.org.

A New Look Through the Glass Ceiling: Where are the Women?   
On January 24^th, Representatives John D. Dingell and Carolyn Maloney released a new report on women in the workforce.  “A New Look Through the Glass Ceiling” is based on a study commissioned from the General Accounting Office assessing the status of women in ten selected industries.  This is the first in a continuing series of federally funded studies examining the status of women and the glass ceiling.  To order a copy of the report, visit www.gao.gov or call 202.512.6000.

Female Genital Mutilation & Early Marriage in Africa  
This new publication by World Vision is based on research from Ethiopia, Kenya, and Ghana.  This report examines Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) and Early Marriage (EM) – the origin and perpetuation of the practices, the adverse physical, psychological, and socio-economic effects on women, and the measures being taken to counter them.  To order a copy, visit www.wvi.org or call 626.303.8811.

Making it Work: Linking Youth Reproductive Health and Livelihoods  
The International Center for Research on Women is pleased to announce a new report, “Making it Work: Linking Reproductive Health and Livelihoods.”  This report is an analysis of programs that integrate youth reproductive health and livelihood concerns, offering recommendations for more effective strategies and approaches.  For more information, contact Anju Malhotra or Simel Esim at ICRW, tel 202.797.0007, email info@icrw.org, web www.icrw.org.

Keeping Jobs and Raising Families in Low-Income America: It Just Doesn’t Work  
Conducted by the Radcliffe Public Policy Center and 9 to 5 National Association of Working Women.  This report is the result of Across the Boundaries project, a two-year, multi-tiered study of work and family conflicts that confront low-income working parents, usually mothers.  To order a copy, email rppc@radcliffe.edu or call 617.496.3478.

Women Facing War Report  
The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has published a study on Women Facing War, which identifies the needs of women in war; analyzes the relevant provisions of international humanitarian law, human rights and refugee law, and outlines the ICRC’s work for and with women affected by armed conflict.  To order a copy, contact: Darcy Christen, Deputy Head, Media Services, ICRC, 19 Avenue de la Paix, CH-1202 Geneva, Switzerland, tel +41-22/730 2750, email dchristen.gva@icrc.org, web www.icrcproject.org.

Recognizing Culture – Series of Briefing Papers on Culture & Development  
This series of briefing papers on culture and development serve as a basic introduction to some of the connections between culture and development, opening up questions and debates. Published by Comedia, the Department of Canadian Heritage, and UNESCO.  Contact: Jill Chandler - Eco Distribution, Crosswell, Crymych; Pembrokeshire SA41 3TE; UK, Tel : +44 (0)1239-891 431 Fax : +44 (0)1239-891 431, http://www.comedia.org.uk /

From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Assessment  
In early 2001, World Neighbors released a revised and expanded edition of From the Roots Up: Strengthening Organizational Capacity through Guided Self-Assessment, by Peter Gubbels and Catheryn Koss (first edition published in 2000). The field guide, which has become an indispensable tool for development workers, is designed to help grassroots NGOs and community groups recognize their own potential, identify critical issues for program and organizational development, and decide for themselves what actions to take, in relation to their purpose, context, and resources. Copies of this publication can be ordered through www.amazon.com.  Available in French and Spanish.

Leading to Choices: A Leadership Training Handbook for Women  
By Mahnaz Afkhami, Ann Eisenberg, and Haleh Vaziri, in consultation with Suheir Azzouni, Ayesha Imam, Amina Lemrini, and Rabea Naciri.  The Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) has recently released a new training manual for women's leadership.  It poses an alternative leadership model based on the concept that effective leadership-- leadership that serves both women and men, poor and rich, and the powerless and powerful-- is inclusive, participatory, and horizontal.  Available in English. Arabic, French, Hausa, Persian, Russian, and Uzbek forthcoming.  For further details or to order a copy, please contact: Research and Technology Director, Women's Learning Partnership, 4343 Montgomery Avenue, Suite 201, Bethesda, MD 20814, Tel: (1) 301-654-2774, Fax: (1) 301-654-2775, Email: wlp@learningpartnership.org.

The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology: A Handbook for Clinic Staff  
The Johns Hopkins Population Information Program is offering a free handbook entitled, The Essentials of Contraceptive Technology: A Handbook for Clinic Staff and its accompanying poster, “Do you know your family planning choices?"  The books and posters are available in English, French, Spanish, and Arabic.  This book is free of charge for those working to promote reproductive health in developing countries.  Copies can be ordered by emailing orders@jhuccp.org or by going on line at
http://www.jhuccp.org/ect/ectorder.stm

New IPAS Publications on Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health  
IPAS pleased to announce several new publications addressing women's sexual and reproductive rights.  All publications are available online at http://www.ipas.org/arch/index.html.  For additional information, contact Keith M. Ward at (919) 960-5705 or visit the IPAS Website at www.ipas.org.

• IPAS's vision: Protecting women's health, advancing women's reproductive rights

• Scaling-up post-abortion care: Lessons from a decade of experience in Mexico.

• Gender or sex: Who cares?

• Violence, pregnancy and abortion -- Issues of women's rights and public health

New Publications from the Center for Reproductive Law and Policy  
The Center for Reproductive Law and Policy recently published several briefing papers, fact sheets, and reports.  For more information, contact CRLP at 202.530.2975 or visit www.crlp.org.  

• The Bush Global Gag Rule: A Violation of International Human Rights and the U.S. Constitution (Briefing Paper)

• International Family Planning and Reproductive Health Programs: When Will the U.S. Government Fulfill its Commitments? (Briefing Paper)

• International Family Planning and Reproductive Health (Fact Sheet)

• CEDAW: The Importance of U.S. Ratification (Fact Sheet)

• The Bush Global Gag Rule: Endangering Women’s Health, Free Speech and Democracy

• Shadow Report Series (Argentina, Bolivia, Croatia, Lithuania, Peru, Romania, & Senegal)

ONLINE MATERIALS

Engendering Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers  
By Elaine Zuckerman, President, Gender Action. Published by the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER). The World Bank and International Monetary Fund require the poorest countries to produce Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers to be eligible for assistance.  Mounting worldwide evidence that greater gender equality correlates with higher economic growth and less poverty means that to succeed, poverty reduction strategies must invest in reducing gender disparities.  An analysis of completed PRSPs demonstrates that so far the PRSP engendering track record has been disappointing.  This paper discusses why PRSPs must address gender concerns, PRSP engendering track records, strategies and deliberate steps necessary to mainstream gender into PRSPs and Rwanda's attempts to produce a gender-sensitive PRSP. The paper is available on the UNU/WIDER website at http://www.wider.unu.edu/publications/publications.htm under Publications and Discussion Papers in the name, Elaine Zuckerman.

Gender and Disability: A Survey of InterAction Member Agencies  
Mobility International (MIUSA) is pleased to release a report on gender and disability within the international development community.  Gender and Disability: A Survey of InterAction Member Agencies is the first attempt to systematically document the extent to which US-based international development organizations include people with disabilities, particularly women and girls, in policies, employment, programs and services.  This report is available online at www.miusa.org.  For more information, contact MIUSA at (541) 343-1284 or email development@miusa.org.  

WEBSITES/LISTSERVES

H-GENDER-MIDEAST Listserve  
You are invited to join a listserve by the H-Net Network on Gender in the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey, the Caucuses, Central Asia, Western Asia, Iran, and the Mediterranean.  H-GENDER-MIDEAST network seeks to establish an active dialogue on issues of gender in the Arabic speaking Middle East, Turkey, the Caucuses, Central Asia, Western Asia, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan Africa. Its aim is to structure a network in tune with shifting articulations of geographical connections. The network furthermore intends to bring together gender-focused issues from within a wide range of interdisciplinary positions. H-GENDER-MIDEAST is co-edited by Martina Rieker (mrieker@aucegypt.edu) and Cynthia Nelson (cynthia@aucegypt.edu) and is advised by a board of scholars. For more information, contact one of the co-editors mentioned above.

Online Discussion for Financing for Development Conference (FfD)  
To assist in the debate on Financing for Development, Eurodad (www.eurodad.org ) and OneWorld (www.oneword.net ) are inviting you to an online discussion forum on Financing for Development, in the context of the UN Conference on the issue end of March.

Discussion topics: 

• Feb 11 – 22: Debt relief: how to ensure that it will be additional to existing ODA, more effective than traditional aid, and what next after HIPC? 
   

• Feb 25 – Mar 8: ODA (and debt relief) effectiveness: are poverty impact assessments part of the solution?
   

• Mar 11 – 22: The FfD process so far, and what to expect from the conference (emphasis on specific issue depending on news)
   

• Mar 22 – 29: Has FfD delivered? What to follow? (emphasis on specific issue depending on news)

To register, visit http://forum.oneworld.net:8080/~debtchannel, and then click on NEW USER. Enter your details, and once on the discussion forum webpage, click on MORE, and then on MAILING LISTS.  You then select the conferences (i.e. the debates) for which you want to receive messages via email.  If you have any problems, contact jwolsey@eurodad.org.

Invitation to Join CAVNET  
CAVNET serves over a thousand advocates and experts from around the world addressing domestic violence, sexual assault, rape, incest, stalking, youth violence, youth suicide, and crime victims with disabilities. They operate an invitation-only/application-only listserv, as well as a comprehensive online database/website participants are given submission authority and help build the database. They have over 2,000 carefully selected items in the database, and the collection is growing daily. If you are interested in joining, please visit the CAVNET website and complete the online application (there is no charge): http://www.cavnet.org.

Crow Online Magazine  
The new issue of Croatian Women's e-zine is now available online. The main topics are women with disabilities, but they also address issues related to women and Islam, war in Afghanistan, women painters of Croatia, women cartoonists in Croatia, and more. The website is written in both English and in Croatian.  Visit: http://www.crowmagazine.com.

International Seminar on Women’s Safety “Making the Links” Website Launch  
In preparation for the First International Seminar on Women's Safety "Making the links" that will be held in Montréal May 9-11, 2002, the Université du Québec à Montréal invites to participate in the web-based exchanges at www.femmesetvilles.org/en/index_en.htm  and share your experiences and your opinions about women's safety.  For more information, contact Université du Québec à Montréal, C.P. 8888, succ. Centre-Ville (N-2240), Montréal (Québec), Canada, H3C 3P8, Tel: 514-987-6123, Fax: 514-987-3669, Email: info@femmesetvilles.org.

MISC

Lifetime TV 2002 Anti-violence Campaign & Programming  
Lifetime Television has forged unprecedented partnerships with leading non-profit organizations and a bi-partisan coalition of Members of Congress to launch the first-ever comprehensive campaign by a television network to stop violence against women. The new initiative -- "Our Lifetime Commitment:  Stop Violence Against Women" -- will use the vast power of television and the Internet to help its partners raise awareness of domestic violence and sexual assault among the Network's millions of viewers and visitors online. This multi-faceted campaign includes on-air programming, online resources and advice from experts, the "Speak Out with Lifetime and V-Day" postcard, and much more.  Visit www.lifetimetv.com for more information.

2002 National Women’s History Project Publication Catalog Now Available  
The annual National Women’s History Project catalog is now available. This catalog includes books, posters, videos, displays, classroom materials honoring and celebrating women.  To order your copy, contact:  National Women’s History Project, 3343 Industrial Drive, Suite 4, Santa Rosa, CA 95403, Tel: 707.636.2888, email: nwhp@aol.com, Web: www.nwhp.org.

BoardSource “Resource” Catalog Now Available (formerly the National Center for Nonprofit
Boards)  
BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Non-profit Boards, has recently published its “Resource” catalog.   This catalog offers an array of resources on various topics related to non-profit boards – governance, finance, legal, fundraising, recruitment/orientation, board leadership, self-assessment, CEO relations, board development, planning, board meeting essentials, and much more. To receive a copy of the catalog or view products online, visit www.boardsource.org.

PUBLISHING, RESEARCH, AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Gender – From Costs to Benefits (Call for Papers)  
Deadline: May 1.  The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research is accepting abstract for the 6^th Symposium on Gender Research Christian-Albrecht University to be held in Kiel, Germany on November 15 –17.   They are looking for panel submissions focusing on the economic aspects of gender, with the aim of discussing the costs and benefits. Of interest are questions like the following: How much does it cost when women earn just as much as men? How useful is the gender-specific distribution of tasks? How expensive is it not to make use of the leadership potential of women? Scientists and students from all disciplines and nations are invited to submit abstracts on the aforementioned topics. For more information, contact: Dr. Anja Gottburgsen, ZiF Gender-Forschung at Kiel University, Germany, FAX ++431-579 49-50, email gottburgsen@zif.uni-kiel.de, www.uni-kiel.de/zif/.

Gender & Development – Special Issue on Gender and Climate Change (Call for Papers)  
Gender and Development, the international journal for development practitioners, policy-makers, researchers and feminist activists is planning the July 2002 issue, which will focus on Climate Change.  They are currently inviting submissions.  Articles should be no longer than 4,000 words, and written in an accessible style which will enable them to be of use to all.  For more information, visit www.oxfam.org.uk/publish/jgen.

Seeking Nominations for “Prize for Women’s Creativity in Rural Life”  
Deadline: March 1. Celebrating and empowering rural women of the world continues to be our prime project, therefore again, we take great pleasure in requesting your nominations for the "Prize for women's creativity in rural life".  The Prize ($500 per laureate) honors creative and courageous women and women's groups around the world for their contributions to improving the quality of life in rural communities.  For more information or for directives on submitting a nomination, please contact the Prize program coordinator at:  The Women's World Summit Foundation (WWSF), Fondation Sommet mondial des femmes (FSMF), Fundación Cumbre Mundial de la Mujer (FCMM), PO Box 2001, 1211 Geneva 1, Switzerland, Tel: (41 22) 738.66.19, Email: prize@vtxnet.ch, Web: www.woman.ch.

Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2002  
Nominations are currently being accepted for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards 2002.

Anyone can submit a nomination for the Awards and any Asian woman is eligible for entry. Successful businesswomen and author Pinky Lilani set up the Asian Women of Achievement Awards to recognize the immense accomplishments of unsung heroines within the Asian community as well in the commercial, professional, artistic and humanitarian sectors. Award Categories include: The Arts & Culture Award, The Social & Humanitarian Award, Business Woman of the Year, Entrepreneur of the Year , Media Personality of the Year, Professional of the Year, Young Achiever of the Year , and  The Chairman's Award.  For more information, visit www.awaawards.com or call the Awards Office on 020/7828 0999. Closing date for nominations is March 1, 2002. Contact: Kirstie Pritchard, Account Executive, Clareville Communications, www.clareville.co.uk.

Call for Gender Professionals: Women and Development Unit  
The ECLAC Women and Development Unit is preparing a directory of specialists working on the incorporation of the gender perspective within the field of economics, with special emphasis on issues relating to labor, social security, poverty and statistics. The basic requirements for inclusion in this directory are to have postgraduate studies, a minimum of 10 years of work experience and publications in the field. If you would like to be considered for inclusion in the directory, visit their Specialists Director website at www.cepal.cl/mujer/proyectos/gtz/Default.htm. For more information contact: María Nieves Rico, Social Affairs Officer, ECLAC Women and Development Unit, Casilla 179-D Santiago, Chile, Tel: (56-2) 290-2565, email: nrico@eclac.cl / umujer@eclac.cl.