National Council for Research on Women

The National Council for Research on Women is a network of 120 leading research, policy and advocacy centers committed to improving the lives of women and girls. We provide the latest news, information and strategies needed to ensure fully informed debates, effective policies and inclusive practices. In partnership with business, academic, non-profit and philanthropic organizations, we advance collaborative and transformative change, both nationally and globally.

Critical Issues

Critical Issue: Violence Against Women

Gender-based violence is pervasive throughout the world, as both a public health and human rights issue. It “reflects and reinforces inequities between men and women and compromises the health, dignity, security and autonomy of its victims,” according to the UN Population Fund. Ending gender based violence must be a priority on the international human rights agenda. Violence against women and girls was a central theme of our annual conference 2010 (June 11-12 at Hunter College) Strategic Imperatives for Ending Violence against Women: Linkages to Education, Economic Security and Health, co-presented with the U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM. Click here for details. Get the latest facts, figures, and policy perspectives on our Big Five program page.
 

Network Newsflash

The International Museum of Women received a grant for the online exhibition: Young Women Speaking the Economy. Read more here! The Business and Professional Women’s Foundation joined a coalition of women's organizations, to support President Obama's FY 2011 budget proposal. Read more here!  
The White House Project’s Erin Vilardi was named one of 102 National Delegates for Vision 2020 – Read more here! 

The Real Deal Blog
Emilie and the Scientific Community

By Rylee Sommers-Flanagan*

I am finished writing and thinking about socially conservative Texans (for now). But I still have history texts on the mind.

Here’s the dilemma: in a conversation with a like-minded male progressive, I was surprised to realize that, while sympathetic to the fact that girls have few female role models to read about in school, he didn’t see an obvious solution.

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NCRW has been selected as one of the Official Charities of the 2010 ING New York City Marathon. 
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