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1. Economic Security 2. Education 3. Health 4. Immigration 5. Violence

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US Civil Society Working Group on Women, Peace, and Security
NCRW Fact Sheet: Violence Against Women Act

The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is the most comprehensive federal legislation ever enacted to...
NCRW Fact Sheet: The International Violence Against Women Act

I-VAWA would apply the force of U.S. diplomacy and provide $1 billion over five years to institute...

News

Getting to Zero Requires Zero Gender Discrimination and Violence – Time to Zero in on Women and Girls

December 2, 2011

Message from UN Women Executive Director Michelle Bachelet on the occasion of World AIDS Day, 1 December 2011.
Report: Millions of Domestic Workers in Mexico Subjected to Abuse

November 27, 2011

About 2.1 million Mexicans are employed as domestic workers, with women accounting for about 90 percent of such employees, and the majority lack employment contracts, are not registered in the ...
UN: Spotty enforcement undermines Afghan law to protect women from abuse

November 23, 2011

A law meant to protect Afghan women from a host of abusive practices, including rape, forced marriage and the trading of women to settle disputes, is being undermined by spotty enforcement, the U.N. said in a report released Wednesday.
Women and the Arab Spring

November 16, 2011

Testimony on the role of women in the Arab Spring by Tamara C. Wittes, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs and Deputy Special Coordinator for Middle East Transitions for the Senate Foreign Relations Committee...
Girl Up Highlights the Importance of Counting Girls as World Population Grows to 7 Billion

November 9, 2011

Girl Up is drawing attention to the need to count, advocate for and invest in girls worldwide. Investing in a girl today means in the future she will have the tools to reinvest back into her family and community, which helps build a better world for...

Member Organizations

Center for Women's Global Leadership

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ
National Council of Women's Organizations

Washington, DC
New York Women's Foundation

New York, NY
Wellesley Centers for Women

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA
Women's eNews

New York, NY
Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER)

Washington, DC

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December 2, 2008 posted by Linda Basch There is a widespread outcry for the US to reassert its moral leadership in the world. How do we do this? Well, for starters, we can demonstrate a genuine...

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Reports & Publications

WOMEN GO GLOBAL CD-ROM

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:31am

Peace Review: A Journal of Social Justice

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:22am

Gains and Gaps: A Look at the World's Women

Friday, April 10, 2009 - 11:46pm

MISSING Information About Women's Lives

Monday, July 13, 2009 - 11:25am

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NCRW is a network of leading university and community based research, policy, and advocacy centers with a growing global reach dedicated to advancing rights and opportunities for women and girls. We also have a Corporate Circle comprised of senior diversity professionals from leading U.S. and global member companies and a Presidents Circle of college and university leaders who share our commitment. NCRW harnesses the collective power of its network to provide knowledge, analysis, and thought leadership on issues ranging from reducing women’s poverty to building a critical mass of women’s leadership across sectors.

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