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Anti Violence Against Women Plan of Action

Violence against women and girls is one of the most intractable and complex issues on...
NCRW Fact Sheet: Ending Violence Against Women--An Imperative for a Healthy Nation

Ending violence against women should become a national imperative. Policies and laws need to be...
NCRW Policy Brief: Violence

Ending violence against women needs to become a national priority. A safe society for women and...
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

New tool helps U.S. group track sex crimes in Syria

April 1, 2012

The Women's Media Center is using new crowd-sourcing techniques to track rape and other sexual violence across Syria in one of the first efforts to monitor assaults against women during military conflict in real-time.
Should the Violence Against Women Act Be Reauthorized?

March 20, 2012

Essays for and against the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act.
"Honor killings" require tougher laws, say Iraqi women

March 7, 2012

Women's activists in Iraq, led by the only woman in Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's cabinet, Minister of State for Women's Affairs Ibtihal al-Zaidi, are lobbying to change the law.
The Arab Spring’s misogynist winter

February 21, 2012

A year after they marched alongside men to topple regimes in the Arab Spring, Arab women are facing a wall of misogyny.
Sports Champions and Medalists Call for End to Sexual Abuse, Bullying and Harassment of Young Athletes

February 8, 2012

A team of former Olympic and national athletes has been working to create the first organization dedicated to advocating for the safety of young athletes.
Safe4Athletes' mission is to ensure a safe environment for young athletes in all...

Member Organizations

Altagracia Dilone Levat

Legal Momentum

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Center for the Education of Women

University of Michigan

Ann Arbor, MI
The Feminist Majority Foundation

Arlington, VA
Institute for Women’s Policy Research

Washington, DC
International Center for Research on Women

Washington, DC
Legal Momentum

New York, NY

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Domestic and Workplace Violence
Trafficking and Prostitution
Violence Against Women, Global

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Mallika Dutt Calls for the End of Violence Against Women at Clinton Global Initiative Conference

Kyla Bender-Baird

At the Opening Plenary of the Clinton Global Initiative conference this Tuesday, Mallika Dutt took the stage with former President Bill Clinton and issued a call to end violence against women and the...

Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 10:37am

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The Haitian Earthquake: An Update

Kyla Bender-Baird

*By Julie ZeilingerWith an estimated 50,000-100,000 dead, 300,000 homeless, and 3 million needing help in some form, it’s clear that the Haitian earthquake was a disaster that demands long-term...

Wednesday, August 18, 2010 - 4:36pm

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The Power of Girls

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*By Julie Zeilinger

Tuesday, July 27, 2010 - 11:27am

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CEDAW FORUM: Lighting a Fire for the Women’s Rights Treaty

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Allie Bohm*As a colleague recently reminded me, our system of government was developed not to pass laws, but to make change slowly. Take, for example, the Convention on the Elimination of All...

Friday, July 9, 2010 - 11:34am

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CEDAW FORUM: There’s No Time Like the Present

Kyla Bender-Baird

The United States remains one of only seven countries that have not ratified CEDAW (the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women). CEDAW is an international...

Tuesday, July 6, 2010 - 4:47pm

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