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

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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

Commons Aboriginal Violence Report Excludes Voices Of Aboriginal women: NDP

December 13, 2011

A new Canadian House of Commons committee report meant to address the crisis of violence against aboriginal women ignores the testimony of most of the women it consulted, NDP members say.
Liberia: Over 2,000 Gender Based Violence Cases Reported Here

December 11, 2011

A report compiled by the Liberian Ministry of Gender and Development says over 2,000 cases of Gender Based Violence (GBV) have occurred in Liberia during the period January to October 2011.
Are sex offenders and lads’ mags using the same language?

December 11, 2011

Psychologists from Middlesex University and the University of Surrey found that when presented with descriptions of women taken from lads’ mags, and comments about women made by convicted rapists, most people who took part in the study could not...
More women kidnapped for brides

December 9, 2011

China is witnessing an increasing number of women from other Asian countries who have been cheated, kidnapped and smuggled into the country.
Study: 60 Percent of Black Females Are Sexually Abused Before They Turn 18

December 8, 2011

Sixty percent of Black women in an ongoing study reported they had been sexually assaulted by a Black man before they turned 18, according researchers at Black Women’s Blueprint.

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

Blog Posts

Responding to Street Harassment, Hollaback! style

Kyla Bender-Baird

Hollaback! has been documenting street harassment for half a decade and is poised to take it to the next level: an iPhone app. Not familiar with this grassroots movement? Check out this PSA posted on...

Thursday, May 20, 2010 - 11:08am

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A life free of violence is every woman’s right

Kyla Bender-Baird

Join the National Council for Research on Women and the U.S. National Committee for UNIFEM June 11-12th at Hunter College for Strategic Imperatives to End Violence Against Women: Linkages to...

Friday, May 14, 2010 - 2:04pm

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Reconstructing Haiti with Women & Girls at the Center

Kyla Bender-Baird

By Tunisia L. Riley*On May 4, 2010 I sat in a packed room of women (and a few men) coming together to raise awareness of women and girls efforts in the reconstruction of Haiti after the devastating...

Thursday, May 6, 2010 - 5:51pm

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The Myth of "Stranger Danger"

Kyla Bender-Baird

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month. A major function of awareness raising is debunking long-held myths, including so-called "stranger danger." In a recent blog post, the Ms. Foundation...

Monday, April 26, 2010 - 12:44pm

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This Just In! Human Rights Commission Hearing on Violence Against Women—Strategies and Responses

Kyla Bender-Baird

THIS THURSDAY (April 15th) the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the U.S. House of Representatives will be holding a hearing on violence against women. As stated in the official hearing notice,...

Tuesday, April 13, 2010 - 2:19pm

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