Subject: [fem-women2000 550] Women's Globalnet #161: Connecting Women Globally for Social Change!
From: iwtc <iwtc@iwtc.org>
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2000 12:59:27 -0800
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IWTC WOMEN'S GLOBALNET #161
Initiatives and Activities of Women Worldwide
by Anne S. Walker

November 20, 2000

CONNECTING WOMEN GLOBALLY FOR SOCIAL CHANGE!

LAUNCHING OF NEW IWTC WEB-SITE!

Today, November 20, 2000, IWTC is launching it痴 new web-site at:

 http://www.iwtc.org  
  
Designed as a women and development information and resources centre for 
women activists and advocates worldwide, the site will initially focus 
on the Beijing Platform for Action (PFA) and Beijing Plus Five follow-up 
plans and policies. Chapters from the soon-to-be-published IWTC manual 
"Women! Policy! Action! A Community Action Guide to the Platform for 
Action" are featured, with a summarized form of the PFA Strategic 
Objectives and Actions for each Critical Area of Concern plus obstacles 
and challenges added at the Beijing plus Five meetings in June 2000, and 
lists of web-sites and publications.

BRIEF OUTLINE OF WEB-SITE:

A. The front page features the following IWTC menu items:

1. About Us: 
-Mission
-Programme Areas
-Internships 

2. Resources:
-Women痴 GlobalNet (last 20 issues available)
-The Tribune (ordering information only)
-Manuals ("Women! Policy! Action!" and "Rights of Women")
-Advocacy Briefs (Women痴 GlobalNets, Global Policy Alerts, "Preview 
2000")
-Platform for Action (with links to "Women! Policy! Action!", 
WomenAction, WomenWatch, Division for the Advancement of Women resources 
and more)
-Other Resources (inc. listings of IWTC posters, postcards, slide/tape 
sets, with ordering information.)

3. Women, Ink. (IWTC痴 women and development publications service)

B. LINKS TO MAJOR "UMBRELLA" GROUPS:
Colorful circles on the front page provide links to major "umbrella" 
groups, including: 

WomenAction:
An NGO global information, communication and media network that enables 
NGOs to actively engage in the Beijing Plus Five review process with the 
long term goal of women痴 empowerment.

WomenWatch: 
The UN Internet Gateway for the Advancement and Empowerment of Women. 
Partners include: DAW; UNIFEM; ILO; INSTRAW; UNESCO; UNDP/GIDP; SNDP; 
World Bank; and Instituto de la Mujer
 
WhrNET/Women痴 Human Rights Network:
A collaborative project developed by an international coalition of 
women's human rights organizations, with the primary aim of 
strengthening advocacy for women's human rights through the effective 
utilization of information and communication technologies. 

Women, Ink.
IWTC痴 women and development publications marketing and dissemination 
service

INSTRAW/GAINS
The Gender Awareness Information and Networking System (GAINS) of the UN 
International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of 
Women, a "one stop" web-based electronic system for producing, managing 
and disseminating gender related knowledge and information;  conducting 
collaborative research on emerging gender issues;  facilitating 
consultations and dialogue between different stakeholders on global 
critical issues using a gender perspective; and training and capacity 
building on women and gender issues. 

Mapping the World. 
A project of the International Information Centre and Archives of the 
Women's Movement (IIAV) Amsterdam, The Netherlands, this is a database 
of women's information services available throughout the world, and aims 
to increase the visibility of women's information services, and to 
facilitate access to gender-specific information. 

NGO Regional Groups
One of 3 special green circle, this one links to groups in Africa, 
Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean. Middle East and North 
America

NGO Global Groups
The second of the green circles links to almost 100 major international 
groups that deal with women and development issues and concerns 

UN and International Agencies
The final green circle links to governmental agencies from the European 
Union to the World Bank, including United Nations Departments and 
Specialized Agencies

Please let us know your thoughts on this new web-site. In particular, we 
would like to hear if you found the site easy or difficult to navigate, 
i.e. if you were able to find what you were looking for without too much 
frustration!

WE WELCOME YOUR COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS!

THE IWTC WEB-SITE IS NOW LAUNCHED!


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WOMEN, INK.

For quality, cutting-edge publications on women and development by, for and about women worldwide, see Women, Ink's catalogue at our web site: <http://www.womenink.org>. 

Or contact Women, Ink. at 777 United Nations Plaza, New York, NY 10017, USA.  Tel: Yasna Uberoi (1-212) 687-8633 ext 212 or Mary Wong (1-212) 687-8633 ext 204. Fax: (1-212) 661-2704. E-mail: <wink@womenink.org>

Women, Ink. is a project of IWTC

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