NE Womens

Femalogue
The idea for ‘Femalogue – A Conversation of Women’ came from Sunderland’s Gender
Independent Advisory Group (IAG). An issue which had been discussed at the group was the lack of women in public positions in Sunderland e.g. local councillors, school governors, advisory committee members etc. In order to find out more about how women in Sunderland felt about being underrepresented in public life and what the reasons for this might be, the group planned and held an event called ‘Femalogue – A Conversation of Women’.

The F Word - contemporary UK  Feminism  http://www.thefword.org.uk/index

Feministing 
Young women are rarely given the opportunity to speak on their own behalf on issues that affect their lives and futures. Feministing provides a platform for us to comment, analyze, influence and connect. http://www.feministing.com/about.html#aboutFem 
 
womensgrid has been set up to display the postings about women in the UK and Ireland that were previously on womensphere http://womensgrid.freecharity.org.uk/?page_id=2
 
‘what about boys‘
If people are asking ‘what about boys‘ direct them to the campaign called White Ribbon Campaign UK, which has educational resources for working with boys and young men on challenging gender stereotypes, what it means to be a man, forming new types of masculinity etc -
www.whiteribboncampaign.co.uk/resources/education.htm

Genesis http://www.londonmet.ac.uk/genesis/
Genesis supports research into women's history. It consists of:
• A database with descriptions of women's history collections from museums, libraries and archives in the United Kingdom and
• A Guide to sources that provides access to a wide range of international web resources on women's history.
Genesis was developed with funding from the Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP) and is currently maintained by the staff of The Women's Library at London Metropolitan University 

Feminist Webs
This is an online ‘women and girls work space’ that will act as both an archive and a resource for practitioners, volunteers and young women involved in youth and community work with young women. Our bias is toward work which encourages participation and is from a perspective that focuses on women’s rights and experiences. http://www.feministwebs.com/?page_id=2

WOMANKIND Worldwide believes women in developing countries are a powerful force for change.
Women have an abundance of practical ideas for improving their own lives and lifting their families and communities out of poverty. But this can only happen if they have the confidence and opportunities to articulate their needs and ideas - and be listened to. WOMANKIND Worldwide is the only UK charity devoted to enabling women to achieve this. http://www.womankind.org.uk/ 

UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations
It supports projects that promote women's economic security, human rights and status. The role of the UK National Committee for UNIFEM (UNIFEM UK), the organisation representing UNIFEM in the UK, is to:
• Raise awareness of women's issues across the world
• Raise money to fund UNIFEM projects
• Lobby the UK Government in support of UNIFEM
http://www.unifemuk.org/index.php


Business and Professional Women International
Members from around the world join together in BPW International with one common purpose - to make a difference to the lives of women. With members in almost 100 countries, action in BPW International tends to have a broader perspective. Issues of concern focus on women's role in the world and the impact of world events on the lives of women.
http://www.bpwuk.co.uk/docs/international/international.html

Women's Sports and Fitness Foundation - www.wsff.org.uk

The Women’s Resource Centre - supports women’s organisations to be more effective and sustainable. We provide training, resources and support to women's voluntary and community sector organisation www.wrc.org.uk

Women's Aid - is the key national charity working to end domestic violence against women and children. www.womensaid.org.uk

The Women's Library - Cultural centre housing the most extensive collection of women's history in the UK. Runs Exhibitions and events in addition to the reading room service. www.londonmet.ac.uk/thewomenslibrary

The Women's National Commision - is the official, independant, advisory body giving the views of women to the Government. It is the only organisation of this kind in the UK. It aims to ensure that women's views are taken into account by Government and are heard in public debate. www.thewnc.org.uk 

Rights of Women - is a UK Voluntary organisation working to attain justice amd equality by informing, educating and empowering women on thier legal rights.

'ROSA' has been created to:

• Promote philanthropy by and for women - galvanise more support for organisations working with women and girls
• Raise funds and invest in change - identify new funding sources and fund initiatives that are tackling old problems in fresh ways
• Act as a champion - promote awareness of women's organisations and spread understanding of the issues. www.rosauk.org