INTRODUCTION Today's Friday File is part one of a two piece series reporting on the 52nd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)' that was recently held at the United Nations in New York from February 25 to March 7, 2008. This year's priorit

A great publication describing the connection of women to natural resources and how the gender roles created by society have had an affect on a woman's responsibilities to her community. http://www.unfpa.org/swp/2001/english/ch04.html

A key article that explains how women are efficient in the areas of food security, sustainability, and resource management. It also discusses women's empowerment as a means of increasing health awareness. http://www.fao.org/FOCUS/E/Women/WoHm-e.htm

An amazing collection of storiess about women who are actively changing their environments for the better. http://www.ejrc.cau.edu/SummCrowning03.html

The Congress of the United States is working to recognize water for all as a basic human right with the "Water for the World Resolution". Contact your Member of Congress today to ask for their support for this resolution that will help the world's poor gai

Wikigender, an information sharing platform on gender equity, was officially launched on 7 March 2008 on the occasion of International Women's Day. The site is now open and freely accessible to thepublic. Wikigender invites everybody to actively use and pa

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An article about The Paris Declaration and gender and the need to strengthen women’s rights in aid effectiveness . http://www.eldis.org/go/topics/resource-guides/gender&id=36031&type=Document

... contracts, to address the budgetary, environmental and social impact of such purchases ... of Mayors explored the economic and environmental impact of bottled water. Research

Source: International Museum of Women (IMOW) source.] In much of the world, women grow food, collect fuel, and carry the weight of their family's water on their shoulders. The Women, Power and Politics exhibition shows you just what happens when the Earth