... of culture will not lead us to a sustainable development, the researcher explained.

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

... on a woman's responsibilities to her community.

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

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

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

Source: Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) The GEAR Campaign to create a new women's entity at the UN made big strides on June 16th when governments vowed to tackle the issue. WEDO is working to ensure that a report by the Secretary-Ge