Over the past several years, a flood of fascinating data from the worlds of education, microfinance and more has shown an essential link between investing in women and girls and economic growth,…

The information portal on Gender, citizenship and governance is an interdepartmental initiative. It is developed and managed by KIT Information and Library Services with support from KIT…

The 2010 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, November 2 with at least 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested and all House seats coming up for election. Mid-term elections will take…

TENTATIVEPROGRAM NOVEMBER 5, 2010, FRIDAY 09:00 - 09:30     Registration 09:30 - 12:00     OPENING CEREMONY AND PROTOCOL SPEECHES INAUGURATION OF WOMEN’S AUTHORS BOOK…

Distinct from negotiators who advocate on behalf of a specific group, mediators don’t represent parties to a conflict. Track One mediators convene, structure, and organize negotiations, intervening…

On October 10th, Kyrgyzstan will choose a new parliament in what are said to be the 'most competitive' elections this region has seen in years.   Kyrgyzstan's parliament in chosen through a list…

Brazil is holding parliamentary elections as well as the first round of presidential elections on October 3.   The electoral system works as follows: - The President is elected by absolute…

Women’s rights activists, feminists and politicians examined together alternatives and meanings of gender equality politics and produced Conclusions and Recommendations.The general conclusions and…

The first seminar of the WEP network will take place at Aalborg University, Denmark, 1-3 November 2010. Please see www.womendialogue.org for further details including the call for papers. The aim…