W@W Check it Out...

The W@W regularly features on our Home Page websites, e-newsletters or other information which comes our way. Here is an archive of previous links:

• (May 2010) The Centre for Women & Democracy, Fawcett Society and Engender are active in these last weeks of the general election campaign, providing analysis and events.
• (April 2010) WomenWatch is a website portal supported by the UN providing information and resources on gender equality and empowerment of women.
• (March 2010) Oxfam's GenderWorks toolkit is a free, practical guide to gender equality.
• (February 2010) Women's Views on News is an online women's news service that provides stories about women that have appeared in a variety of news outlets, and invites blogs to discuss the issues.
• (February 2010) Girl Geeks Scotland, based in Dundee, is dedicated to encouraging women to succeed in creative technology fields and supporting them to do so.
• (February 2010) Womensphere wordpress is a notice board with postings about global women's news, views and issues
• (January 2010) Rights of Women is a women’s voluntary organisation committed to informing, educating and empowering women concerning their legal rights.
• (January 2010) As the General Election approaches, The Centre for Women & Democracy is keeping a website Candidate Watch to monitor women candidates, as well as occasional reports on particular aspects of the election.   
• (January 2010) 3 Reports have recently been published into Scotland's Disability organisations and their capacity to influence public bodies. One report identifies, categorises and maps disability organisations across Scotland. A second
  report  looks at the capacity of disability organisations to engage with public authorities and what impacts on that capacity.  And a third report  provides a resource guide.  
• (November 2009) Womensphere produces global conferences, books, and content, around themes such as women’s leadership, innovation, entrepreneurship, professional advancement, and creating social and economic impact - connecting women through these themes.
• (November 2009) GINA (The Gender Issues Network on Alcohol) is a project focusing on women and alcohol issues based in Alcohol Focus Scotland. The network is designed to provide information, support and assistance to all its members and is open to anyone who has an interest in or is involved with people whose lives are affected by alcohol.
• (October 2009) The Autumn newsletter from the Women's National Commission has 29 pages of National and International news and events.
• (October 2009) Violence Against Women is one of the Scottish Government's priority areas. Check out the new Scottish Preventing Violence Against Women website. Also check out the new English campaign Demand Change! which aims to promote an increased understanding of prostitution, and calls for prostitution to be seen as a form of violence against women.
• (September 2009) If you're down in Edinburgh, check out the exhibition at the Huntley House Museum on the Royal Mile: Votes for Women: the Women's Suffrage Movement in Edinburgh, on until 9th January 2010.
• (September 2009)

  The Portal to Resources and Information on Mainstreaming Equalities (PRIME) is a collection of equality related (web-based) resources available on the Scottish Government website, designed to help policy makers and researchers understand the broad range of equality issues that have relevancy across policy areas.

• (August 2009)

  Life Coaching has been a popular topic at the W@W network events. The W@W website also has the newsletters regularly pubished by W@W tutors Lynda Benham and Kate Harper. See the Document Library for past issues.

• (August 2009) The State Pension rules are changing in 2010 - and many of these changes directly affect women. Find out what pension you will receive, and when, together with other information from the Pension Service website.

• (July 2009) GenderWorks is an innovative, Oxfam-run project funded by the European Commission that explores the problems faced by women living in poverty across Europe, and helps them tackle those problems. It has an interesting website and publishes a newsletter which can be downloaded.

• (June 2009) The Rural Gateway has grown - and is now the Scotland National Rural Network. With a comprehensive website, a large document library, a forum, up-tp-date funding information, e-newsletters and much more, it is a useful resource for people in rural Scotland.

• (June 2009) Check out the results from the recent European elections. Finland tops the list with 62% female representatives, with Malta at the bottom with 0. And the UK ..

• (June 2009)  NIKK - the Nordic Gender Institute - has an interesting website and publishes a free magazine. Get the Scandinavian perspective on gender quotas in companies (mandatory in Norway) and prostitution, amongst other issues.

• (May 2009) Ever wonder where people get the figures they cite when speaking about women in Scotland? Check out the Scottish Government's statistics for men and women! Accessible and often depressing stats at your fingertips.

• (April 2009) Interconnect is a website set up in 2009 to provide a network for women studying science, engineering, technology and the built environment in Scotland.    Connect with other students, qualified women and employers to start your career before you finish your studies.

• (March 2009) The latest issue of Women, Politics and Elections (March 2009) from the Electoral Reform Commission has a roundup of International Women's Day celebrations around the world for 2009.

• (March 2009) Engender is an information, research and networking organisation for women in Scotland. Its website has a wealth of information about a number of issues relating to women including poverty, violence against women, andpower & participation.
  

• (February 2009) The European Women's Lobby is campaigning for 50/50 women/men representation in the new European Parliament and a new European Commission which will be appointed in 2009. Click here to find out more.

• (February 2009) Thinking of a trip south? Glasgow Women's Library has published their list of events.

• (January 2009) Latest Fawcett Society newsletter now out, with features on Commission on Women & the Criminal Justice System, Equal Pay Campaign, and the Power Vacuum in the Boardroom.

• (January 2009) Glasgow Women's Library is a provider of information by and about women. It is a popular meeting place for women and its creative, supportive environment acts as a catalyst for projects, friendships and laughter. Check out their latest newsletter, GWL News, and their website for further information.

• (December 2008) The Women's National Convention is an umbrella organisation representing women and women's organisations in England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, aiming towards ensuring women's views are taken into account by the government and are heard in public debate. Check out their website and download their newsletter, with information of their activities and also updates from many organisations working towards making women's voices heard.

• (November 2008) Mslexia is a website for women who write or want to do so, with a 'unique mix of debate and analysis, advice and inspiration; news, reviews, interviews; competitions, events, courses, grants. All served up with a challenging selection of new poetry and prose.'

• (November 2008) The Scottish Women's Convention shares many of the aims of W@W, working to ensure that women's voices reach policy makers.  Read more about their activities, events, consultations etc on their website. 

• (October 2008) Working for Families Highland
  Project running throughout the Highlands since 2004, which aims to remove barriers to parents entering education, training or employment. Since July 2008 it now part of the national Fairer Scotland Fund. Freephone 0800 0282 766 for opportunities in your area.

• (October 2008) E-newsletters ...new editions of Fawcett and Women, Politics and Elections newletters recently published

• (September 2008) Women's representation in politics has been a hot topic this year. Check out this article from the Holyrood Magazine of a session at the Festival of Politics for the Scottish perspective.

• (September 2008) International Museum of Women (IMOW) is 'a groundbreaking social change museum that inspires global action, connects people across borders and transforms hearts and minds by amplifying the voices of women worldwide through global online exhibitions, history, the arts and cultural programs that educate, create dialogue and build community.' They invite people to participate in a global online exhibition focussing on Women, Power and Politics which runs until the end of 2008.

• (August 2008) The Work Foundation is an independent research consultancy advising organisations and policymakers about the changing world of work and corporate performance. Their website contains a number of case studies.

• (July 2008) Electoral Reform Society Women's Campaign
  The Electoral Reform Society campaigns for greater representation of women in politics. Their website has further information, and links to download their Women's Campaign Newletter. There is also a downloadable map of women in politics.

• (June 2008) ACTSA Dignity! Period. campaign. Action for South Africa (ACTSA) for several years has campaigned to provide women in Zimbabwe with sanitary products. Pads or tampons cost more than 50% of the average monthly wage in Zimbabwe. Yet without safe sanitary pads or tampons women and girls cannot work or go to school, or risk infections. Find out more and how you can help from their website.

• (June 2008) Women's Media.com This American website describes itself as ‘The site for working women’. It has materials and resources for issues such as personal development, equality issues, career issues, and a learning club. There are interesting discussion topics and quotations, and some useful free material.

• (June 2008) The Prowess Bulletin provides a digest of information relating to women's enterprise and business. Full of lots of links! See it on their website or sign up to receive your own e-version.

• (May 2008) A recent article in the Guardian focussed on 'Why women in business became the solution, not the problem'. Check out this thought-provoking article.