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  • Board & Committee Meetings and United Nations Day palais-des-nations

    The IFUW Board of Officers, Finance Committee, and Status of Women Committee will meet in Geneva from 22-28 February 2012.  Observers will be welcome at some of the sessions.  A special day on Strengthening Cooperation between NGOs and the UN System will be held on Friday, 24 February.  Read more »

  • IFUW International Colloquia Prof. Elaine Thomas addressing 2011 BFWG Colloquium

    IFUW 's international colloquia project is identifying barriers to women's access to decision-making positions in Higher Education (HE).   The deadline for IFUW national gederations and associations to submit proposals to join the project has been extended to 31 March 2012. To find out more about the project »

  • IFUW Report from the Afghan Conference in Bonn Heike Mensch - 2011 Bonn Conference on Afghanistan

    On 5 December 2011, the international community met in Bonn, Germany to discuss the future of Afghanistan. Heike Mensch of the German Federation of Women Graduates, who is a media specialist, attended the Conference and the Civil Society Forum that preceded it. She sent the following first-hand account. Read more »

  • IFUW Members' Corner and Forums IFUW Forums & Members Directory

    The IFUW Members' Corner has a new look. The page is now a gateway to a new interactive space with forums where members can exchange messages and a directory where members can post their information and see profiles of other IFUW members worldwide. The Members' Corner also provides one-stop access to the latest IFUW Updates, blogs and discussions. Another new feature, the Member Profiles, introduces different IFUW members each month.
    Visit the Members'Corner, create your member’s account and join in our discussion.

  • Olympes de la Parole - Voices for Equality Voices for Equality

    IFUW, in partnership with the Women’s Foundation for the Mediterranean, is starting a public speaking competition for secondary school students in Morocco and Tunisia - “Les Olympes de la Parole – Voices for Gender Equality”. The project seeks to raise student awareness of gender equality issues and encourage students, particularly young girls, to speak in public. Read more »