LibGuides: POLI 371 Chinese Politics: Web Resources

Websites

Some useful Websites:

http://www.womenofchina.cn/

http://www.china-woman.com/rp/fs/open/html/english.htm

http://www.woman-legalaid.org/

http://www.nongjianv.org/web/english/index.html

http://www.womenwatch-china.org/english/

Web Sites on Women in Politics
International Museum of Women
I.M.O.W. 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. With its unique focus on cultural change, I.M.O.W. advances the human right to gender equity worldwide.
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Online exhibitions include Economica: Women and the Global Economy, Women, Power and Politics, and Imagining Ourselves.
Feminist Theory Website
The Feminist Theory Website provides research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles around the world. The Feminist Theory Website has three parts: 1) various fields within feminist theory; 2) different national / ethnic feminisms; and 3) individual feminists. All of these parts are updated and expanded regularly.

Online Documents and Reports

Many documents and reports relevant to women's studies are free to download from government, NGO and research institutes' sites. Also check the online catalogue and the Government Publications Subject Guide for other documents available in print in the Library or through our online databases.

Eldis: Gender resource guide
Eldis aims to share the best in development, policy, practice and research offering 26,000 full text documents free to download. The 24 Eldis resource guides include Gender, Gender-based violence, Gender budgets, Gender mainstreaming, Masculinity, Gender country profiles, Gender manuals and more.
Institute for Women's Policy Research - Publications
The Institute for Women's Policy Research conducts rigorous research and disseminates its findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities, and societies. IWPR, an independent, non-profit, research organization also works in affiliation with the graduate programs in public policy and women's studies at The George Washington University. Most reports can be viewed online in PDF format
United Nations ESCAP: Gender Equality and Empowerment Section
The Gender Equality and Empowerment Section works to promote women’s empowerment and advancement, overcoming barriers to gender equality while reducing poverty in the UNESCAP region. Many of the publications are available in full text online
Gender Action - Publications
Gender Action's mission is to promote women's rights and gender equality and ensure women and men equally participate in and benefit from Financial Institution (FI) investments in developing countries.
Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009
This multi-media report is produced by the United Nations Development Fund for Women UNIFEM.

Google

Search also Google China http://www.google.cn and google Hong Kong http://google.com.hk

Try using the Advanced Search of Google.com to limit results to information from China see google http://www.google.ca/advanced_search

Blogs

Blogs can be useful "alternative press" sources for current news and information.

Gender Across Borders: A Global Feminist Blog
Gender Across Borders (GAB) is an international feminist community where issues of gender, race, sexuality, and class are discussed and critically examined. This blog features a blogroll, feminist resources link and more.
Feminist Philosophers
A site created by and for feminist philosophers
WIP: The Women's International Perspective
Based in Monterey, California, The Women’s International Perspective, Inc. (The WIP) is the global source for women’s perspectives. The WIP reports news, world opinion, and commentary through our Feature Articles, Byline Portal, Current Headlines, and community blog.
Women's eNews
Women's eNews is a prize-winning nonprofit daily Internet-based news service supported by its readers, events, foundations and resale of its content. It is the definitive source of substantive news--unavailable anywhere else--covering issues of particular concern to women and their allies.
Our Bodies Ourselves Blog
Our Bodies Ourselves (OBOS), also known as the Boston Women’s Health Book Collective (BWHBC), is a nonprofit, public interest women’s health education, advocacy, and consulting organization.