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Gender in the Making of the Nigerian University System
Charmaine Perreira. Available from James Currey Link to James Currey Website. See synopsis of book. Change and Transformation in Ghana's Publicly Funded Universities Takyiwaa Manuh et al. Available from James Currey Link to James Currey Website

Resources and Links

New Resources
Clare Castillejo, 2009, Strengthening Women's Citizenship, Report of a FRIDE Seminar that brought together experts working on gender and governance issues to explore how womens experience of citizenship in fragile states is affected by state-building processes and identify how such processes can be opportunities to strengthen womens citizenship. The seminar was part of a two-year FRIDE research project that examines policy options for strengthening womens

citizenship in the context of state-building, downloadable from http://www.fride.org/publication/558/seminar-strengthening-womens-citizenship

Fatima Sadiqi, Amira Nowaira, Azza El Khouly and Moha Ennaji (eds), 2009, Women Writing Africa. The Northern Region, New York: Feminist Press.

Global Gender Gap Report 2007 Link to the Global Gender Gap Report from the World Economic Forum - available to download in pdf format.

Poverty in Focus: Gender Equality Number 13, January 2008, International Poverty Centre. Naila Kabeer is the lead author in this issue with her article on 'Gender, Labour Markets and Poverty: An Overview'. The issue is available at: http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/pub/IPCPovertyInFocus13.pdf. Other IPC publications at: http://www.undp-povertycentre.org/ipcpublications.htm

New BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack: Gender and Indicators What does a world without gender inequality look like? Realising this vision requires inspiring and mobilising social change. But what would indicate we are on the right track - and how will we know when we get there? Gender-sensitive indicators and other measurements of change are critical - for building the case for taking gender (in)equality seriously, for enabling better planning and actions, and for holding institutions accountable for their commitments on gender. The new BRIDGE Cutting Edge Pack hopes to inspire thinking on these questions - with an Overview Report outlining key issues, a Supporting Resources Collection providing summaries of key texts, tools, case studies and contacts of relevant organisations, and a Gender and Development In Brief newsletter with three short articles on the theme. See: http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports_gend_CEP.html#Indicators Related Resource: In March 2007 BRIDGE and The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) Gender Team undertook an Expert Panel Discussion on Gender Sensitive Indicators and Measurements of Change at the 51st Session of the Commission on the Status of Women. This document provides an overview of the panel presentations and discussion points. http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/reports/UNDP_BRIDGE_CSW.pdf

The latest issue (vol. 28 no. 3) of Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources launches a special series, "A Year of Girls' Studies." See website at: http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/publications/feminist-coll/FC_283_GirlsIntro.pdf, along with the "E-Sources on Women and Gender" column at http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/publications/feminist-coll/FC_283_ESources.html. Sample articles are available on their website at: http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/publications/feministcoll.html, Feminist Collections is available in fulltext in Genderwatch and selectively in Contemporary Women's Issues databases. For subscription information for Feminist Collections, see http://womenst.library.wisc.edu/wsperpub.htm.

Woman's Identity and the Qur'an: A New Reading by Dr Nimat Hafez Barazangi, University Press of Florida, 2004. New Arabic translation 2007. Pathways to Women's Empowerment in Bangladesh by Farzana Naz, Dhaka, AH Development, 2006

UNICEF, The State of the World's Children 2007: Women and Children The Double Dividend of Gender Equality, report from the BBC News on the launch of this new report, plus a link to download it. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/6162959.stm

Why Women Count - Broadcasting for Change Network 2007. Why Women Count is a series of 41 x 5 minute programmes made by broadcasters and producers in 41 countries focusing on the theme of empowerment - and what it means in the lives of ordinary women and men around the world. http://www.tve.org/whywomencount/

Useful Links
AWID The Association for Women's Rights in Development (AWID) is an international membership organisation connecting, informing and mobilising people and organisations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights. http://www.awid.org/

BRIDGE BRIDGE supports gender advocacy and mainstreaming efforts by bridging the gaps between theory, policy and practice with accessible and diverse gender information in print and online. http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/ CEDPA The Centre for Development and Population Activities (CEDPA) is an internationally recognised non-profit organisation that improves the lives of women and girls in developing countries. http://www.cedpa.org/ DAWN Training Institutes The broad aims of the institute are to build capacity among young feminist activists from the south, especially in understanding linkages between different issues and advocacy agendas, particularly those concerned with social, economic and gender justice; to strengthen feminist advocacy work at global and regional level; and to deepen analysis in some complex areas aimed at alternative paradigms of development beyond the market economy. It is intended to prepare young feminists for the challenges of working for gender justice in the present global geopolitical and economic context. http://www.dawnnt.org/ARCHIVE/feminist_tr.html Feminist Majority Foundation The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) is a cutting edge organisation dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilises research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. http://www.feminist.org/ Gender Matters The website for the EC/UN Partnership on Gender Equality for Development and Peace, a joint programme of the European Commission (EC), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM), and the International Training Centre of the International Labour Organization (ITC-ILO). http://www.gendermatters.eu/ Global Fund for Women The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. GFW advocate for and defend women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world. http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/cms/ International Center for Research on Women ICRW works with partner organisations and governments throughout the world to promote gender equitable development, reduce poverty, and change the lives of millions of women and girls and their communities - undertaking focused, evidence-based, action-oriented research; providing technical assistance to partner organisations, donors and governments; and advocating for new or improved policies and programs.

http://www.icrw.org/ Infochange Women InfoChange News & Features is an online resource base that provides news, views, perspectives and debates on crucial issues of sustainable development and social justice in India and South Asia. http://www.infochangeindia.org/WomenIh.jsp?section_id=1&detailurl=Women ISIS International-Manila Isis International-Manila is a feminist NGO committed to creating spaces within information and communications structures and systems, that promote the many voices of women, particularly those from the South. http://www.isiswomen.org/ Peace X Peace PEACE X PEACE is an Internet-based Global Network dedicated to empowering women and mobilising them as peacemakers around the world. PEACE X PEACE provides technology, translators, dialogue facilitators, and e-publications to support meaningful Internet exchanges between groups of women-led Circles in the United States and women-led Circles in other countries. http://www.peacexpeace.org/ Sabaya Sabaya is a major programme implemented by UNIFEM in the Palestinian territories. It was initiated in 2004 in cooperation and partnership with United Nation Develepment Program and with support from the Government of Japan. The programme operates and activates women's centres constructed or rehabilitated by United Nation Develepment Program in accordance to women's needs in the different locations. Website in Arabic and English http://www.sabaya.org/ Sisters in Islam Sisters in Islam (SIS) is a group of Muslim professional women committed to promoting the rights of women within the framework of Islam. http://www.sistersinislam.org.my/ Siyanda Siyanda is BRIDGE's sister site which provides on-line database of gender and development materials from around the world. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources. http://www.siyanda.org/ WOMANKIND Worldwide WOMANKIND Worldwide is a UK charity working with women in developing countries to tackle poverty. They work with 55 partner community groups in 15 developing countries on projects connected to enabling women to understand their legal rights. They also run a programme of work in the UK.

http://www.womankind.org.uk/ Women's Edge Coalition The Womens Edge Coalition advocates for international economic policies and human rights that support women worldwide in their actions to end poverty in their lives, communities and nations. http://www.womensedge.org/ Women's Empowerment in Muslim Contexts (WEMC) WEMC is a Research Programme Consortium funded by the UK Department for International Development and consisting of a partnership of universities, research institutions and nongovernmental organisations exploring women's diverse strategies for empowerment in four nodal countries (China, Indonesia, Iran and Pakistan). http://www.wemc.com.hk Women's Environment and Development Organization WEDO is an international organisation that advocates for womens equality in global policy. It seeks to empower women as decision makers to achieve economic, social and gender justice, a healthy, peaceful planet and human rights for all. http://www.wedo.org/ Women Living Under Muslim Laws This is an international solidarity network that provides information, support and a collective space for women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam. http://wluml.org/ World Health Organization Department of Women, Gender and Health GWH brings attention to the ways in which biological and social differences between women and men affect health and the steps needed to achieve health equity. http://www.who.int/gender/en/

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