Global and Transnational Women's Activism

Provides information, documents and links with an emphasis on social activism. Separate sections provide documents about women and globalization, the economy, politics, human rights, communication, and diversity. Parts of the site are also available in English and Portuguese.

In Spanish, Portuguese, and English. This network is constituted by individuals and women's groups working in defense of the women's rights in Latin America and in the Caribbean from a socio-judicial perspective.

In Spanish and English. this specialized organization of the Organization of American States is the principal forum for generating hemispheric policy to advance women's rights and gender equality. Online reports and documents available following he link "Documents."

In Spanish. Affiliated with Isis International, the network disseminates information on issues of violence against women and sexuality for the women in the region. The site has links to its newsletter El Boletín and to the Isis International newsletter InterRedes, both in full text. Directory of women's organizations and institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean is also available online.

One of the two factions and a more radicalized of the original Argentinean mothers group, it has fought for the right to re-unite with their abducted children. This comprehensive site offers information on social movements, social conflicts with focus on Latin America. Hebe de Bonafide is the leader of the association.

In Portuguese and English, CEPIA works and advocates on issues of health, sexual and reproductive rights, violence and access to justice, poverty and employment. The site has many online publications on Brazilian women's rights and human rights and links to Brazilian and international women's organizations.

A premier research center on gender in Brazil, Pagu is affiliated with the Universidade Estadual de Campinas, São Paulo. It promotes interdisciplinary research with focus on gender and women's issues in Brazil and Latin America.

Rede Social de Justiça e Defesa dos Direitos Humanos aims to respond combat human rights violations occurring in Brazil by documenting examples of abuse, floating petitions, and partnering with other national and international organizations committed to the protection of human rights.

A feminist NGO established in 1963 in São Paulo, it is committed towards feminist politics that addresses the gender relations and empowerment of women, policies, and reproductive rights.

In Spanish and English. This independent, non-profit organization established in 1984, conducts research, training, communication and consulting programs, concentrating on women labor and employment, citizenship and political participation, and public policy planning.

In English and Spanish, the site has access to archived radio programs by women activists around the world and on women' issues going back to 1998. The audio files include audio broadcasts and speeches at conferences and other public events.

It is a global action oriented women's resource center that promotes justice and gender equality. ISIS was founded in 1974 by Jane Cottingham and Marilee Karl in Geneva and moved to Manila from Rome in 1991.

In Spanish. CIMAC is a specialized network addressing gender issues in journalism and media in Mexico.

In Spanish. This organization advocates women's political participation and addresses structural problems that restrict women's rights. The site contains the center's campaign material and documents representing their foci: education, health, adolescent pregnancy, motherhood, and poverty.