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UK sites:

  • Engender: an information, research and networking organisation for women in Scotland, working with other groups locally and internationally to improve women's lives and increase their power and influence. More information about the Scottish WBG can be found on this site.
  • Fawcett Society: Fawcett is the UK's campaign for equality between women and men.
  • Oxfam: A development, relief, and campaigning organisation dedicated to finding lasting solutions to poverty and suffering around the world
  • WNC, Women's National Commission: An umbrella Organisation for women's organisations in the UK

UK Government sites:

  • EOC, The Equal Opportunities Commission: Is the leading agency working to eliminate sex discrimination in 21st Century Britain.
  • HM Treasury: UK Finance Ministry.
  • Women and Equality Unit: Has responsibility across the UK for policy and legislation on gender equality and sponsors the Equal Opportunities Commission and the Women's National Commission. It also has responsibility for co-ordinating sexual orientation policy.

International sites:

  • The Commonwealth: Is a voluntary association of independent sovereign states promoting respect, encourages trust and friendship and works towards economic prosperity for all its members. Gender equality is a fundamental value of the Commonwealth.
  • European Union: Gender equality in the European Union.
  • International Association for Feminist Economics: A non-profit organization advancing feminist inquiry of economic issues and educating economists and others on feminist points of view on economic issues. Publish the journal Feminist Economics
  • Gender Responsive Budget Initiatives: A collaborative effort between the United Nations Development Fund for Women, The Commonwealth Secretariat and Canada's International Development Research Centre.
  • The International Budget Project: The IBP assists civil society organizations around the world to improve budget policies and decision-making processes.
  • OECD, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development: An international organisation helping governments tackle the economic, social and governance challenges of a globalised economy.
  • Siyanda: Siyanda is an on-line database of gender and development materials. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioner can share ideas, experiences and resources.
  • UNIFEM, United Nations Development Fund For Women: Working for Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality.
  • World Bank: The World Bank seeks to reduce gender disparities and enhance women's participation in economic development through its programs and projects

WBG Funders:

  • Barrow Cadbury Trust http://www.bctrust.org.uk/: Are a foundation that seeks to encourage a just, equal, peaceful and democratic society. They support groups, usually registered charities, working nationally to achieve such objectives .
  • Joseph Rowntree Foundation http://www.jrf.org.uk/: One of the largest social policy research and development charities in the UK, spending about £7 million a year on a research and development programme that seeks to better understand the causes of social difficulties and explore ways of overcoming them.
  • Lipman-Miliband Trust http://www.lipman-miliband.org.uk: The Lipman-Miliband Trust continues to play a vital role as one of the very few charities able to respond to the needs of those engaged in socialist education. We encourage new work within this broad field, taking into consideration new areas of cultural and political work in institutions of learning but also in community organisations and among NGOs.
 
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