In recent years the World Alliance of YMCAs has prepared and contributed to some key articles and publications on gender issues and related themes. If you would like to share any of your YMCA's publications, or useful resources for planning, implementing or monitoring gender programmes then please contact jenny(at)ymca.int

You will find in our Electronic Library some older YMCA publication on Gender.

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The CEDAW (Convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women) adopted in 1979, by the UN General Assembly, is often described as an international bill of rights for women. Consisting of a preamble and 30 articles, it defines what constitutes discrimination against women and sets up an agenda for national action to end such discrimination.

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/cedaw/cedaw.htm

The Commission on the Status of Women(CSW) - Follow up to Beijing and Beijing+5 prepares recommendations and reports to the Economic and Social Council on promoting women's rights in political, economic, civil, social and educational fields. The Commission also makes recommendations to the Council on urgent problems requiring immediate attention in the field of women's rights.

http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/50sess.htm

UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It focuses its activities on four strategic areas: (1) reducing feminized poverty, (2) ending violence against women, (3) reversing the spread of HIV/AIDS among women and girls, and (4) achieving gender equality in democratic governance in times of peace as well as war

http://www.unifem.org/

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP): Gender in Development advises, supports and facilitates UNDP gender equality policy, dialogue and practice, and promotes the empowerment of women.

http://www.undp.org/gender/

Eldis Gateway to Development Information: Gender aims to share the best in development, policy, practice and research.

http://www.eldis.org/gender/