Local Publications

A Listing As “best State for Women” draws Praise From Top Officials: Top public officials on Monday hailed Connecticut’s ranking as the “Best State for Women” in a listing by iVillage.com, a high-traffic website that covers a broad range of topics including Hollywood, beauty, health, parenting and sexual techniques…

UCTV, UConn Mocks Rape : Students at UCTV made a short sketch meant to be a comedy mocking sexual assualt and stragetically making light out of rape. Students across the University are in an uproar and voicing on social media and taking it to the streets. The women of the Women’s Center and Violence Against Women Program are organizing a rally to take place on Monday. In the mean time, the story is getting its fair share of coverage. To stand in solidarity, reach out to the Women’s Center at womenscenter@uconn.edu

Susan G. Komen Loses Support After Planned Parenthood Decision: After partnering with Planned Parenthood for the past five years to provide cancer screenings to low-income patients, Komen announced on Tuesday that it would sever ties with the family planning provider because it is under investigation in Congress. However, the groups that prompted that investigation are anti-abortion advocacy organizations that have long criticized Planned Parenthood over the fact that some of its clinics offer abortions.

Nominate your choice for One Woman Makes a Difference! Every fall the Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) hosts our “One Woman Makes a Difference” event.  In addition to offering a delightful evening of excellent company, unique auction items, and the chance to learn more about CWEALF, we honor women who are making a difference in lives of Connecticut women, girls and their families.  Past recipients have made significant contributions to the advancement of women’s opportunities in the legal, political, educational, philanthropic and workforce fields.

Do you know a woman who has made a difference? Nominate her today! Download this form and return it to Krystal Frazao at kfrazao@cwealf.org by March 1.

National Publications

For Romney, all that glitters is not confetti

State of the Union 2012 - transcript

State of the Union 2012 – video

US women’s soccer team qualify for Olympics

International Publications

Egyptian health ministry: 74 dead, hundreds injured in soccer riots: Political tensions flared Wednesday after more than 70 people were killed when fans rushed the field and rioted at a soccer game in Egypt. It was unclear whether intense sports rivalries or political strife caused the clashes in the northeastern city of Port Said. Hours after the fighting, protesters in Cairo chanted, “Down with military rule.” And the secretary-general of the Muslim Brotherhood party blamed Egypt’s military for the deaths.

The Girl Effect a video explaining the plight of the girl child 

Working Group on Girls: Fact Sheets and Action for Girls Newsletter

The Working Group on Girls (WGG) is a coalition of over 80 national and international non-governmental organizations with representation at the United Nations dedicated to promoting

• promoting the human rights of the girl child in all areas and stages of her life,
• advancing the inclusion and status of girls and
• assisting them to develop their full potential as women.

Organizations with Note Worthy Publications

Plan International

Plan aims to achieve lasting improvements in the quality of life of deprived children in developing countries, through a process that unites people across cultures and adds meaning and value to their lives, by:

• enabling deprived children, their families and their communities to meet their basic needs and to increase their ability to participate in and benefit from their societies
• building relationships to increase understanding and unity among peoples of different cultures and countries
• promoting the rights and interests of the world’s children.

Girls Discovered

Girls Discovered takes that first step. As a comprehensive source of maps and data on the status of adolescent girls worldwide, Girls Discovered helps donors, policy makers and implementing agencies target their investments.

This one-stop shop for information on adolescent girls is sourced from organizations operating in the public interest, and is meant for researchers, practitioners, advocates, policy-makers and the public – anyone who seeks change for the world’s 600 million adolescent girls.

CRIN (Children’s Rights Information Network)

CRIN is a global children’s rights network. We press for rights – not charity – and a systemic shift in how governments and societies view children. We link to 2,229organisations and have 24,392resources on our site