UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE FOR THE
ADVANCEMENT OF WOMEN (UN-INSTRAW) GENDER, PEACE AND SECURITY
RESEARCH INSTITUTE DATABASE
Name of Institution: Advocates for Human Rights – Women’s Human Rights Program
Mission: The Advocates applies international human rights standards to advocate for women’s rights in
the United States and around the world. The Advocates works with local organizations to document
human rights abuses against women, including domestic violence, rape, employment discrimination,
sexual harassment in the workplace, and trafficking in women and girls. Staff and volunteers conduct incountry research through close collaboration with local women's non-governmental organizations, using
traditional human rights fact-finding methods to document violations of women's human rights.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 650 Third Avenue South, Suite 1240 Minneapolis MN, 55402 USA
Telephone: 612 341 3302
Fax: 612 341 2971
Email: hrights@advrights.org
Website: http://www.mnadvocates.org/Women_s_Human_Rights.html
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, women’s human rights, gender-based violence, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: Training and consultation on violence against women, human rights education
training, media training
Publications: Annual reports, fact sheets, human rights reports, teaching guides & lesson plans,
newsletters, human rights toolkit, publications on human trafficking, gender-based violence and the
Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
GPS Related Staff: Cheryl Thomas, Mary Ellingen, Mary Ellison, Mary Hunt, Beatríz R. Menanteau
Additional Information: Women’s human rights program internships, international women’s day
internships, international justice internships, human rights education internships. Volunteer opportunities.
Stop Violence Against Women Project http://www.stopvaw.org/
Last Updated: February 12, 2010
Name of Institution: African Center for the Constructive Resolution of Disputes (ACCORD)
Mission: ACCORD works across the Peacemaking – Peacekeeping – Peacebuilding continuum as it
seeks to encourage and promote the constructive resolution of disputes in Africa and so assist in achieving
political stability, economic recovery and peaceful co-existence within just and democratic societies
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 2 Golf Course Drive, Mount Edgecombe (near Durban, South Africa)
Telephone: +27 0 31 502 3908
Fax: +27 31 502 4160
Email: info@accord.org.za
Website: http://www.accord.org.za/
Region: Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: conflict resolution, mediation, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, reconstruction and
reconciliation, conflict analysis
Degrees and Training: Some of the courses offer a gender component (see website for course specific
details)
Publications: Documents and reports on women, gender, conflict and peacekeeping are available online
GPS Related Staff: Vasu Gounden
Additional Information: ACCORD works with United Nations Agencies such as UNIFEM and UNDP.
The Africa Peace Award was instituted by ACCORD to recognize those communities, institutions or
individuals in Africa through whose efforts conflict was turned to peace. Internships available.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET)
Mission: FEMNET seeks to facilitate and coordinate the sharing of experiences, ideas, information, and
strategies for human rights promotion among African women's organisations through networking,
communication, capacity-building and advocacy at the regional and international levels.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Upper Hill-Kilimanjaro Road, off Mara Road P.O. Box 54562, 00200 Nairobi, Kenya
Telephone: + 254 20 27 12971/2 or + 254 20 234 1516/7
Fax: + 254 20 271 2974
Email: admin@femnet.or.ke
Website: www.femnet.or.ke
Region: Africa
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: Gender-based violence, women’s human rights, advocacy, capacity building
Degrees and Training: Specific training programmes and workshops for different target groups, focused
on areas such as gender mainstreaming and the advancement of women.
Publications: Publications and reports on Gender Mainstreaming and Feminist Analysis, Sexual and
Reproductive Health Rights including HIV/AIDS and Gender-Based Violence
GPS Related Staff: Winyi, Carlyn Hambuba, Naisola Likimani, Kennedy Otina
Additional Information: Focal point for the UN Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR)
Campaign and member of the International Steering Committee of Women Won’t Wait Campaign.
Internship and exchange programme available to young women seeking experience and mentorship in the
area of African women’s human rights, gender equality, African feminist movement and communications.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institute: Ahfad University for Women
Mission: The goal of AUW is to prepare women to assume informed leadership roles in their families,
communities and the nation. AUW works to achieve this goal by offering high quality instruction with
emphasis on strengthening women's roles in national and rural development and achieving equity for
women in Sudanese society.
Type of Institute: University
Address: P.O. Box 167 Omdurman Sudan
Email: auwinfo@gmail.com, auw@ahfad.edu.sd
Website: www.ahfad.org
Region: Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peace processes, political participation
Degrees and Training: The Institute of Women, Gender and Development Studies is responsible for the
M.Sc. Gender and Development (GAD) Program, the Ph.D. Program in Gender and Development
Studies, the Women and Gender Studies undergraduate university requirement course, the GAD training
programmes and civic education, and the Women’s Studies Unit. The IWDGS is also responsible for
coordinating and enhancing all research, advocacy and awareness-raising activities at the university level.
In addition, the Centre establishes and strengthens linkages at the national, regional and international
levels on issues related to peace, civic education, good governance and gender.
Publications: Afhad Journal: Women and Change
GPS Related Staff: Balghis Badri, Amel Abdelrahman, Salma A. Nageeb, Lamya Badri, Tayseer El
Fatih, Mai Ali, Rawda Hassan
Additional Information: Cooperates with the Institute of Social Studies in the Netherlands, the SudanAmerican Foundation for Education and Methods for Social Researchers in Developing Countries
http://www.srmdc.net. The University has a voluntary, non-political, non-profit making NGO, the
Babiker Badri Scientific Association for Women’s Studies (BBSAW), dedicated to enhancing women’s
status and for achieving empowerment, development and the full realization of their human capacity.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: American University – Washington College of Law
Mission: The program's goals include changing legal education to incorporate the experiences of women
into all aspects of curriculum and teaching, contributing to research and advocacy concerning women and
the law, and furthering awareness of the ways that the law affects women's lives.
Type of Institution: University
Address: International Legal Studies Program American University Washington College of Law, 4801
Massachusetts Avenue, NW Washington DC 20016-8189 USA
Telephone: + 1 202 274 4114
Fax: + 1 202 274 4116
Email: llminfo@wcl.american.edu
Website: http://www.wcl.american.edu/ilsp/llmgender.cfm
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, gender-based violence, women’s human rights, public
security, human rights, human rights law, advocacy
Degrees and Training: LL.M specialization in Gender and the Law. Course offerings Include: Sex-based
discrimination, gender, battered women and the law, feminist jurisprudence, international trafficking in
persons and international protection of refugees and displaced persons.
Publications: American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law and the Human Rights
Brief
GPS Related Staff: Ann Shalleck, Daniela Kraiem, Susana SáCouto, Ann Jordan, Hadar Harris, Dean
Claudio Grossman, Janie Chuang
Additional Information: The Women's Law Association (WLA) is a student-run organization that
provides a diverse feminist forum for WCL students. WLA is concerned with the legal, social, cultural,
educational, and political issues facing women on both the domestic and international levels and within
the law school community. WLA programs include activities such as panel discussions with professors,
attorneys, government officials, and members of the NGO community, networking and volunteering
opportunities, and mentoring programs for students
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Amnesty International
Mission: Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally
recognized human rights for all.
Type of Institution: International NGO
Address: International Secretariat, 1 Easton Street, London WC1X 0DW UK
Telephone: +44 20 7413 5500
Fax: +44 20 7956 1157
Email: N/A
Website: www.amnesty.org
Region: Oceania, Europe, Asia, South America, North America, Africa
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: human rights, international security, peace processes, gender-based violence,
refugees and IDPs, armed conflict, reconstruction and reconciliation, public security
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: produces reports, press releases, appeals for action and newsletters available on the website
GPS Related Staff: various
Additional Information: One of the largest international NGOs working on human rights violations,
addresses women, gender and conflict.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Arias Fundation for Peace and Human Progress (Fundación Arias para la Paz y el
Procesó Humano)
Mission: Promover sociedades más justas, pacíficas y equitativas
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: P.O. Box 8 6410 100 San José Costa Rica
Telephone: + 506 2222 9191
Fax: +506 2257 5011
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.arias.or.cr/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: Political participation, peace processes, armed conflict, human rights,
disarmament (nuclear, biological, chemical, mines and small arms), public security
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: publications available online including topics such as women and migration in Central
America and women and economic equality, women’s political participation, women and the
environment, institutional gender diagnostic of El Salvador
GPS Related Staff: Ana Yanci Espinoza, Felicia Ramírez
Additional Information: Follow the Arias Foundation on Twitter. Internships available.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Association for Women’s Rights in Development (AWID)
Mission: AWID is an international, multi-generational, feminist, creative, future-orientated membership
organization committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human
rights.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 215 Spadina Ave. Suite 150, Toronto Ontario, M5T 2C7 Canada
Telephone: +1 416 594 3773
Fax: +1 416 594 0330
Email: contact@awid.org
Website: www.awid.org
Region: North America, South American, Oceania, Africa, Asia, Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, advocacy
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Themed publications over areas of funding for women’s rights work, building feminist
movements and organizations, resisting and challenging religious fundamentalisms, young feminist
activism and influencing development policy and practice. Journals, handbooks and materials in a range
of subjects relevant to women’s rights available.
GPS Related Staff: Lydia Alpízar Durán, Brigid Inder, Marilyn Waring, Lina Abou-Habib, Saida Ali,
Angela Kuga Thas, Natasha L. Primo, Sindi Médar-Gould, Tarcila Rivera Zea, Sarah Costa, Undarya
Tumursukh, Monika Ladmanova
Additional Information: Tools, news, jobs and women in action related to women’s rights
Last Updated: February 25, 2010
Name of Institution: Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault (ACSSA)
Mission: ACSSA aims to improve access to current information and resources in order to assist those
committed to working against sexual assault.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Australian Centre for the Study of Sexual Assault Australian, Institute of Family Studies Level
20 South Tower, 485 La Trobe Street, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia
Telephone: +61 3 9214 7888
Fax: +61 3 9214 7839
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.aifs.gov.au/acssa/
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Newsletters, briefing papers, wraps (consise easy-to-read overviews), issue papers
GPS Related Staff: Dr. Antonia Quadara, Haley Clark, Bianca Fileborn, Dr. Rachel King
Additional Information: In the developing stages of a national collection of programs and approaches
that aim to improve understanding and response to sexual assault. Research helpdesk and research
information, including statistics, available online
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Australian Domestic & Family Violence Clearinghouse
Mission: The primary goal of the Clearinghouse is to prevent domestic and family violence by supporting
specialist and generalist service providers, government agencies, researchers, advocates and activists in
their efforts, through the dissemination of information and research, and through facilitating discussion.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Australian Domestic and Family Violence Clearinghouse, University of New South Wales,
Sydney NSW2052 Australia
Telephone: 02 9385 2990 or 1 800 75 33 82 (within Australia)
Fax: 02 9385 2993
Email: clearinghouse@unsw.edu.au
Website: http://www.austdvclearinghouse.unsw.edu.au/
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: special collections, topic papers, submissions, research reports, newsletters, stakeholder
papers, issues papers and conference proceedings, seminars and workshop presentations available online.
GPS Related Staff: Team of seven staff members
Additional Information: Research and resources database and good practice database available online
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Australian Institute of Criminology
Mission: The Australian Institute of Criminology seeks to promote justice and reduce crime by
undertaking and communicating evidence-based research to inform policy and practice.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 74 Leichhardt Street, Griffith ACT 2603, Australia
Telephone: 02 6260 9200 (within Australia) or +61 2 6260 9200 (outside Australia)
Fax: N/A
Email: front.desk@aic.gov.au
Website: http://www.aic.gov.au/
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, human rights, security forces, public security, human
rights law
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Significant criminal justice publications covering the areas of arson, corporate crime and
fraud, corrections, courts, crime prevention, cybercrime, drugs, organized/transnational crime, policing,
property crime, sex crimes, social groups and crime, violence.
GPS Related Staff: Laura Beacroft, Colleen Bryant, Jacqueline Joudo Larsen, Jade Lindley, Kiah
McGregor, Katie Willis.
Additional Information: Visiting Research Fellowships available
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Australian Women Lawyers
Mission: To achieve justice and equality for all women, to further understanding and support for the legal
rights of all women, to identify, highlight and eradicate discrimination against, women inherent in the
legal system and in the community generally, to advance equality for women in the legal profession, to
create and enhance awareness of women's contribution to the practice and development of law and to
provide a professional and social network for women lawyers.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Olivia Perkiss President Australian Women Lawyers Barrister, Level 7 Inns Court, 107 North
Quay, Brisbane Queensland 4000
Telephone: +61 7 3236 1001
Fax: N/A
Email: operkiss@qldbar.as.au
Website: http://www.australianwomenlawyers.com.au/
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, gender-based violence, human rights, women’s human
rights, human rights law
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Themis – Journal of the Australian Women Lawyers
GPS Related Staff: Olivia Perkiss, Kerry Clark, Rebecca Lee, Sara Wedgwood
Additional Information: Part of the National Women’s Justice Coalition www.nwjc.org.au
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Barnards College – Women’s Studies
Mission: Women's Studies is an interdisciplinary department for students who wish to explore the basic
questions raised by recent scholarship on gender and its relation to other systems of cultural/political
differences such as race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Department of Women’s Studies, Barnard College, Columbia University, 3009 Broadway New
York NY 10027 6598
Telephone: 212 854 2108
Fax: 212 854 8432
Email: wmstud@barnard.edu
Website: http://www.barnard.edu/wmstud/index.html
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, human rights, reproductive health, peace processes
Degrees and Training: Bachelor’s degree with courses focused on gender and security issues
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Natalie Kampen, Janet Jakobsen, Irena Klepfisz, Neferti Tadiar, Rebecca Young
Additional Information: Barnard and Columbia based resources include the Center for Research on
Women, Columbia Institute for Research on Women and Gender, Center for Critical Analysis and Social
Difference
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Birzeit University – Institute of Women’s Studies
Mission: To promote and establish Gender Studies as a relevant and necessary field of enquiry within the
local and regional academic and scholarly environment, to undertake and publish research on diverse
aspects of gender in Palestinian society; to critically engage with issues and debates in gender and women
studies emerging from both the Arab world and internationally so as to contribute to the development and
inter-change of knowledge as well as the identification of shared concerns and challenges; to train new
generations of scholars, researchers and activists, who combine local experience and academic knowledge
with a critical understanding of international theoretical frameworks and methodological tools; to develop
locally relevant approaches to the analysis of gender relations in all their aspects as they intersect with the
entire range of social policy and development concerns in the occupied territories; to promote public
debate about international development paradigms operative in the occupied territories while supporting
the development of local expertise in diverse areas of gender-informed research, intervention,
development planning and policy formulation.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Institute of Women’s Studies, Birzeit University, PO Box 14, Birzeit West Bank Palestine
Telephone: + 972 2 298 2013
Fax: +972 2 298 2958
Email: wsi@birzeit.edu
Website: http://home.birzeit.edu/wsi/
Region: Asia
Languages: English, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: social policy, armed conflict, political participation, human rights, refugees and
IDPs
Degrees and Training: Undergraduate courses in Women’s Studies, MA programme in Gender and
Development
Publications: publications, working papers and completed projects on diverse aspects of gender in
Palestinian society, the Arab world and internationally.
GPS Related Staff: Islah Jad, Eileen Kuttab, Rema Hammami, Amira Silmi, Lina Mi’ari, Nida’ Abu
Awwad, Rula Abu Duhou
Additional Information: Founded in 1994, among the first academic centers for the study of gender in
the region
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Bonn International Center for Conversion (BICC)
Mission: BICC is dedicated to promoting and facilitating peace and development.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Pfarrer-Byns Strasse 1, 53121 Bonn, Germany
Telephone: +49 228 911 960
Fax: +49 228 911 9622
Email: bicc@bicc.de
Website: www.bicc.de
Region: Europe
Languages: German, English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, security forces, armed conflict, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), refugees and IDPs, resources and conflict
Degrees and Training: Conferences and occasional trainings on small arms (gender issues may be
included in this area)
Publications: in addition to its Annual Report, the Sustainable Peace and Global Security Governance
Series and the Friedensgutachten, BICC publishes other books, briefs, papers, focus and a quarterly
newsletter bulletin.
GPS Related Staff: Peter J. Croll
Additional Information: Partners with organizations such as the Academy for Peace and Development,
Center for Security Studies, United Nations University, UNICEF, UNDDA, UNDP and UNESCO.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Boston Consortium on Gender, Security and Human Rights
Mission: Changing the political and academic understanding of the security field so that the dynamics of
gender become salient at all points in the conflict process, from prevention through post-conflict
reconstruction.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Research Institute, Goddard 401, Fletcher School, Tufts University, 160 Packard Ave.,
Medford MA 02155
Telephone: +1 617 277 6775
Fax: N/A
Email: info@genderandsecurity.org
Website: http://www.genderandsecurity.umb.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, international security, armed conflict, peacebuilding, political
participation, peace processes, gender-based violence, peacekeeping, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: the institute aims at strengthening international collaboration between scholars
and policy practitioners by convening international conferences, knowledge-building workshops, lectures,
discussions and a speakers series. Courses on gender, peace and security issues available at co-operating
Universities
Publications: working papers on women combatants, women in the peace process, CEDAW, Feminist
ethics and WMDs, ICTR and sexual violence, engendering human security and gender mainstreaming in
UN security policy
GPS Related Staff: Carol Cohn
Additional Information: University network that includes professors and graduate students from
Universities in the Boston area. The group works to create an international network of researchers on
gender, peace and security. Join listserv by emailing elist@genderandsecurity.org. Internship and
volunteer positions available.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Cátedra UNESCO de Filosofía para la Paz
Mission: The curriculum promotes specific education in peace theories, conflict, development,
humanitarian aid, peace cultures, democracy, human rights, communication by peaceful means, gender
and postcolonial studies. It also stresses peaceful conflict prevention and transformation.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Universitat Jaume, 12071 Castellón, Spain
Telephone: 34 964 72 93 80
Fax: 34 964 72 93 85
Email: epd@uji.es
Website: http://www.epd.uji.es, http://www.epd.uji.es/master/ingles/principa-english.htm
Region: Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: Peace processes, peacebuilding, reproductive health, armed conflict, security
forces, gender-based violence, human rights
Degrees and Training: International Master in Peace, Conflict and Development Studies; PhD in
International Studies in Peace, Conflict and Development
Publications: Bancaja Euromediterranean Courses of International Law; Publications related to topics
including the philosophy of peace and conflict; peacebuilding; migration, conflict and peace
GPS Related Staff: Vicent Martínez Guzmán, Eloísa Nos Aldás, Ma Elvira Boix; Visiting professors and
instructors from universities, organizations and institutions throughout the world.
Additional Information: UNESCO Chair of Philosophy for Peace, International Congress of Philosophy
for Peace
Last Updated: March 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Center for Women’s Studies
Mission: The mission of the Centre is to offer education in women's studies, work on rising awareness of
women in Croatia and promote research and publishing of women's studies topics. Also, the Centre's
mission is to empower women in political and civil initiatives through different levels of education and to
promote constructive peace and solidarity values, especially by way of international networking and
women’s studies programme exchange, mutual cultural and civil projects and direct support to women.
Students and other participants through the Centre’s programmes get motivation for critical thinking and
develop awareness for the importance of women’s topics and thus work on self-empowerment by taking
responsibility for social change.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Berislavićeva 12, 10 000 Zagreb, Hrvatska, Croatia
Telephone: +385 1 48 72 406
Fax: +385 1 48 72 406
Email: zenstud@zamir.net
Website: http://www.zenstud.hr/
Region: Europe
Languages: Croatian, English
Areas of Specialization: human rights
Degrees and Training: Workshops, courses, and guest lecturers; postgraduate course
Publications: Annual reports and books
GPS Related Staff: Ana Lapèeviæ, Ankica Èakardiæ, Biljana Kašiæ, Dubravka Crnojeviæ-Cariæ, Iva
Buliæ, Iva Grgiæ, Iva Nerina Sibila, Ivana Radaèiæ, Jasmina Lukiæ, Jasminka Pešut, Juliette Janušiæ,
Karmen Ratkoviæ, Korana Simonoviæ, Maja Makar, Maja Mamula, Maja Uzelac, Marjeta Šinko, Martina
Horvat, Maša Grdešiæ, Mila Èuljak, Milena Benini, Nataša Govediæ, Rada Boriæ, Renata Jambrešiæ
Kirin, Sandra Prlenda, Sanja Bachrach Krištofiæ, Sanja Juras, Snježana Vasiljeviæ, Susan Jakopec,
Suzana Marjaniæ, Suzana Marjaniæ,Tatjana Jukiæ, Vanja Jagetiæ, Vesna Rožiæ, Željka Jelaviæ
Additional Information: Regional and international projects
Last Updated: February 22, 2010
Name of Institution: Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR)
Mission: To generate knowledge and enhance the capacity of Arab institutions to use this knowledge in
ways that enable Arab women to become fully empowered and to exercise their rights to share in the
development of their communities.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 7 impasse nr. 1 Rue 8840 Centre Urbaine Nord, PO Box nr. 105 – 1003 Citè El Khadra, Tunis Tunisie
Telephone: + 216 71 792298
Fax: +216 71 780002
Email: info@cawtar.org
Website: http://www.cawtar.org
Region: Asia
Languages: Arabic, English, French
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participation, advocacy, reproductive health,
women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: Joint training sessions in areas such as gender mainstreaming; poverty and
women’s economic participation; women and decision-making, adolescence; reproductive health; gender
and the media; human rights; gender-based violence
Publications: Training kits; publications related to poverty reduction and micro credits, political
participation, gender and the economy, women’s human rights and a statistical database on Arab Women;
online bibliographic database
GPS Related Staff: HRH Prince Talal Bin Abdul Aziz
Additional Information: Joint projects with organizations such as UN-INSTRAW, UNIFEM, UNFPA,
FAO, ILO, European Commission.
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Centre for Egyptian Women Legal Assistance (CEWLA)
Mission: To firmly establish women’s rights as an integral part of human rights and change the cultural
legacy against women’s rights in Egypt
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Center for Egyptian Women Legal Assistance, 1 Khaled Ben El-Walid off Ahmed El-Genidi,
Nahia, Boulaq El-Darkor, Giza, Egypt
Telephone: +2 71 54 562 or 02 71 54 557
Fax: N/A
Email: info@cewla.org
Website: http://www.cewla.org
Region: Africa
Languages: Arabic
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, political participation, gender-based violence, human rights,
women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: Training and educational courses on topics such as legal awareness, “honour
crimes” and economic empowerment
Publications: legal case studies, social research and documentation on topics such as interfamilial
violence, the Egyptian women’s movement and human rights and CEDAW
GPS Related Staff: Fatma Khafagy, Eman Mandour, Ahmed El-Sawy, Fouad Riad, Mona Zoo ElFoukar, Gamel Matar, Gorge Ecehak, Mariez Tadrous, Azza Soliman
Additional Information: provide legal aid, mainly to impoverished women, and advocate against female
genital mutilation, “honour crimes,” and discriminatory divorce law.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue (HD Centre)
Mission: The HD Centre is driven by humanitarian values and its ultimate goal to reduce the
consequences of violent conflict, improve security, and ultimately contribute to the peaceful resolution of
conflict.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Headquarters, 114 Rue de Lausanne, CH-1202 Geneva Switzerland
Telephone: +41 022 908 1130
Fax: +41 022 908 1140
Email: info@hdcentre.org
Website: http://www.hdcentre.org
Region: Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, Africa
Languages: French, English
Areas of Specialization: Mediation, armed conflict, international security, peacebuilding, peace
processes, conflict resolution, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms)
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: publications on mediation, conflict and peace including Gender Sensitivity: nicety or
necessity in peace process management?, Women and Negotiations with Armed Groups and We the
women: Why conflict is not just a job for men (Antonia Potter)
GPS Related Staff: Cate Buchanan, David Gorman, Dennis McNamara, Katia Papagianni
Additional Information: Receive email updates by contacting the centre or follow the HD Centre on
twitter.
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children
Mission: The Centre's role is to facilitate the cooperation of individuals, groups and institutions
representing the diversity of the community to pursue research questions and training opportunities to
understand and prevent abuse.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 1137 Western Road, Room 1118, Faculty of Education Building, University of Western
Ontario, London Ontario, N6G 1G7 Canada
Telephone: 519 661 4040
Fax: 519 850 2464
Email: mcallag@uwo.ca
Website: http://www.crvawc.ca
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: Community outreach seminars, workshops and conferences addressing violence
and occasionally, women and gender issues. Curriculum materials available on media literacy that
addresses violence in the media through integrated lesson plans for elementary and secondary school
teachers
Publications: research in topic areas of refugees, trafficking in women and girls, violence against
women, violence against lesbians, gay men and youth, resistance to feminism and aboriginal women and
communities
GPS Related Staff: Peter Jaffe, Barbara MacQuarrie, Maria Callaghan, Helen Berman, Joy Lang, Marcie
Campbell, Lina Maria Rodriguez Ardila among a list of renowned research associates.
Additional Information: Research internship available to undergraduate and graduate students at the
University of Western Ontario. Eligibility criteria to become a Research Associate available at
http://www.crvawc.ca/documents/CommunityandAcademicResearchAssociates.pdf
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Centre for the Study of Violence and Reconciliation
Mission: adopts a multi-disciplinary approach to understand and prevent violence, heal its effects and
build sustainable peace locally, continentally and globally.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 4th Floor, Braamfontein Centre, 23 Jorissen Street, Braamfontein, Johannesburg South Africa,
PO Box 30778, Braamfontein, JHB, 2017 or 501 Premier Centre, 451 Main Road, Observatory, 7925
Telephone: +27 11 403 5650 (Johannesburg) or +27 447 3661 (Cape Town)
Fax: +27 11 339 6785 (Johannesburg) or + 27 21 447 5356 (Cape Town)
Email: info@csvr.org.za
Website: www.csvr.org.za
Region: Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, gender-based violence, armed conflict, human rights,
disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), refugees and IDPs, justice and penal
system, public security, international security, reconstruction and reconciliation
Degrees and Training: Designs and runs gender-based violence education and training programmes
Publications: Criminal justice, torture and state violence, gender-based violence, violence and violence
prevention, racism, refugees and xenophobia, correctional services and transitional justice publications
addressing gender, peace and security, women’s human rights, advocacy, capacity building
GPS Related Staff: Collet Ngwane
Additional Information: Internships available for graduate, post-graduate students or recent graduates
Last Updated: February 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Centre for Women’s Development Studies (CWDS)
Mission: To develop, promote and disseminate knowledge about women's roles in society and economic
trends which affect women's lives and status. The CWDS sees itself primarily as a catalyst in assisting
women to realize their full potential and exercise their active influence on society and its transformation.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 25 Bhai Vir Singh Marg (Gole Market), New Delhi – 110001, India
Telephone: +91 11 233 46044 or +91 11 233 65541 or +91 11 233 66930
Fax: +91 11 233 46044
Email: cwds@cwds.ac.in, cwdsorg@eth.net, cwdslib@vsnl.net
Website: http://www.cwds.org, http://www.cwds.ac.in
Region: Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: Advocacy, reproductive health, political participation, gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: M.Phil, Ph.D. and Joint M.Phil/Ph.D. programme in Women’s Studies.
Workshops, seminars and conferences held to engage academics, policy makers and activists in
continuous dialogue.
Publications: Books, reports and edited volumes based on CWDS research, Occasional papers from
members of faculty, Indian Journal of Gender Studies and J.P. Naik Memorial Lecture
GPS Related Staff: Dr. Mary E. John, Dr. Indu Agnihotri, Dr. Vasanthi Raman, Dr. Renu Addlakha, Dr.
Neetha N. Pillai, Dr. Sabiha Hussain, Dr. Sreelekha R. Nair, Dr. Bijoya Roy, Dr. Rukmini Sen, Dr. Seema
Kazi, Ms. Savitri Ray, Sh. Lokenath Ray, Ms. Indrani Mazumdar
Additional Information: The centre is involved in the field of action-research, whereby grassroots
women’s organizations and institutions have been partners in the production of knowledge about
women’s lives and struggles. The centre has demonstrated its commitment to change and transformation
through intervening in and initiating developmental processes and activities, especially among rural
women, otherwise the most remote from institutions of higher education.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Centro de Derechos Humanos – Programa Mujeres y Derechos Humanos
Mission: El Centro de Derechos Humanos creó un Programa de Mujeres y Derechos Humanos
especialmente dedicado a la situación de las mujeres en América Latina que incluye actividades de
investigación, docencia, capacitación, difusión, creación de redes y monitoreo.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Avda. Santa María 076 Providencia, Santiago, Chile
Telephone: 562 978 5271
Fax: 562 978 5366
Email: cdh@derecho.uchile.cl, mujeres@derecho.uchile.cl
Website: http://www.programamujerescdh.cl/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, human rights
Degrees and Training: Diploma de Postítulo Derechos Humanos y Mujeres: Curso in situ
Centroamérica; Diploma de Postítulo en Derechos Humanos y Mujeres: Teoría y Práctica
Publications: books, annual reports, articles on women’s human rights
GPS Related Staff: Cecilia Medina Quiroga, Verónica Undurraga, Patricia Palacios Zuloaga, Marcela
Paz Sandoval Osorio, Claudia Sarmiento Ramírez
Additional Information: Extensive gender bibliography
Last Updated: March 2, 2010
Name of Institution: Centro de Investigación para la Paz (CIP-FUHEM)
Mission: CIP-FUHEM is a non-profit institution dedicated to the multi-disciplinary analysis of such
international issues as armed conflict (its causes, consequences and actors), conflict prevention, conflict
resolution and the reconstruction process.
Type of Institution: Research Institute, NGO
Address: Calle Duque de Sesto 40, 28009 Madrid España
Telephone: +34 91 576 3299
Fax: +34 91 577 4726
Email: cipresearch@fuhem.es
Website: http://www.cipresearch.fuhem.es
Region: Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, North America
Languages: Spanish, English
Areas of Specialization: international security, peace processes, reconstruction and reconciliation,
peacebuilding, conflict resolution, armed conflict, peacekeeping, human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Papeles de Cuestions Inernacionales (Quarterly of International Affairs), Anuario CIP
(CIP Yearbook), Alternativas Sur, Report series, books and educational materials on development
education.
GPS Related Staff: Santiago Álvarez Cantalapiedra, Manuela Mesa, María Antonia García, Nuria del
Viso, Nieves Zúñiga
Additional Information: Project on Gender and International Justice which seeks to create a resource for
women’s rights advocates and legal actors in the advancement of reparation standards for crims
perpetrated against women during and as a result of armed conflict
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: CHR. Michelsen Institute (CMI)
Mission: CMI is an independent centre for research on international development and policy that
conducts both applied and theoretical research, and has a multidisciplinary profile anchored in four
thematic research groups rights, democracy and development; peace, conflict and the state; poverty
reduction; public sector reform. CMI research aims to inform and influence policy, and to contribute to
the public discourse on international development issues.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Jekteviksbakken 31, N-5892 Bergen, Norway
Telephone: +47 47 93 80 00
Fax: +47 55 31 03 13
Email: cmi@cmi.no
Website: www.cmi.no
Region: Europe, Africa, South America, Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, peace processes, conflict resolution, peacebuilding, human
rights, justice and penal system
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Books and anthologies, journal articles and chapters, reports, working papers with topics in
gender, peace and security, social policy, refugees and IDPs
GPS Related Staff: Torunn Wimpelmann Chaudhary, Hilde Granås Kjøstvedt, Anne Sofie Roald,
Additional Information: Close formal institutional collaboration with the University of Bergen and the
Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration, including teaching, joint research projects
and support to graduate students and PhD candidates.
Last Updated: March 8, 2010
Name of Institution: City University of New York – Law School
Mission: To prepare students to practice "Law in the Service of Human Needs."
Type of Institution: University
Address: CUNY School of Law, 65-21 Main Street, Flushing NY 11357 USA
Telephone: 718 340 4370, Room 215
Fax: N/A
Email: academicdeanoffice@mail.law.cuny.edu
Website: http://www.law.cuny.edu/index.html
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, women’s human rights, gender and the law, reproductive health,
mediation, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: J.D. Programme. Courses with a gender component include, Jurisprudence;
Gender, Psychology & Law; First Amendment; Sexuality and the Law
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Dean Spade, D. Khosla, Maureen O’Connor, John Jay, Julie Goldscheid, R. Robson
Additional Information: Clinical offerings on International Women’s Human Rights and Battered
Women’s Rights
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Clark University – Women’s and Gender Studies Program
Mission: The Women’s and Gender Studies major provides students with a solid foundation in women’s
studies and gender analysis, introduces them to a range of disciplinary approaches to women and gender,
and helps them to develop an area of specialization within the field
Type of Institution: University
Address: Jefferson Academic Ctr, WGS Office – 4th Floor, Seminar Room & Library – 5th Floor Tower
Telephone: 508 793 7358
Fax: 508 793 8896
Email: academicaffairs@clark.edu
Website: http://www.clarku.edu/departments/womensstudies
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, reproductive health, gender-based violence, security forces
Degrees and Training: BA and MA programmes in Women’s and Gender Studies
Publications: Publications include research on the impact of war and violence on gender identity in Nazi
Germany and women in Imperial China and Women activists in Russia.
GPS Related Staff: Cynthia Enloe, Susan Hanson, Barbara Thomas-Slayter
Additional Information: The All Kinds of Girls (AKOG) programme provides a regular space where
girls can openly explore their personal and political identities through mentorships.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Clingendael – Security and Conflict Program (CSCP)
Mission: The Clingendael Security and Conflict Programme (CSCP) analyses and monitors
contemporary conflicts and security threats to the Netherlands and the world at large.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Bezuidenhoutseweg 161, The Hague
Telephone: +31 70 314 19 50
Fax: +31 70 314 19 60
Email: cru-info@clingendael.nl
Website: http://www.clingendael.nl/cscp/
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), international
security, armed conflict, conflict resolution, security forces, public security, reconstruction and
reconciliation, peacebuilding, peace processes, peacekeeping
Degrees and Training: Offers courses in the field of international security and crisis management
Publications: Articles, papers, policy briefs, op-eds and other publications on defense issues,
international security (organizations), proliferation of non-conventional weapons and terrorism &
radicalization (several with gender components). Frequent publications are accompanied by seminars and
conferences
GPS Related Staff: Louise Anten, Luc van de Goor, Mariska van Beijnum
Additional Information: Conference on Peace Security and Development Network brings together
various Dutch actors in five working groups, including Gender.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Collective for Research & Training on Development-Action (CRTDA) – Machreq
Maghreb Gender Linking and Information Project (MacMag GLIP)
Mission: CRTDA seeks to contribute to the social development of local communities and organizations
through enhancing capacities particularly in gender analysis, gender and development, poverty and
exclusion, for the purpose of contributing to creating a more just and equitable environment.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Museum area, behind Volvo Co., Karim Salameh Bldg. 1st Floor, P.O. Box 165302 Beirut,
Lebanon.
Telephone: +961 1 616 751
Fax: +961 1 616 751
Email: N/A
Website: http://crtda.org.lb
Region: Asia, Africa
Languages: English, French, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: human rights, women’s human rights, violence against women, political
participation
Degrees and Training: Technical support and training to NGOs, governmental partners, researchers and
international agencies on numerous areas of social and community development with particular focus on
gender equality and equity.
Publications: Gender Resource Library including over 1456 titles of relevant books, reports and
periodicals on women and gender development. Gender & Development E-Brief. CRTDA Annual reports
GPS Related Staff: Lina Abou Habib
Additional Information: Women’s Economic Empowerment Project, Sustainable Economic
Opportunities for Women, Sustainable Economic Opportunities for Women, Active Citizenship and
Gendered Social Entitlements
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: Columbia University – Columbia Law School
Mission: N/A
Type of Institution: University
Address: 435 West 116th Street, Mail Code 4004, New York NY 10027-7297
Telephone: 212 854 2640
Fax: N/A
Email: admissions@law.columbia.edu
Website: http://www.law.columbia.edu/focusareas/gender
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, human rights, women’s human rights, reproductive health,
social policy, justice and penal system
Degrees and Training: JD, LLS/JSD. The Law School features a collection of activities exploring the
legal aspects of gender and the gender aspects of law. Along with foundational courses and seminars,
students also have the opportunity for practical experience from the Center for Public Interest, Social
Justice Initiatives and Clinics.
Publications: Journal of Gender and the Law
GPS Related Staff: Kimberlé Williams Crenshaw, Ariela R. Dubler, Elizabeth F. Emens, Katherine M.
Franke, Suzanne B. Goldberg, Philip Genty, Carol Sanger, Jane M. Spinak, Kendall Thomas, Patricia J.
Williams
Additional Information: Opportunities with the summer law institute, the private sector, in public
interest and the government, in judicial clerkships, careers in law teaching program and as academic
fellows.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Comité de América Latina y el Caribe para la Defensa de los Derechos de la Mujer
(CLADEM)
Mission: CLADEM forms a network that articulates organizations and individuals committed in the
defense and promotion of Women's Rights through different activities
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Apartado Postal 11-0470, Lima Perú, Jr. Estados Unidos 1295, Dpto. 702, Jesús María, Lima
11 Perú
Telephone: 51 1 46 39 237
Fax: 51 1 46 35 898
Email: oficina@cladem.org
Website: www.cladem.org
Region: South America
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, women’s human rights, gender-based violence, social policy,
gender and the law, justice and penal system, reproductive health
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Books, reports, journals and pamphlets
GPS Related Staff: Norma Enriquez Riascos (regional coordination)
Additional Information: CLADEM has Consultative Status at the category II before UNESCO and
faculty participate in the Organization of American States’ activities (OAS equivalent to the Consultative
Status). Project on Domestic Violence in association with UNIFEM.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Domestic Violence Resource Centre Victoria (DVRCV)
Mission: DVRCV aims to reduce and prevent family violence by providing education to improve service
and policy responses, and by assisting people who have experienced abuse.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 292 Wellington St, Collingwood Victoria 3066, Australia
Telephone: 03 9486 9866 or 9417 1255
Fax: N/A
Email: dvrcv@dvrcv.org.au
Website: http://www.dvirc.org.au
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, reproductive health
Degrees and Training: DVRCV courses aim to increase participants' understanding of family violence
and to improve their skills in supporting survivors. Some courses are nationally accredited.
Publications: Quarterly newsletter, discussion papers, books, commentary on policy initiatives and law
reform and other publications.
GPS Related Staff:
Additional Information: Database of support services. Source of information for survivors. Follow on
twitter.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Emory University – Department of Women’s Studies
Mission: Women’s Studies analyzes the ways in which social and institutional power is structured in part
around social identities, and it examines the meanings attached to these identities through
interdisciplinary lenses. This broader understanding has implications not only for what is studied but how
it is studied. Emory scholars working in the study of women and gender reflect this development in their
work, which covers a range of disciplinary and methodological approaches.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Emory University, 550 Asbury Circle, Candler Library, Suite 128, Atlanta GA 30322
Telephone: 404 727 0096
Fax: 404 727 4659
Email: womensstudies@emory.edu
Website: www.womensstudies.emory.edu
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: reproductive health, gender-based violence, gender and the law, political
participation, women’s human rights, advocacy
Degrees and Training: BA and PhD in Women’s Studies and Certificate program designed for doctoral
students in other departments at Emory
Publications: List of recent publications available online
GPS Related Staff: Irene Ann Browne, Frances Smith Foster, Carla Freeman, Rosemarie GarlandThomson, Lynne Huffer, Mary Ellen Odem, Beth Reingold, Deboleena Roy, Pamela Scully, Holloway
Sparks, Kimberly Wallace-Sanders, Elizabeth Wilson
Additional Information: The Feminism and Legal Theory Project provides a forum for interdisciplinary
feminist scholarship addressing law and society. Center for Women at Emory offers programs exploring
issues such as women’s health and violence against women. Internships, awards & grants and honors
program available.
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Escola de Cultura de Pau
Mission: The objective of the Programme on Conflict and Peacebuilding is to inform public opinion,
NGOs, the Autonomous Regional Government of Catalonia, the Spanish Government, and other regional
and international organizations on the international situation using alert indicators for conflicts, peace and
human rights.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Edifici MRA (Mòdul Recerca A), UAB, 08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès), Barcelona,
Spain
Telephone: +34 93 586 88 42
Fax: +34 93 581 32 94
Email: pr.conflictes.escolpau@uab.cat
Website: http://escolapau.uab.cat/english/
Region: Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, North America, Africa
Languages: English, Catalan, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: security forces, human rights, reconstruction and reconciliation, peacebuilding,
armed conflict, security forces, peace processes
Degrees and Training: Postgraduate diploma in peace culture (Spanish)
Publications: Semáforo, Boletín Mensual, Barómetro and Alerta!, Quaderns de Construcció de Pau and
Haití bulletins, Reports, Peace Processes Yearbook, DDR yearbook articles, analysis, books and teaching
materials
GPS Related Staff: Vicenç Fisas
Additional Information: Database on Conflict and Peacebuilding provides updated information on
worldwide armed conflicts, including the gender perspective
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales (FLACSO) – Grupos Regionales de
Investigación para Latinoamérica y el Caribe (GRILAC)
Mission: El principal objetivo de FLACSO es promover las ciencias sociales en América Latina y el
Caribe
Type of Institution: Research Institute, University
Address: 200 Sur y 75 Este de la Mac Donald Plaza del Sol, Curridabat, Costa Rica
Telephone: 506 2253 0082
Fax: 506 2234 6696
Email: flacsosg@flacso.org
Website: www.flacso.org
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: political participation, peace processes, armed conflict
Degrees and Training: Postgraduate programme
Publications: Books, articles and periodicals,
GPS Related Staff: Claudia Dides (cdides@flacso.cl, claudia.dides@flacso.cl)
Additional Information: University network initiated by UNESCO. Conduct research in cooperation
with Centro de Estudios de las Mujer (CEM), Centro Estudios para el Desarrollo de la Mujer (CEDEM),
FLACSO-Chile y la Fundación Instituto de la Mujer
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Folke Berdadotte Academy
Mission: The Folke Bernadotte Academy is a Swedish government agency dedicated to improving the
quality and effectiveness of international conflict and crisis management, with a particular focus on peace
operations. The Academy functions as a platform for cooperation between Swedish agencies and
organizations and their international partners.
Type of Institution: Government Agency
Address: Sandövägen 1, 872 64 Sandöverken, Sweden
Telephone: +46 612 823 00
Fax: N/A
Email: Gabriela.Elroy@folkebernadotteacademy.se, info@folkebernadotteacademy.se
Website: www.folkebernadotteacademy.se
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Swedish
Areas of Specialization: security forces, armed conflict, peacekeeping, gender-based violence, political
participation, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), human rights
Degrees and Training: Gender specific courses such as Leadership and Gender in Peace Support
Operations and Gender Field Advisor Course. Gender components included in general courses
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Gabriela Elroy, Martin Åhlin
Additional Information: Research Group focusing on UNSCR 1325 through the research unit.
Researchers undertaken research with a 1325 focus, working with own research as well as lessons
learned.
Last Updated: March 1, 2010
Name of Institution: Fundación de Género y Sociedad (GESO)
Mission: El principal objetivo de GESO es elaborar e implementar proyectos sociales y culturales que,
incorporando la perspectiva de género, promuevan la equidad social.
Type of Institution: Research Institute, NGO
Address: 200 metros Este y 200 metros Sur de la Municipalidad de Curridabat
Telephone: 2271 1610
Fax: 2271 1698
Email: gesogom@racsa.co.cr
Website: http://generoysociedad.com/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish, English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, gender-based violence, human rights, peacebuilding,
disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms)
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Publications on gender and democratic security, women’s health, migration, gender-based
violence, gender & the environment and education
GPS Related Staff: Ana Isabel García
Additional Information: Collaborates with organizations such as the UNDP, the Bolivian vice-ministry
of gender, heritage & family, FLACSO, the Heinrich Boell Institute and el Periódico Mujer Millenium de
Costa Rica
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Fundación para Estudio e Investigacion de la Mujer (FEIM)
Mission: Promover los derechos de niñas y mujeres
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Paraná 135, piso 3, dto.13 (C1017AAC) Buenos Aires, Argentina
Telephone: +54 11 4372 2763
Fax: +54 11 4372 2763
Email: feim@feim.org.ar
Website: http://www.feim.org.ar/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, reproductive health
Degrees and Training: Training on women and girls in Argentina
Publications: articles, DeSIDAmos magazine and other publications
GPS Related Staff: Mabel Bianco
Additional Information: Significant work on HIV/AIDS
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Gender Action for Peace and Security (GAPS UK)
Mission: To build on UNSCR 1325 and, through collective action, promote, facilitate and monitor the
meaningful inclusion of gender perspectives in all aspects of UK policy and practice on peace and
security.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 346 Clapham Road, London, SW9 9AP UK
Telephone: N/A
Fax: N/A
Email: coordinator@gaps-uk.org
Website: www.gaps-uk.org
Region: Europe, Africa, Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, peacekeeping, gender-based violence, armed conflict,
reconciliation and reconstruction, conflict resolution, peace processes, human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Guides, checklist and publications related to women, peace and security
GPS Related Staff: Charlotte Onslow, Chris Levick, Hannah Lewis
Additional Information: Members include IANSA Women’s Network; IBR Consulting; International
Alert; International Rescue Committee; Northern Ireland Women’s European Platform UK; Soroptimist
International; Shevolution, Eyecatcher Associates and Project Parity; Serene Communications Limited;
UNIFEM UK; United Nations Association in the UK; Widows for Peace through Democracy;
Womankind Worldwide; Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom UK
Last Updated: March 5, 2010
Name of Institution: Gender Equality Institute
Mission:
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Bulevar Mihajla Pupina 16, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
Telephone: +381 214874323
Fax: +381 21557001
Email: zoranasijacki@neobee.net
Website:
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Serbian, Croatian, Bosnian
Areas of Specialization: political participation, gender-based violence, human rights
Degrees and Training:
Publications:
GPS Related Staff: Zorana Sijacki
Additional Information:
Last Updated: July 28, 2006
Name of Institution: Genderová Studia FSS MU
Mission: Study of Gender Studies at FSS MU is anchored in sociology and completed with information
from other social science and humanities directions. Gender studies are themselves based on
interdisciplinary collaboration to implement a gender perspective into other fields (eg psychology,
political science, social work, media studies and journalism).
Type of Institution: University
Address: Genderová Studia, Katedra Sociologie FSS MU, Joštova 10, 602 00 Brno, Česká Republika
Telephone: +420 549 49 37 50
Fax: N/A
Email: sclg@fss.muni.cz
Website: http://gender.fss.muni.cz/
Region: Europe
Languages: Czech
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, gender-based violence, human rights
Degrees and Training: BA; MA in sociology; PhD (any social study)
Publications: http://gender.fss.muni.cz/index.php/vyzkum.html
GPS Related Staff: Gerlinda Šmausová, Kateřina Nedbálková, Iva Šmídová
Additional Information: Database of gender organizations, institutes and projects
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
Mission: DCAF provides in-country advisory support and practical assistance programmes, develops and
promotes appropriate democratic norms at the international and national levels, advocates good practices
and conducts policy-related research to make recommendations to ensure effective democratic
governance of the security sector.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Geneva Centre for the DCAF, Rue de Chantepoulet 11, CH-1201 Geneva 1, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 0 22 741 77 00
Fax: +41 0 22 741 77 05
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.dcaf.ch/activities/gender-children-security-programme.cfm?nav1=3
Region: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Oceania, South America
Languages: English, French, Russian, Nepali, Farsi, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, armed conflict, conflict resolution, human rights, justice
and penal system, peace processes, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, international security, security forces,
violence against women
Degrees and Training: DECAFs International Security Sector Advisory Team (ISSAT) offers support to
its Members and ASSET partners to conduct training as a core instrument to develop capacity and
awareness for field staff. Through ISSAT’s co-learning training approach, Members and ASSET partners
are supported to provide general and specialized training.
Publications: Training and Resource Package including police reform; defence reform; parliamentary
oversight; civil society oversight; national security policy-making; justice reform; SSR assessment,
monitoring and evaluation; border management
GPS Related Staff: Anja H. Ebnoether, Karin Grimm, Kristin Valasek
Additional Information: The Gender, Children and Security Programme comprises the following
projects: Gender and Security Sector Reform (GSSR); Women in an Insecure World; Children and
Security; Trafficking in Human Beings
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: George Washington University – Women’s Studies Department
Mission: At the George Washington University, our ultimate goal is to be the preeminent research
university in the nation’s capital, with unparalleled resources for our students, our neighbors, the nation
and the world.
Type of Institution: University
Address: The George Washington University, 837 22nd Street, NW Washington DC 20052
Telephone: 202 994 6942
Fax: 202 994 7249
Email: wstu@gwu.edu
Website: http://www.gwu.edu/~wstu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, gender-based violence, human rights, peace processes, gender
and the law, reproductive health
Degrees and Training: BA in Women’s Studies (Major and Minor), MA in Women’s Studies or Public
Policy with a concentration in Women’s Studies, Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies, Joint
Programmes in Law and Women’s Studies, Joint Five-year BA in Women’s Studies/MA in Public Policy
with a Concentration in Women’s Studies, Joint Five-year MA/BA in Women’s Studies, PhD in Public
Policy with a policy field in Gender and Social Policy
Publications: Women in and Beyond the Global Journal and biannual newsletter
GPS Related Staff: Naomi Cahn, Leslie Jacobson, Elizabeth Chacko, Ivy Ken, Leah Chang, Bonnie
Morris, Cynthia Deitch, Kelly Pemberton, Cathy Eisenhower, Rachel Riedner, Cayo Gamber, Barbara
Gault, Gail Weiss, Cynthia Harrison, Sharon Wolchik, Heidi Hartmann, Alyssa Zucker
Additional Information: Affiliated with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Georgetown University – Law Center
Mission: The Law Center's world-class faculty, recognized for the quality of both its scholarship and
teaching, anchors a learning environment that combines academic and theoretical excellence with a
thorough grounding in practical problems and the practice of law.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Ave NW, Washington DC 20001
Telephone: 202 662 9000
Fax: N/A
Email: admis@law.georgetown.edu
Website: http://www.law.georgetown.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, human rights, refugees and IDPs, gender-based violence,
women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: JD, LLM/SJD, Joint JD/LLM Programme, MSL for Journalists, Women’s Law
and Public Policy Fellowship Program
Publications: The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law
GPS Related Staff: Lama Abu-Odeh, Judith C. Areen, Deborah Epstein, Kristin Nicole Henning, Emma
Coleman Jordan, Patricia A. King,Laurie S. Kohn, Wallace J. Mlyniec, Gary Peller, Milton C. Regan Jr,
Susan Deller Ross, Philomila Tsoukala, Robin L. West, Wendy Webster Williams
Additional Information: Gender and Legal History Project
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Georgia State University – Women’s Studies Institute
Mission: The Women’s Studies Institute makes explicit the ways in which gender and sexuality, in
connection with other categories such as race, class, ability, and age, construct our understandings of the
world. They analyze the ways public discourse relies on gender and sexuality to conceptualize such
issues as war and militarism, policy, the environment, education, healthcare, economics, the media, and
popular culture. In order to explore these issues, they emphasize the following: race, globalization,
sexuality, and social change. They promote transformative thinking and activism toward ending
oppression and working for freedom and justice.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Women’s Studies Institute, Georgia State University, 140 Decatur Street, Suite 1003, Atlanta
GA 30303 USA
Telephone: 404 413 6587
Fax: 404 413 6585
Email: wsi@gsu.edu
Website: http://www2.gsu.edu/~wwwwsi/index.html
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, advocacy, gender and the law, political participation
Degrees and Training: BA (major and minor), MA and Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Susan Talburt, Layli Phillips, Amira Jarmakani, Megan Sinnott, Julie Kubala,
Charlene Ball
Additional Information: Home to several studies organizations, including SPEAK, Faces of Feminism
and GSU BlackOUT
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Global Facilitation Network for Security Sector Reform (GFN-SSR)
Mission: GFN-SSR works to promote a better understanding of security and justice sector reform through
the provision of information, advice and expertise to practitioners, academics and policymakers
throughout the world.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: International Development Department, University of Birmingham, B15 2TT, UK
Telephone: +44 0 121 414 5038
Fax: +44 0 121 414 7995
Email: enquiries@ssrnetwork.net
Website: www.ssrnetwork.net
Region: Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: security forces, human rights, armed conflict, disarmament (nuclear, biological,
chemical, mines and small arms), public security
Degrees and Training: Security sector reform related courses including a course on gender and security
sector reform
Publications: Security sector reform publications including gender issues
GPS Related Staff: Paul Jackson, Shiv Bakrania, Ben Kelly
Additional Information: Database of upcoming security sector reform events including courses,
conferences and lectures
Last Updated: March 5, 2010
Name of Institution: Harvard University Kennedy School – Women and Public Policy Program
Mission: The Women and Public Policy Program focuses on research, teaching and global impact
through four initiatives to advance our understanding of: (1) how women and men think, decide and
negotiate; (2) what policies contribute to closing the gender gaps in the economic sphere, politics,
education, and health; (3) the strategies that enable women to participate and succeed in politics; and (4)
conflict resolution and peace building.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Women and Public Policy Program, Harvard Kennedy School, Mailbox 100, 79 JFK Street,
Cambridge Massachusetts 02138
Telephone: +617 495 8143
Fax: +617 496 6154
Email: WAPPP@harvard.edu
Website: http://www.hks.harvard.edu/wappp/what/index.html
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, conflict resolution, international security
Degrees and Training: MA, Doctoral Programs, Joint Degree Programs, Executive Education
Publications: Negotiation Journal Special Section: Gender in Negotiation, Security Studies Special
Edition on Gender, Policy Insights, biannual newsletter, research papers and projects, research seminars
GPS Related Staff: Iris Bohnet, Jane Mansbridge, Hannah Riley Bowles, Kathryn Edin, Rohini Pande,
Monica Toft, Victoria Budson
Additional Information: Fellowship in Gender and International Security. Summer internships available.
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Heinrich Boell Stiftung – Feminist Institute
Mission: Conceived of as a bridge, the Feminist Institute acts as a mediator between feminist theory and
feminism in practice. The FI evaluates women’s experiences and knowledge, debates these publicly, and
finally, transfers these into the relevant institutions and organizations through practical policies.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Feministisches Institut in the Heinrich Boell Foundation, Hackesche Hoefe, Rosenthaler Strasse
40/41, D – 10178 Berlin, Germany
Telephone: +49 30 28 534 122
Fax: +49 30 28 534 109
Email: feministisches-institut@boell.de
Website: http://www.glow-boell.de/en/web/index_en.html
Region: Europe
Languages: German, English
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, women’s human rights, gender-based violence, peacebuilding,
security forces, gender and the law, peace processes,
Degrees and Training: Lectures and Workshops on gender, peace and security; Virtual Campus elearning platform; Doctoral fellowships in conjunction with the Gunda Werner Doctoral Fellowship.
Publications: Publications on peace and security, gender-based violence, the German women’s
movement, the United Nations, feminist politics, gender & military and legal practice.
GPS Related Staff: Karin Froelich, Gitti Hentschel, Ulrike Allroggen
Additional Information: Part of working group on Gender in Security Policy and Conflict Prevention to
better implement UN SCR 1325 and strengthen gender perspectives in foreign security policy. Internships
available
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Human Rights Watch – Women’s Rights Division
Mission: Human Rights Watch is dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
We stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect
people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice. We investigate and expose
human rights violations and hold abusers accountable. We challenge governments and those who hold
power to end abusive practices and respect international human rights law. We enlist the public and the
international community to support the cause of human rights for all.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Human Rights Watch, 350 Fifth Avenue, 34th Floor New York NY, 10118-3299 USA
Telephone: 1 212 290 4700
Fax: N/A
Email: hrwnyc@hrw.org
Website: http://www.hrw.org/en/node/82134, http://www.hrw.org/en/category/topic/women
Region: North America, Oceania, Asia, Europe, South America, Africa
Languages: Available in many different languages
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, human rights, women’s human rights, reproductive
health, refugees and IDPs, international security, justice and penal system, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), advocacy
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Annual world reports, commentaries, press releases and over 100 reports and briefings
yearly on human rights conditions in some 90 countries, generating extensive coverage in local and
international media
GPS Related Staff: Janet Walsh, Nisha Varia
Additional Information: One of the largest international NGOs working on human rights violations
worldwide, including a Women’s Rights Division
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Indiana University – Department of Gender Studies
Mission: Our curriculum offerings push students beyond commonsense accounts of gender to examine its
complex constructions in our different historical epochs, in various cultural arenas, and varying global
processes. Gender Studies engages with a wide variety of innovative approaches and methodologies,
broad in reach - yet unified through a critical angle of vision.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Indiana University, Memorial Hall E. 130, Bloomington IN 47403
Telephone: 812 855 0101
Fax: 812 855 4869
Email: gender@indiana.edu
Website: http://www.indiana.edu/~gender/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: Reproductive health, gender-based violence,
Degrees and Training: BA (Major and Minor), MA and PhD (including Minor) in Gender Studies
Publications: Newsletter
GPS Related Staff: Judith A. Allen, Fedwa Malti-Douglas, Marlon M. Bailey, Stephanie A. Sanders,
Alex Doty, LaMonda Horton Stallings, Lessie Jo Frazier, Susan Stryker, Sara L. Friedman, Suzanna
Danuta Walters, Colin R. Johnson, Brenda Weber, Jennifer E. Maher, Richard R. Wilk
Additional Information: Colloquium Series
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Initiative for Inclusive Security
Mission: The Institute for Inclusive Security uses research, training and advocacy to promote the
inclusion of all stakeholders, particularly women, in peace processes. We work with a global network of
well over 1,000 women leaders from more than 40 conflict regions. Our research gives policymakers new
strategies to drive inclusion by examining tangible contributions of women peace builders. Our training
provides leaders the specialized skills and knowledge to direct local, national, and international
peacebuilding. Our advocacy to high-level policymakers promotes change that makes peace processes
more broad-based, and thus sustainable.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 2040 S Street NW, Washington DC 20009, USA
Telephone: 1 202 403 2000
Fax: 1 202 299 9520
Email: information@huntalternatives.org
Website: http://www.huntalternatives.org/pages/7_the_institute_for_inclusive_security.cfm
Region: North America, South America, Africa, Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peace processes, peacebuilding, armed conflict, security forces, conflict
resolution, mediation, justice and penal system, political participation, reconstruction and reconciliation,
disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms)
Degrees and Training: Offers customized trainings and consultations to help civil society and
governments move past obstacles to peace; Orientation for police and military peacekeeping personnel,
highlighting the importance of women’s inclusion
Publications: Publications on the following peace and security issues, conflict prevention; democracy
and governance (women in legislatures; strengthening civil society); disarmament, demobilization,
reintegration; negotiation and mediation; post-conflict reconstruction; security sector reform; transitional
justice
GPS Related Staff: Ambassador Swanee Hunt, Carla Koppell, Miki Jacevic, Evelyn Thornton,
Jacqueline O’Neill, Farah Council, Erin Hutchens, Mariam Mansury, Rebecca Miller, Michelle Page,
Jonathan Talbot, Allison Shean, Kalpana Simhan, Michael Wasco, Evans Watson
Additional Information: The Institute for Inclusive Security includes The Women Waging Peace
Network, a network of more than 1,000 women peacemakers from conflict areas around the world
Last Updated: March 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Institute for Security Issues/Institut d’Etudes de Sécurité (ISS)
Mission: To conceptualise, inform and enhance the debate on human security in Africa in order to
support policy formulation, implementation and decision making at all levels.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 361 Veale Street, First Floor Block D Brooklyn Court, New Muckleneuk, Tshwane (Pretoria)
South Africa
Telephone: +27 012 346 9500/2
Fax: +27 012 346 9570
Email: iss@issafrica.org
Website: www.issafrica.org
Region: Africa
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participation, reconstruction and reconciliation,
social policy, public security, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), refugees and IDPs, human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Gender and Security Sector Reform Toolkit, ISS Magazine, African security review,
monographs, papers, books, conference reports, newletters, situation reports, ISS Annual reports, policy
brief and peace and security council report (with gender related issues)
GPS Related Staff: Doris Murimi
Additional Information: Collaborations with UNESCO, UNODC, ECOSOC and the International
Relations and Security Network.
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR)
Mission: The Institute for Women's Policy Research conducts rigorous research and disseminates its
findings to address the needs of women, promote public dialogue, and strengthen families, communities,
and societies.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 1200 18th St. NW, Suite 301, Washington DC 20036
Telephone: 202 785 5100
Fax: 202 833 4362
Email: iwpr@iwpr.org
Website: http://www.iwpr.org
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participations, human rights, public security
Degrees and Training: conferences, lectures and brown-bag lunch series (the joint IWPR and GWU
Friday Forums) on policy issues affecting women and their families
Publications: Quarterly newsletter
GPS Related Staff: Heidi Hartman, Barbara Gault
Additional Information: Affiliated with the graduate programmes in public policy and women’s studies
at the George Washington University
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Instituto de Enseñanza para el Desarrollo Sostenible (IEPADES)
Mission: Aportar a la construcción de un Estado y Sociedad democrático incluyente, participativa y
fundada en la búsqueda de la paz respetuosa de los derechos fundamentales de todas las personas
fortaleciendo el ejercicio de la ciudadanía y la autogestión comunitaria a través de la apropiación de los
procesos sociales para incidir en la toma de decisiones a nivel local, nacional e internacional.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 21 Calle 5-52 Zona 14, Guatemala
Telephone: 502 2353 5375 or 2368 3352 or 2367 0286
Fax: 502 2367 0287
Email: iepades@iepades.org
Website: http://www.iepades.org/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: political participation, human rights, gender-based violence, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms)
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Publications on violence prevention, security, social vulnerabilities, local empowerment
and national budgets
GPS Related Staff: Carmen Rosa de León-Escribano, Alejandra Cruz, Lesli Sequeira, Mayda de León
Wantland, Mariso Alonzo
Additional Information: Affiliated with Red Centro Americana para la Construcción de la Paz y
Seguridad Humana
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Action Network on Small Arms (IANSA) – Women’s Network
Mission: The IANSA Women’s Network supports organisations working on women and violence
prevention to combat gun violence in their communities and support the global campaign to reduce the
proliferation and misuse of small arms. Its aims to connect organisations, provide information and
resources, raise public awareness, and build a united and dynamic movement of women resisting gun
violence around the world.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 207 065 0876
Fax: +44 207 065 0871
Email: women@iansa.org
Website: www.iansa-women.org
Region: Europe, Africa, South America, Oceania, Asia, North America
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Norwegian, Greek, Czech
Areas of Specialization: disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), public
security, armed conflict, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, gender-based violence, gender and the law,
advocacy
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Women’s Network publications include papers, bulletins, fact sheets, policy
recommendations and booklets on UNSCR 1325; gender and small arms violence; women and gun
violence; masculinities and guns; gender and armed conflict; female combatants, gender and DDR,
gender and peacekeeping/peacebuilding
GPS Related Staff: Sarah Masters
Additional Information: Network of 800 civil society organizations working in over 120 countries to
stop the proliferation and misuse of small arms and light weapons
Last Updated: March 3, 2010
Name of Institution: International Alert
Mission: International Alert is an independent peacebuilding organisation that works to lay the
foundations for lasting peace and security in communities affected by violent conflict.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: International Alert, 346 Clapham Road, London SW9 9AP, UK
Telephone: +44 0 20 7627 6800
Fax: +44 0 20 7627 6900
Email: mlyytikainen@international-alert.org
Website: www.international-alert.org
Region: Asia, South America, Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: Refugees and IDPs, armed conflict, peacebuilding, conflict and resources,
political participation, human rights, women’s human rights, advocacy, international security
Degrees and Training: Entry-level, field practitioner-level and strategic level training for peacebuilders
Publications: Toolkit for advocacy and action on inclusive security and sustainable peace. Publications
on Peace and Security including Global Monitoring Checklist on Women, Peace and Security, Integrating
Women’s Priorities into Peacebuilding Processes (Burundi, Sierra Leone), Female Political Participation,
Improviding EU Responses to Gender and Peacebuilding and National Security Policy-Making and
Gender
GPS Related Staff: Minna Lyytikainen
Additional Information: Mailing list for monthly e-bulletin. Internships available
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Centre for Research on Women
Mission: ICRW seeks to promote a world free of poverty in which women and men, girls and boys have
equal opportunities to achieve their potential and realize their rights.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 1120 20th St. NW, Suite 500 North, Washington DC 20036, USA
Telephone: 202 797 0007
Fax: 202 797 0020
Email: info@icrw.org
Website: www.icrw.org
Region: Asia, North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: reproductive health, women’s human rights, gender-based violence, advocacy
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Publications in areas such as HIV/AIDS, human rights, violence against women
GPS Related Staff: Gary Barker, Noni Milici, Jennifer Schulte, Reshma Trasi
Additional Information: Fellowships available. Mailing list on action alerts, ICRW news and events
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Centre for Transitional Justice (ICTJ)
Mission: The International Center for Transitional Justice works to redress and prevent the most severe
violations of human rights by confronting legacies of mass abuse. ICTJ seeks holistic solutions to
promote accountability and create just and peaceful societies.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 5 Hanover Square Floor 24, New York NY USA 10004
Telephone: +1 917 637 3800
Fax: +1 917 637 3900
Email: info@ictj.org
Website: http://www.ictj.org/en/tj/786.html
Region: North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe
Languages: English, Arabic, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, justice and penal system, human rights, women’s human
rights, gender-based violence, social policy
Degrees and Training: Fellowship programs and Intensive courses on transitional justice.
Publications: Annual reports, newsletter, press releases and publications on transitional justice
GPS Related Staff: Kelli Muddell, Pélagie Ebeka, Helen Scanlon
Additional Information: A central goal in the Policymakers Program is to integrate gender awareness by
working with the ICTJ’s gender unit and regional gender specialists. Internships available.
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Committee on the Red Cross (ICRC)
Mission: The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is an impartial, neutral and independent
organization whose exclusively humanitarian mission is to protect the lives and dignity of victims of
armed conflict and other situations of violence and to provide them with assistance. The ICRC also
endeavours to prevent suffering by promoting and strengthening humanitarian law and universal
humanitarian principles.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: International Committee of the Red Cross, 19 Avenue de la Paix, CH 1202 Geneva
Telephone: ++ 41 22 734 60 01
Fax: ++ 41 22 733 20 57
Email: womenandwar.gva@icrc.org
Website: http://www.icrc.org/eng/women
Region: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania
Languages: French, English, Spanish, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese
Areas of Specialization: international humanitarian law, gender-based violence, armed conflict,
international security, peace processes, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Interviews, field newsletter, reports, press articles and publications on women and war
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: Emailing-list available
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Conflict Research (INCORE)
Mission: Combining research, education and comparative analysis, INCORE addresses the causes and
consequences of conflict in Northern Ireland and internationally and promotes conflict resolution
management strategies. It aims to influence policymakers and practitioners involved in peace, conflict and
reconciliation issues while enhancing the nature of international conflict research.
Type of Institution: Research Institute, University
Address: University of Ulster, Magee Campus, Aberfoyle House, Northland Road, Londonderry
BT487JA UK
Telephone: +44 0 28 71 375500
Fax: +44 0 28 71 375510
Email: incore@incore.ulst.ac.uk
Website: http://www.incore.ulst.ac.uk/cgi-bin/projects.pl?task=theme&theme=gps
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, reconstruction and reconciliation, international security,
humanitarian law, peace processes, conflict resolution, armed conflict, human rights
Degrees and Training: MA in Peace and Conflict Studies, Online E-Learning in Social Research Skills,
International Summer School, Seminars and Training courses, Short courses
Publications: books, articles, academic publications, research reports, summaries and updates,
conference papers, annual reports, promotional literature, online seminars and press releases on peace and
conflict
GPS Related Staff: Gillian Robinson
Additional Information: Joint project of the UN University and the University of Ulster. Gender, peace
and security project on Reimaging Women’s Security in Societies in Transition. Peace agreements
Database. Internships available.
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Council on Human Rights Policy
Mission: The International Council on Human Rights Policy provides a forum for applied research,
reflection and forward thinking on matters of international human rights policy. In a complex world in
which interests and priorities compete across the globe, the Council identifies issues that impede efforts to
protect and promote human rights and proposes approaches and strategies that will advance that purpose.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 48 Chemin du Grand-Montfleury, CH-1290 Versoix, Geneva, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 0 22 775 33 00
Fax: +41 0 22 775 33 03
Email: ichrp@ichrp.org
Website: www.ichrp.org
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Areas of Specialization: human rights, women’s human rights, reproductive health
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Working papers, drafts, reports and summaries related to gender and human rights
GPS Related Staff: Magdalena Sepúlveda
Additional Information: Major research theme includes Gender and Identity
Last Updated: March 2, 2010
Name of Institution: International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) – Women Peacemakers Program
(WPP)
Mission: IFOR believes that without peace, development is impossible, and without women, neither
peace nor development can take place. The WPP believes that programs that specifically empower
women peacemakers, and encourage women and girls to become involved in peacebuilding and civil
society building, are essential for development. WPP's objective is to increase the empowerment of
women through active nonviolence. Given that women and girls begin from a disadvantaged position,
empowerment is a key step towards gender equality in peacebuilding. While there has been progress
towards women’s empowerment, much work still remains.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Spoorstraat 38, Alkmaar 1815 BK, The Netherlands/Pays-Bas
Telephone: +31 0 72 512 3014
Fax: +31 0 72 515 1102
Email: c.reyna@ifor.org
Website: www.ifor.org/WPP
Region: Europe, Asia, Africa, North America
Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Dutch
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, armed conflict, capacity building
Degrees and Training: Annual training on women trainers in active nonviolence; regional gender
trainings for women and men; active nonviolence trainings for women, with an emphasis on gender;
Women and a Culture of Peace Workshop
Publications: Women and Peacebuilding: Lessons Learned from the Women Peacemakers Program; You
Changed my Life: Lessons Learned from IFOR’s Women Peacemakers Program; Just words: Quotations
on Gender, Nonviolence & Peace; The Life of Bertha von Suttner & her Legacy for Women Peacemakers.
Reports, newsletters and training material kits also available
GPS Related Staff: Isabelle Geuskens, Dorothy Attema, Cristina Reyna, José de Vries, Merle
Gosewinkel, Euphemia Akos Dzathor
Additional Information: Resources, facts, quotes and success stories related to gender and peacebuilding
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: International Labour Organisation (ILO) – Bureau for Gender Equality
Mission: The Bureau for Gender Equality supports and advises constituents and Office staff at
headquarters and in the field on matters concerned with promoting and advocating for gender equality in
the world of work.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: International Labour Office, 4 route des Morillons, CH-1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 799 6730
Fax: +41 22 799 6388
Email: gender@ilo.org
Website: www.ilo.org/gender
Region: Africa, South America, North America, Asia, Oceania, Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: political participation, gender-based violence, human rights
Degrees and Training: Training related to gender, work and labour
Publications: Guidelines, Reports and Handbooks on gender mainstreaming and gender audits
GPS Related Staff: Jane Hodges, Raphael Crowe, Susan Maybud, Adrienne Cruz
Additional Information: Conducts participatory gender audits and has a Gender Helpdesk
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO)
Mission: The International Peace Research Institute, Oslo (PRIO) has as its mission to conduct highquality academic research on questions relevant to the promotion of a more peaceful world.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Hausmanna gate 7, NO-0186 Oslo, Norway
Telephone: +47 22 54 77 00
Fax: +47 22 54 77 01
Email: info@prio.no
Website: http://www.prio.no/
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Norwegian
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, armed conflict, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), security forces, peacebuilding
Degrees and Training: MA of International Studies (Stellenbosch University), Peace and Conflict
Studies Postgraduate degree (Australian National University), International Summer School Peace
Research course (University of Oslo)
Publications: Journal of Peace Research and Security Dialogue journals. Publications on gender
mainstreaming; gender-based violence; international relations and gender; gender and armed forces;
gender and disarmament; gender and conflict
GPS Related Staff: Inger Skjelsbaek, Gregory Reichberg, J Peter Burgess, Helga Hernes
Additional Information: Small Arms Trade Database. UCDP/PRIO Armed Conflict Database.
Fellowships and Internships available.
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: International Women’s Rights Project (IWRP)
Mission: The International Women's Rights Project (IWRP) was founded in 1998 to strengthen the
capacity of women's NGOs in Canada and internationally. IWRP and our partners work to influence the
implementation of international human rights standards through collaboration, participatory research and
evidence-based advocacy.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Centre for Global Studies University of Victoria, Victory BC, V8W 2Y2 Canada
Telephone: 250 721 8800
Fax: 250 472 4830
Email: iwrp@uvic.ca
Website: www.iwrp.org
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, reconstruction and reconciliation, international security,
political participation, peacebuilding, gender and the law, reproductive health, gender-based violence,
refugees and IDPs, advocacy
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Papers on topics such as gender-perspectives in peace and security, women in
peacebuilding programmes, legal rights, women’s human rights, gender-based violence
GPS Related Staff: Susan Bazilli
Additional Information: Internships available. Affiliated with the Centre for Global Studies (CFGS) at
the University of Victoria
Last Updated: March 3, 2010
Name of Institution: Isis – Women’s International Cross-Cultural Exchange (Isis-WICCE)
Mission: WICCE carries the vision of communicating ideas, creating solidarity networks and sharing
information to overcome gender inequalities. Founded as an action oriented women's resource centre to
meet the need for information by women from various regions of the world, Isis-WICCE has three main
programmes: The Exchange Programme, Information and Documentation Programme and the Publication
Programme.
Type of Institution: NGO, Research Institute
Address: Plot 23 Bukoto Street, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: +256 41 4543953
Fax: +256 41 4543954
Email: info@isis.or.ug
Website: www.isis.or.ug
Region: Africa
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: conflict resolution, advocacy, human rights, peacebuilding
Degrees and Training: Exchange Programme offered to women activists working in the area of human
rights, armed conflict and peacebuilding issues
Publications: Women’s World / Monde des Femmes, Women’s Peace Monitor, Impact; Research and
training reports; booklets on peace; paper presentations and articles; press releases
GPS Related Staff: Ruth Ojiambo Ochieng, Juliet Were, Harriet Musoke, Beda Kireju, Lorna Alice
Nakato, Monica Nantege, Mary Mbuye, Loyce Kyogabirwe, Prossy Nakaye, Sylvia Meya
Additional Information: Networking and Advocacy Programme
Last Updated: March 4, 2010
Name of Institution: KARAMAH (Muslim Women Lawyers for Human Rights)
Mission: Karamah is a Human Rights Organization of Muslim Women Lawyers Dedicated to Promoting
Dignity for All Human Beings Through Education and Legal Outreach
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 1420 16th Street NW, Washington DC 20036 USA
Telephone: 202 234 7302 or 202 234 7303
Fax: 202 234 7304
Email: karamah@karamah.org
Website: www.karamah.org
Region: North America
Languages: English, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: human rights, gender and the law, women’s human rights, conflict resolution,
political participation
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Articles on women’s rights, conflict resolution, human rights and political participation
GPS Related Staff: Azizah al-Hibri Esq., Aisha al-Adawiyah, Abed Awad Esq.
Additional Information: Internships available. Follow on Twitter. Database of resources for women
Last Updated: February 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Kvinna till Kvinna
Mission: The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation supports women's organizing in conflict regions. They
collaborate with women's organisations who play an active part in peace and rebuilding processes. The
Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation regards gender equality, sustainable peace and progress as being
inseparable. The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation invests in Peace.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Slakthusplan 3, 121 62 Johanneshov, Sweden
Telephone: 08 588 891 00
Fax: N/A
Email: info@kvinnatillkvinna.se
Website: http://www.kvinnatillkvinna.se/
Region: Europe, Asia
Languages: Sweden, English
Areas of Specialization: peace processes, reconciliation and reconstruction, armed conflict, advocacy,
human rights, women’s human rights, reproductive health, political participation
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Annual report, reports on women and peace processes, security, reconciliation, armed
conflict and “post-conflict” and other publications on gender-based violence in armed conflict, gender and
security sector reform and a study of the healing process of women survivors of ethnic cleansing in
Bosnia Hercegovina.
GPS Related Staff: Maria Ermanno Fäldner, Krister Eduards, Lena Ag, Anna Lidén
Additional Information: Alternative Nobel Peace Prize recipients. Regional partnerships in the Balkans,
the Middle East and the South Caucasus. Follow on Twitter.
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: LIU Institute for Global Issues – University for British Columbia
Mission: The Institute takes an interdisciplinary problem-solving approach to explore new ideas and ways
of learning to catalyze innovative thinking and positive societal change.
Type of Institution: Research Institute, University
Address: The University of British Columbia, 6476 NW Marine Drive, Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z2 Canada
Telephone: 604 822 1593
Fax: 604 822 6966
Email: liu.institute@ubc.ca
Website: http://www.ligi.ubc.ca/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, reproductive health,
Degrees and Training: Course on Gender, Peace and Security and in Transitional Justice with a gender
component. Human security, bottom billion and security and defence forum Postdoctoral fellowships.
Liu Scholar Program brings together exceptional PhD students from UBC to facilitate issue-based
research on global issues.
Publications: Gender Research publications on international justice, reproductive health, reintegration,
refugees and gender-based violence; peace and security and justice publications also with gender
components
GPS Related Staff: Erin Baines, Yves Tiberghien
Additional Information: LIU Research Group on Gender and Sexuality in Latin America. Project on
Justice and Reconciliation in Northern Uganda. Mailing list
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) – Gender Institute
Mission: Faculty and researchers examine gender from a variety of feminist perspectives, and seek to
contribute to the transformation of inequality through their work.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Houghton Street, London WC2A 2AE UK
Telephone: +44 207 955 7602
Fax: +44 207 955 6408
Email: h.johnstone@lse.ac.uk
Website: http://www.lse.ac.uk/
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, gender-based violence, social policy, justice and penal system,
women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: MSc Gender; MSc Gender (Research); MSc Gender; Development and
Globalization; MSc Gender, Media and Culture; MSc Gender and Social Policy; MPhil/PhD Gender
Publications: Working papers on Globalization, Development and Inequality; Security, Rights and Social
Justice; Representation and Culture. The European Journal of Women’s Studies.
GPS Related Staff: Clare Hemmings, Marsha Henry, Sumi Madhok, Diane Perrons, Anne Phillips
Additional Information: Visiting Fellowships and Visiting Senior Fellowships
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: Makere University – Department of Women and Gender Studies
Mission: The Department's goal is to contribute to development in Uganda through ensuring that gender
is an integral part of the development process.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Plot 45, Pool Boad, Opposite Makerere University Swimming Pool, P.O. BOX 7062 K’mpala,
Uganda.
Telephone: 265 041 531 484
Fax: 256 041 543 539
Email: wgs@ss.mak.au.ug
Website: http://womenstudies.mak.ac.ug/
Region: Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, social policy, refugees and IDPs, gender and the law,
political participation, women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: BA (major or minor) in Gender and Development, MA Gender Studies, PhD
(research), Post graduate diploma in Gender Studies, Outreach programmes including gender training and
awareness creation, short evening courses related to gender and gender & ICT course.
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Grace Bantebya Kyomuhendo, Deborah Kasente, Consolata Kabonesa, Josephine
Ahikire, Henry Manyire, Tabitha Mulyampiti
Additional Information: In partnership with the Fulbright Scholar Program.
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: Mediterranean Institute for Gender Studies (MIGS)
Mission: The MIGS promotes and contributes to projects of social, political, and economic themes
relating to gender with an emphasis on the Mediterranean region.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 46 Makedonitissas Avenue, BOX 24005, Nicosia 1703, Cyprus
Telephone: + 357 22 351 274/76 (ext. 115)
Fax: +357 22 353 682
Email: info@medinstgenderstudies.org
Website: www.medinstgenderstudies.org
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, international security, political participation, refugees
and IDPs, peacekeeping, peacebuilding, social policy conflict resolution
Degrees and Training: Education and Leadership Programme includes training, workshops and
conferences on women and political participation
Publications: Annual report, Resource books and publications on gender-based violence and human
trafficking
GPS Related Staff: Maria Angeli, Josie Christodoulou, Georgina Christou, Miranda Christou, Olga
Demetriou, Zelia Gregoriou, Christina Kaili, Alexia Panayiotou, Susana Elisa Pavlou, Myria Vassiliadou
Additional Information: Internships available.
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: Michigan State University (MSU) – Center for Gender in Global Context (GenCen)
Mission: The center emphasizes women and gender in a global context, with distinctive new programs
promoting teaching, research, and outreach relevant to 21st century concerns.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 206 International Center, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Telephone: 517 353 5040
Fax: 517 432 4845
Email: gencen@msu.edu
Website: http://www.gencen.msu.edu
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization:
Degrees and Training: BA and MA in Women, Gender and Social Justice
Publications: Gendered Perspectives on International Development working papers and bulletin
GPS Related Staff: Lisa Fine, Anne Ferguson
Additional Information: Internships available.
Last Updated: February 11, 2010
Name of Institution: The Minerva Center and H-Minerva
Mission: The MINERVA Center has supports scholars, journalists, filmmakers, public policy activists
and others engaged in the study of women and the military and women in war. H-Minerva is the H-Net
discussion network devoted to the study of women and war and women in the military, worldwide and in
all historical areas.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: The Minerva Center Inc., 20 Granada Road, Pasadena, MD 21122 USA
Telephone: 410 897 0929
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.minervacenter.com/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, security forces
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Minerva Journal of Women and War, H-Minerva publications on women and war
GPS Related Staff: D’Ann Campbell, Francine D’Amico, Barton C. Hacker, Patricia H. Jernigan, Reina
Pennington
Additional Information: Discussion network and logs
Last Updated: February 12, 2010
Name of Institution: Minority Rights Group International
Mission: MRG is the leading international human rights organisation working to secure rights for ethnic,
religious and linguistic minorities and indigenous people around the world.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 54 Commercial Street, London E1 6LT, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 0 20 7422 4200
Fax: +44 0 20 7422 4201
Email: minority.rights@mrgmail.org
Website: http://www.minorityrights.org/
Region: Europe, Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, advocacy
Degrees and Training: Essential training on international standards and laws, in monitoring systems and
advocacy strategies for minorities and indigenous people; Annual training seminar in Geneva prior to the
UN Working Group on Minorities (WGM)
Publications: reports, micro studies, macro studies, guides, training manuals, briefing papers and the
annual State of the World’s Minorities
GPS Related Staff: Kathryn Ramsay
Additional Information: Internships and volunteer positions available
Last Updated: February 22, 2010
Name of Institution: National University of Ireland, Galway – Women’s Studies Centre
Mission: The Global Women's Studies programme at NUIG is committed to the development of
undergraduate and postgraduate education, advanced research, and other activities that build crossdisciplinary knowledge and understanding of gender and global issues through a critical human rights
lens.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Global Women’s Studies, School of Political Science and Sociology, 10 Upper Newcastle
Road, National University of Ireland Galway, Galway Ireland
Telephone: 353 0 91 493 450
Fax: 353 0 91 494 549
Email: wsc@nuigalway.ie
Website: http://www.nuigalway.ie/faculties_departments/womens_studies/
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, political participation, violence against women, armed
conflict
Degrees and Training: BA CONNECT with Global Women’s Studies, MA Gender Globalisation and
Rights, Traditional and Structured PhD programmes. Visiting Studies European Women’s Studies
programme.
Publications: Books, working papers and other publications on gender, empowerment and globalization
GPS Related Staff: Mary Clancy, Nata Duwury, Niamh Reilly, Mary McPartlan, Stacey Scriver Furlong
Additional Information: Global Women’s Studies PhD Fellowships. Gender, Empowerment and
Globalisation Research Cluster
Last Updated: February 12, 2010
Name of Institution: Ohio State University – Department of Women’s Studies
Mission: The mission of the Department of Women's Studies is to generate and transmit knowledge about
women's lives and relationships to culture and society by coordinating programs of instruction, research,
and service in the interdisciplinary field of Women's Studies. Its faculty is committed to analyzing the
intersections between gender and other social categories in diverse cultural contexts. We seek to make
visible the experiences and contributions of women and the complex social arrangements that depend on
assumptions about and definitions of gender in a vast range of historical and social locations. We strive to
enhance the Department's national leadership role in the growing field of Women's Studies through
continued excellence in all endeavors.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Department of Women’s Studies, The Ohio State University, 286 University Hall, 230 North
Oval Mall, Columbus OH 43210 USA
Telephone: 614 292 1021
Fax: 614 292 0276
Email: womstd.info@osu.edu
Website: http://womens-studies.osu.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, social policy, gender-based violence, reproductive health
Degrees and Training: BA (Major, Minor) Women’s Studies, MA Women’s Studies, PhD Women’s
Studies (graduate minor also available)
Publications: newsletter, faculty frequently published in a variety of women’s studies journals listed on
website
GPS Related Staff: Linda Bernhard, Cynthia Burack, Jill M. Bystydzienski, Lynn Itagaki, Christine
Keating, Guisela Latorre, Linda Mizejewski, Cathy A. Rakowski, Claire Robertson, Wendy G. Smooth,
Mytheli Sreenivas, Jennifer Suchland, Ruby C. Tapia, Mary Thomas, Rebecca Wanzo, Shannon
Winnubst, Judy Tzu-Chun Wu
Additional Information: List of publications/journals of interest for research and/or publication
opportunities in women’s studies.
Last Updated: February 12, 2010
Name of Institution: Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
Mission: The Gender Section helps advance gender equality within the Organization primarily by
assisting staff in implementing the 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality. The
Action Plan aims to promote gender equality, incorporate a gender perspective into all activities and
ensure responsibility for achieving gender balance in the staff representation and a professional working
environment where women and men are treated equally.
Type of Institution: International Organization
Address: OSCE Secretariat, Wallnerstrasse 6, 1010 Vienna, Austria
Telephone: +43 1 514 36 6000
Fax: +43 1 514 36 6996
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.osce.org/gender/
Region: North America, South America, Africa, Asia, Europe Oceania
Languages: English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Russian
Areas of Specialization: political participation, gender-based violence, conflict resolution, human rights,
security forces, disarmament (nuclear, biological, chemical, mines and small arms)
Degrees and Training: The training section coordinates staff training activities including the induction of
new mission members and staff. Gender mainstreaming in all OSCE programmes, projects and activities
is a priority area of concern in OSCE training.
Publications: fact sheets, OSCE highlights and the OSCE Magazine on issues such as gender equality,
anti-trafficking, arms control and conflict prevention
GPS Related Staff: Senior Advisor on Gender Issues, Jamila Seftaoui
Additional Information: OSCE Secretariat also has a gender unit, which co-ordinates the
implementation of ministerial level decisions concerning UN Security Council Resolution 1325 including
Decision No.14/04 2004 OSCE Action Plan for the Promotion of Gender Equality and Decision No.
14/05 Women in Conflict Prevention, Crisis Management and Post Conflict Rehabilitation. The Office
for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights has a Gender Unit which focuses on trafficking and
women's human rights.
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Palestinian Women’s Research and Documentation Center (PWRDC)
Mission: To serve as the primary clearinghouse and resource center on information related to the situation
of Palestinian women so that governmental, international and civil society organizations, media, and
research institutions, are able to better advocate for and realize gender equality.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Mecca Building 2nd Floor (next to PCBS), Al Balou’, Al Bireh Palestine
Telephone: +970 2 240 6468
Fax: +970 2 240 6469
Email: info@pwrdc.ps
Website: www.pwrdc.ps
Region: Asia
Languages: English, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: political participation, human rights, women’s human rights, gender and the
law, reproductive health, security forces, capacity building
Degrees and Training: provides outreach and training to individuals working within the Ministry of
Women’s Affairs and other Palestinian Authority ministries, women’s civil society organizations and
research institutes
Publications: Annual report and publications on issues related to women in Palestine including The Role
of Palestinian Policewomen in Combating VAW; Women in Political Parties; Palestinian Women’s
Empowerment: An Assessment. Other topics include reproductive health, micro-credits and CEDAW
GPS Related Staff: Zahira Kamal, Shireen Assaf, Sireen Musleh
Additional Information: Established by UNESCO in collaboration with the Ministry of Women’s
Affairs
Last Updated: March 10, 2010
Name of Institution: Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
Mission: To lead strategic collaborative efforts among Member States and other partners to promote
equity in health, to combat disease, and to improve the quality of, and lengthen, the lives of the peoples of
the Americas.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: Regional Office of the WHO, 525 23rd Street NW, Washington DC, 20037 USA
Telephone: 202 974 3000
Fax: 202 974 3663
Email: diazkati@paho.org
Website: www.paho.org
Region: South America
Languages: English, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, reproductive health, human rights, political participation
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública/Pan American Journal of Public Health, data and
statistics available on health in South America
GPS Related Staff: Mirta Roses Periago
Additional Information: Regional organization of the World Health Organization (WHO). Projects
related to emergency preparedness and disaster relief; family and community health; gender, ethnicity and
health
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Peace Action Training and Research Institute in Romania (PATRIR)
Mission: The main purpose of PATRIR is to promote peacebuilding, and constructive conflict
transformation, and at the same time the prevention of all forms of violence - direct, structural, and
cultural - in Romania, and internationally.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 400699 Cluj-Napoca OP 1 CP 331, Romania
Telephone: +40 264 420 298
Fax: +40 264 420 298
Email: info@patrir.ro
Website: www.patrir.ro
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Romanian
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, peace processes, armed conflict, gender-based violence,
international security, human rights
Degrees and Training: Course on Gender and Peacebuilding: Integrating Planning and Action in the
Field; other training sessions include issues related to peacebuilding, peacemaking and conflict
transformation
Publications: Annual Reports, Toolkit for Roma Holocaust Education; Books include Gender Inequality:
An Invisible Violence and Steps toward the Land of Equality: A Challenge for Girls and Boys; Publication
of the Peace Journal
GPS Related Staff: Corina Simon
Additional Information: Ghandi Peace Library offers a collection of free resources related to conflict
transformation and peacebuilding, human rights, gender studies and feminism and case studies on conflict
zones
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: PeaceWomen – Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
Mission: The PeaceWomen Project monitors and works toward rapid and full implementation of United
Nations Security Council Resolution 1325 on women, peace and security.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: WILPF UN Office, 777 United Nations Plaza 6th Floor, New York NY 10017 USA
Telephone: 212 682 1265
Fax: 212 286 8211
Email: info@peacewomen.org, wilpfun@igc.org, info@wilpf.ch
Website: www.peacewomen.org
Region: Europe, Oceania, Asia, South America, Africa, North America
Languages: English, French Spanish
Areas of Specialization: advocacy, gender-based violence, women’s human rights, political participation,
international security, peacekeeping, armed conflict
Degrees and Training: Outreach efforts on Resolution 1325 including presentations, seminars and
workshops for high schools, universities and other public fora
Publications: 1323 PeaceWomen E-News (biweekly e-newsletter)
GPS Related Staff: Sam Cook
Additional Information: Internships available; 1325 Advocacy Tools
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Quaker United Nations Office, Geneva
Mission: As well as representing Quakers at the UN, QUNO facilitates dialogue and works on specific
issues. Work priorities are based on the concerns of Quakers worldwide and determined, in part, by the
agendas of the organizations with which QUNO works.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: QUNO 777 UN Plaza, New York NY, 10017 USA
Telephone: +1 212 682 2745
Fax: +1 212 983 0034
Email: qunony@afsc.org
Website: www. quno.org
Region: North America, Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, human rights, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines
and small arms), refugees and IDPs, justice and penal system, armed conflict, peacekeeping
Degrees and Training: Quaker United Nations Summer School
Publications: Briefing papers and studies on peacebuilding, disarmament & peace resources, human
rights & refugees, criminal justice; Newsletter and Annual Reports
GPS Related Staff: Andrew Tomlinson, David Atwood
Additional Information: Programme Assistant and AFSC Volunteer opportunities available. Mailing list
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Queen’s University – Department of Gender Studies
Mission: Its primary aims are to make the diversity of women’s experiences, ideas and values in all areas
of human inquiry visible and to create structures, theories, and methodologies that make such visibility
possible. The Gender Studies Program encourages the incorporation of the specificities of race, class,
sexual orientation and accessibility/ability, as well as gender, into feminist learning, teaching and
scholarship
Type of Institution: University
Address: Mackintosh-Corry Hall D504, Queen’s University, Kingston ON, K7L 3N6 Canada
Telephone: +613 533 6318
Fax: +613 533 2824
Email: bainesb@queensu.ca, kmckittrick@queensu.ca, terrie.eastersheen@queensu.ca,
rymala@queensu.ca
Website: www.queensu.ca/gnds
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, women’s human rights, justice and penal system, genderbased violence
Degrees and Training: BA (minor, major) and MA in Gender Studies
Publications: Newsletter
GPS Related Staff: Bev Baines, Allison Goebel, Janice Helland, Margaret Little, Katherine McKittrick,
Scott Morgensen, Dana Olwan, Sarita Srivastava, Jane Tomie, Susan Wilcox
Additional Information: Feminist Legal Studies Research Group
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Raising Voices
Mission: Raising Voices works to prevent violence against women by addressing the root causes such as
traditional gender roles and the imbalance of power between women and men. The organization focuses
on primary prevention approaches that attempt to change the attitudes and behaviors that perpetuate
violence against women.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Plot 16 Tufnell Drive Kamwokya, PO Box 6770, Kampala, Uganda
Telephone: +256 41 531 186 or +256 41 532 183
Fax: +256 41 531 249
Email: info@raisingvoices.org
Website: http://www.raisingvoices.org/
Region: Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, advocacy
Degrees and Training: Learning Center offers courses related to GPS
Publications: Articles, analysis, programme guides and toolkits related to gender-based violence
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: Part of the GBV Prevention Network, an affiliation of activists and
practitioners committed to preventing gender based violence in the Horn, East & Southern Africa.
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Red Mujer y Hábitat de América Latina
Mission: La Red Mujer y Hábitat está constituida por instituciones y mujeres comprometidas con la
promoción de los derechos de las mujeres y con una mayor equidad de género en el campo del hábitat
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 9 de Julio 2482, X5003CQR, Córdoba, Argentina
Telephone: +54 351 489 1313
Fax: +54 351 489 1313
Email: ciscsa@ciscsa.org.ar, difusion@ciscsa.org.ar
Website: http://www.redmujer.org.ar/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, human rights, gender and human rights, gender and the
law, justice and penal system,
Degrees and Training: Database of courses available in areas such as women’s human rights, gender and
the economy, gender and the judicial system and urban violence.
Publications: Articles and Publications on political security, women’s human rights, gender-based
violence, political participation, gender and social policy and gender equality
GPS Related Staff: Liliana Rainero
Additional Information: Projects on topics such as gender inclusive public spaces and on public security
and gender-based violence. Available database of events and employment opportunities in gender, peace
and security
Last Updated: February 9, 2010
Name of Institution: The Rutgers School of Law
Mission: Rutgers–Newark’s curriculum ensures the development of professional skills and values within
a theoretical framework that promotes intellectual growth and a commitment to social justice.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 123 Washington Street, Newark NJ, 07102, USA
Telephone: 973 353 5561
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Website: http://law.newark.rutgers.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, women’s human rights, human rights, justice and penal
system
Degrees and Training: JD, JD/MBA, JD/MA in Criminal Justice, JD/MCRP (Master of City and
Regional Planning), JD/MSW (Master of Social Work), MD/JD
Publications: Legal Studies Research Paper Series (SSRN), Legal Working Paper Series (bepress Legal
Repository), Women’s Rights Law Reporter
GPS Related Staff: Karima Bennoune, Suzanne Kim, Carlos Ball
Additional Information: Study Abroad Program in affiliation with the faculty of law at Leiden
University (Netherlands). Domestic Violence Advocacy Program
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: San Francisco State University – Women Studies Department
Mission: One of the first Women Studies Departments in the U.S., forged out of transformative activism
and scholarship, we continue to break new ground in feminist studies. Our students engage in challenging
academics, work closely with professors in small classes, and lead community initiatives. We foreground
transnational and intersectional relationships among gender, race, sexuality, citizenship, labor and
globalization.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 1600 Holloway Avenue, San Francisco CA 94132, Humanities Building Room 315, USA
Telephone: 415 338 1388
Fax: N/A
Email: wgsdept@sfsu.edu
Website: http://www.sfsu.edu/~wgsdept/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, international security, armed conflict, gender-based
violence, gender and the law, reproductive health, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: BA (major/minor) Women and Gender Studies; MA Women and Gender Studies
Publications: Deconstruct This! Journal
GPS Related Staff: Jaimes Guerrero, Nan Alamilla Boyd, Deborah Cohler, Jillian Sandell, Elisabeth
Arruda, Ben D’Harlingue, Ericka Huggins, Katie Kanagawa, Haley Pollack, Gail Sansbury, Janelle
White, Chinosole
Additional Information: Internships and Scholarships available
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Social Watch
Mission: Social Watch is an international network of citizens’ organizations in the struggle to eradicate
poverty and the causes of poverty, to end all forms of discrimination and racism, to ensure an equitable
distribution of wealth and the realization of human rights. We are committed to peace, social, economic,
environment and gender justice, and we emphasize the right of all people not to be poor.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 18 de Julio 1077/902, Montevideo 11100, Uruguay
Telephone: +598 2 902 04 09
Fax: +598 2 902 04 90/113
Email: N/A
Website: www.socialwatch.org
Region: South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, Oceania
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: human rights, women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Newsletter and Annual reports, some with gender components; publications and case
studies related to gender; Gender Equity Index
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: Development indicators on all countries with women’s rights and gender
components
Last Updated: February 26, 2010
Name of Institution: SwissPeace
Mission: Swisspeace is a practice-oriented peace research institute in the area of conflict analysis and
peacebuilding. We research the causes of wars and violent conflicts, develop tools for early recognition of
tensions, and formulate conflict mitigation and peacebuilding strategies. Swisspeace contributes to
information exchange and networking on current issues of peace and security policy through its analyses
and reports as well as meetings and conferences.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Sonnenbergstrasse 17, PO Box CH-3000 Bern 7, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 0 31 330 1212
Fax: +41 0 31 330 1213
Email: info@swisspeace.ch
Website: www.swisspeace.org
Region: Europe, South America, Africa, Asia
Languages: English, German, French
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, conflict analysis
Degrees and Training: Master of Advanced European Studies (MAES); Diploma of Advanced Studies
in Conflict Research and Conflict Resolution; KOFF training series; Lectures and Seminars
Publications: Working papers, conference papers, presentations and staff publications related to
peacebuilding; peace processes, conflict transformation; human-security and mediation. Gender focused
publications include: Gender and Peace Mediation and Gender Dimensionen und Auswirkungen des
Erdbebens in Pakistan 2005.
GPS Related Staff: Cordula Reimann
Additional Information: Peacebuilding activities include KOFF – Center for Peacebuilding; Mediation
support; BEFORE – Action to Prevent Political Violence; Humanitarian Dialogue. Peace and Conflict
research related to governance & conflict; early warning; human security; business & peace. Gender
resources available in gender & peacebuilding and gender and disaster relief. InfoSheets on gender &
peace mediation and roles of women and men in violent conflicts
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Shirkat Gah (SG) Women’s Resource Centre
Mission: SG is committed to a progressive and democratic society, where gender equality prevails,
human security and opportunities are ensured for all and resources are shared on a sustainable basis in a
just world order.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: Flat #1 G-18, Khurho Appt, Block 5 Main Clifton Road, Karachi, Pakistan
Telephone: 92 21 3583 0563 or 92 21 3583 1140 or 92 21 3583 9211 or 92 21 8341
Fax: 92 21 3583 0563
Email: shirkat@cyber.net.pk, sgrh@cyber.net.pk
Website: www.shirkatgah.org
Region: Asia
Languages: English, Urdu, Sindhi
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participation, gender and the law, reproductive
health, capacity building, human rights
Degrees and Training: Legal awareness sessions; 40-day paralegal training course; reproductive health
and rights training; gender awareness and analysis course; advocacy course; research methodologies
course
Publications: Newsheets; Hamara Mahol; bi-annual Special Bulletins; Training tools, booklets, bulletins,
reports and publications on violence against women; reproductive health and rights; women, law and
rights
GPS Related Staff: Khawar Mumtaz, Farida Shaheed, Meher M. Noshirwani, Yasmin Zaidi
Additional Information: Research Programme Consortium on Women’s Empowerment in Muslim
Contexts: Gender, Poverty and Democratisation from the Inside Out
Last Updated: March 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Tohoku University – Gender, Law and Policy Centre (GELAPOC)
Mission: The center focuses on legal and political scientific research into theoretical problems related to
the gender equal societies that Japan and the world in the 21st century promote, aims to establish a new
field of gender law and policy studies, and produce gender-sensitive researchers, lawyers, and policy
professionals. The center aims to function as a hub of network between Asian and European/American
institutions by transmitting research and educational accomplishments to the world, and encourages
applied research in policy implementations.
Type of Institution: University
Address: GELAPOC, School of Law 5th Building, 2-1-1, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai-shi, Miyagi-ken,
908-8577 Japan
Telephone: +81 0 22 217 6123
Fax: +81 0 22 217 6133
Email: gelapoc@law.tohoku.ac.jp
Website: http://www.law.tohoku.ac.jp/gelapoc/
Region: Asia
Languages: Japanese, English, French, German, Korean, Chinese
Areas of Specialization: political participation, public security, reproductive health, gender and the law,
social policy
Degrees and Training: Courses with the School of Law Tohoku University
Publications: COE Book Series, COE Annual Reviews, Gender & Law in Japan (2007), International
Perspectives on Gender Equality & Social Diversity (2008)
GPS Related Staff: Miyoko Tsujimura, Sadafum Kawato, Norko Mizuno, Toshiya Ueki, Hajime
Yamamoto, Kumiko Ikuta, Yuko Wada, Shoji Kawakami, Kazushi Yoshihara, Masashi Yoshida, Kaoru
Inaba, Yuko Nishitani, Yoshitaka Tsubono, Sayaka Dake, Masami Ashidate, Emiko Kubono, Hidenori
Tozawa, Sigeto Tanaka, Kisa Matsushima
Additional Information: Fellowships available
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Transcend International
Mission: TRANSCEND INTERNATIONAL connects autonomous individuals and centers working on
peace by peaceful means, development by developmental means and environment by environmental
means. The mission statement defines four pillars: To bring about a more peaceful world by using action,
education/training, dissemination and research to handle conflicts with empathy, nonviolence and
creativity.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Lange Gasse 4-6, A-7461, Stadtschlaining, Austria
Telephone: +43 664 875 2693
Fax: N/A
Email: info@transcend.org, university@transcend.pro
Website: http://www.transcend.org
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, human rights, mediation, gender-based violence, peace
processes, conflict resolution, reconstruction and reconciliation
Degrees and Training: Over 20 online certificate courses offered by Transcend University, including
Gender, Peace Building and De-militarization; Peace, Gender and Violence; and Advanced Course on
Peace Conflict Transformation
Publications: Research papers focused on peace and peace-action
GPS Related Staff: Johan Galtung, Gal Harmat, Celia Cook-Huffman
Additional Information: Programs include Positive Peace, Generals for Peace, Conflict Sensitive
Development, The Arab World, Middle East, Africa, (North-)East Asia, The Invisible Continent, From
State Foreign Policies to Global Domestic Politics.
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Trinity College Dublin – Irish School of Ecumenics (ISE)
Mission: ISE is Ireland’s only cross-border post-graduate institute dedicated to the study and promotion
of peace and reconciliation on the island of Ireland and in the wider world.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Ecumenical/Peace Studies Programme, Trinity College Dublin, Bea House, Milltown Park,
Dublin 6, Ireland OR Reconciliation Studies Programme, 683 Antrim Road, Belfast, Northern Ireland,
BT15 4EG
Telephone: +353 0 1 260 1144
Fax: +353 0 1 260 1158
Email: ecumsec@tcd.ie, peacesec@tcd.ie, reconsec@tcd.ie
Website: http://www.tcd.ie/ise/
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, reconstruction and reconciliation, gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: Masters in International Peace Studies and Reconciliation Studies; Doctoral
Degrees; Diploma in Conflict and Dispute Resolution; Seminars and Lectures on peace and conflict
Publications: Research and publications primarily focused on inter-religious ethics and globalization,
peace-building and reconciliation, religious worlds and the politics of difference, Northern Ireland
GPS Related Staff: Cathy Higgins, Linda Hogan, David Tombs, Gillian Wylie
Additional Information: Continuing Education programme on Education for Reconciliation (EfR) in
Northern Ireland and border countries.
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Tufts University – Feinstein International Center
Mission: The Feinstein International Center develops and promotes operational and policy responses to
protect and strengthen the lives and livelihoods of people living in crisis-affected and marginalized
communities.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 200 Boston Avenue, Suite 4800 Medford MA, 02155 USA
Telephone: +1 617 3423
Fax: +1 617 627 3428
Email: fic@tufts.edu
Website: https://fic.tufts.edu
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, human rights, refugees and IDPs, armed conflict,
reconstruction and reconciliation, humanitarian law
Degrees and Training: MA in Humanitarian Assistance including course on Gender, Culture and
Conflict in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies; MS and PhD in Nutrition, MA in Law and Diplomacy;
Practitioner Expert Program
Publications: Reports and Briefing Papers on topics such as women’s rights, peace and security, refugees
and IDPs and humanitarian action and response
GPS Related Staff: Dyan Mazurana, Khristopher Carlson, Darlington Akabwai, Elizabeth Stites, Karen
Jacobsen, Helen Young, Antonio Donini, Peter Walker
Additional Information: Grants and Internships available
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
Mission: UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations, dedicated to advancing women’s rights
and achieving gender equality. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes
and strategies that foster women's empowerment. UNIFEM works on the premise that it is the
fundamental right of every woman to live a life free from discrimination and violence, and that gender
equality is essential to achieving development and to building just societies.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: 304 East 45th Street, 15th Floor, New York NY 10017, USA
Telephone: +1 212 906 6400
Fax: +1 212 906 6705
Email: N/A
Website: www.unifem.org
Region: Asia, North America, Oceania, Africa, South America, Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, women’s human rights, international security, political
participation, human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Reports, position and working papers, case studies, books, resource kits, assessments and
strategic plans on democratic governance, HIV/AIDS, human rights, MDGs, peace and security, violence
against women, and women, poverty and economics.
GPS Related Staff: Inés Alberdi (Executive Director)
Additional Information: UNIFEM Web Portals on Gender & HIV/AIDS, Gender-Responsive Budgeting
and WomenWarPeace
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) – African Center for
Gender and Development (ACGD)
Mission: The overall objective of the ACGD is to inform and influence the content as well as the
direction of economic and social development within Africa, with a view to making them more genderresponsive.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, PO Box 3001, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Telephone: 251 11 544 33 00/01
Fax: 251 11 551 2785
Email: MRakotomalala@uneca.org
Website: http://www.uneca.org/eca_programmes/acgd/default.htm
Region: Africa
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, political participation, armed conflict, peace processes,
capacity building
Degrees and Training: Training workshops to build the capacity of ECA divisions and Sub-regional
Offices to mainstream gender in their outputs; Participation of ACGD in engendering ECA’s divisional
seminars and workshops
Publications: GenderNet, African Women’s Report, publications related to MDGs, poverty reduction,
conflict and peace.
GPS Related Staff: Monique Rakotomalala (Director)
Additional Information: Programmes related to gender equality and macro-economy; ECA gender
parity
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Mission: UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty,
sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture,
communication and information. The Organization focuses, in particular, on two global priorities: Africa
and Gender Equality.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: 7 Place the Fontenoy 75352 Paris 07 SP France
Telephone: +33 0 1 45 68 10 00
Fax: +33 0 1 45 67 16 90
Email: bpi@unesco.org
Website: www.unesco.org
Region: Africa, Asia, Europe, Oceania, North America, South America
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Arabic, Chinese
Areas of Specialization: reconstruction and reconciliation, peacebuilding, political participation, peace
processes, conflict resolution, gender-based violence, human rights, refugees and IDPs, reproductive
health
Degrees and Training: The Division for Gender Equality of the Bureau of Strategic Planning has
launched a house-wide Capacity-Development and Training Programme in Gender Mainstreaming
Publications: reports and publications including Women and War
GPS Related Staff: Saniye Gülser Corat, Anna Maria Majlof, Lydia Rebecca, Marie-Pierre Blanco
Additional Information: The Division for Gender Equality is UNESCO’s principal gender focal point
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR)
Mission: Proposing new ideas for security thinking, UNIDIR's work brings together security,
disarmament and development so that all forms of security — national, regional, global — are recognized
as true manifestations of human security. Putting people first in our debates on disarmament and security
is the fundamental approach of UNIDIR, and one that we hope will make a significant contribution to
lasting peace.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 0 22 917 31 86
Fax: +41 0 22 917 01 76
Email: unidir@unog.ch
Website: www.unidir.ch
Region: Europe, Africa, North America, Asia, Oceania, South America
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: disarmament (nuclear, biological, chemical, mines and small arms),
international security, peace processes, peacekeeping, armed conflict
Degrees and Training: Seminar and discussion meetings (some open, some invitation-only) focused on
topics related to disarmament, security and non-proliferation
Publications: Disarmament Forum quarterly journal; books, reports and papers on all aspects of UNIDIR
research programme
GPS Related Staff: Sonia Billard-Fattah
Additional Information: E-dialogue, Fellowships available
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)
Mission: UNITAR’s mission is to deliver innovative training and conduct research on knowledge systems
to develop the capacity of beneficiaries. Our goal is to be a centre of excellence recognized within and
outside the United Nations system for standard-setting methodologies, high-quality training, and research
capacity on knowledge systems.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: International Environment House, Chemin des Anémones 11-13, CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva,
Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 917 8400
Fax: +41 22 917 8047
Email: info@unitar.org
Website: www.unitar.org
Region: North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: reconstruction and reconciliation, peacebuilding, peace processes, armed
conflict, peacekeeping, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms),
Degrees and Training: Basic and Advanced peacekeeping training and E-Learning Courses available
Publications: Comprehensive database of training materials and publications on training
GPS Related Staff: Carlos Lopes (Executive Director)
Additional Information: Affiliated with the UNPKO, Geneva Centre for Democratic Control of Armed
Forces, Bonn International Centre for Conversion, The Open University (United Kingdom, Spain),
Korean Institute for Gender Equality Promotion and Education
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement
of Women (UN-INSTRAW)
Mission: UN-INSTRAW is the leading United Nations Institute devoted to research, training and
knowledge management in partnership with governments, the United Nations System, civil society and
academia to achieve gender equality and women’s empowerment
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: Calle César Nicolás Penson 102-A, Santo Domingo DN, Dominican Republic
Telephone: +1 809 685 2111 ext. 241
Fax: +1 809 685 2117
Email: N/A
Website: www.un-instraw.org
Region: South America, North America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Oceania
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participation, armed conflict, peacekeeping,
women’s human rights, security forces, public security, international security, disarmament
(nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), gender and the law, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: Communities of Practice for Gender, Peace and Security; Migration and
Development; Gender Training
Publications: Working papers, newsletters, toolkits and research on gender peace and security; gender,
migration and development; governance and political participation; gender and financing for development
GPS Related Staff: Amaia Perez
Additional Information: Internships available.
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Mandated University for Peace (UPeace)
Mission: to provide humanity with an international institution of higher education for peace and with the
aim of promoting among all human beings the spirit of understanding, tolerance and peaceful coexistence,
to stimulate cooperation among peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world peace and
progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations
Type of Institution: University
Address: Apdo. 138-6100, Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica
Telephone: +506 2205 9000
Fax: +506 2249 1929
Email: info@upeace.org
Website: www.upeace.org
Region: South America
Languages: English, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: women’s human rights, human rights, armed conflict, peacebuilding,
peacekeeping, gender and the law, humanitarian law, resources and conflict, conflict resolution, peace
processes, international security, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms),
justice and penal system, political participation, reconstruction and reconciliation, refugees and IDPs,
security forces, gender-based violence, mediation, conflict analysis
Degrees and Training: MA programmes related to conflict and peace including an MA in Gender and
Peacebuilding; Online and Correspondence courses; UPeace Institute (intensive 1-3 week courses); and
Summer Sessions
Publications: Peace and Conflict Monitor, Africa Peace and Conflict Journal, publications and training
manuals related to conflict and peace.
GPS Related Staff: Dina Rodríguez, Ameena Alrasheed, Mary E. King, Amr Abdalla, Nadine
Puechguirbal, Jacobo Schifter, Irene Dankelman, Lorena Aguilar, Craig Zelizer
Additional Information: Human Rights Center, Center for Executive Education, Asia Leaders
Programme
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Population Fund (UNPFA)
Mission: The UNFPA is an international development agency that promotes the right of every woman,
man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. UNFPA supports countries in using
population data for policies and programmes to reduce poverty and to ensure that every pregnancy is
wanted, every birth is safe, every young person is free of HIV/AIDS, and every girl and woman is treated
with dignity and respect. UNFPA – because everyone counts
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: 220 East 42nd Street, New York NY, 10017 USA
Telephone: +1 212 297 5000
Fax: +1 212 370 0201
Email: hg@unfpa.org
Website: www.unfpa.org/gender
Region: Europe, North America, Oceania, South America, Asia, Africa
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: reproductive health, gender-based violence, advocacy, human rights,
reconciliation and reconstruction, political participation, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: Workshops and training sessions
Publications: Articles and op-eds, reports, case studies, papers and documents on topics including
advocacy, gender equality, human rights, HIV/AIDS, humanitarian response
GPS Related Staff: Thoraya Ahmed Obaid (Executive Director), Mari Simonen and Purnima Mane
(Deputy Executive Directors),
Additional Information: Data and statistics available
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD)
Mission: The UNRISD is an autonomous UN agency engaging in multidisciplinary research on the social
dimensions of contemporary problems affecting development. Through its research, UNRISD stimulates
dialogue and contributes to policy debates on key issues of social development within and outside the
United Nations system.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: Palais des Nations, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 0 22 917 3020
Fax: +41 0 22 917 0650
Email: info@unrisd.org
Website: www.unrisd.org
Region: South America, North America, Oceania, Asia, Africa, Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: reconstruction and reconciliation, international security, peace processes, armed
conflict, gender-based violence, human rights, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: annual reports and publications with gender component on issues such as race and
ethnicity, globalization, justice systems, land rights and reform, HIV/AIDS, migration, social policy,
violence and political participation
GPS Related Staff: Sarah Cook (director), Peter Utting (Deputy director), Yusuf Bangura, Katja Hujo,
Shahra Razavi, Ilcheong YI (research coordinators)
Additional Information: Fellowships and Internships available
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Universidad del Valle – Centro de Estudios de Género, Mujer y Sociedad
Mission: Su misión es abordar la temática de género y de la mujer de manera interdisciplinaria, a través
de la reflexión, la investigación y la acción, partiendo de la Universidad hacia las comunidades e
instituciones regionales, nacionales e internacionales.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Universidad del Valle, Ciudadela Universitaria de Meléndez, Edificio Tulio Ramirez, Oficina
2007, Columbia
Telephone: 092 339 3119
Fax: 092 339 3119
Email: cgenero@mafalda.univalle.edu.co
Website: http://www.univalle.edu.co/~cgenero/
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: political participation, gender-based violence, reproductive health, human rights
Degrees and Training: Courses, seminars and worshops related to gender
Publications: Centro de Documentación, Asesorías y Coordinación
GPS Related Staff: Gabriela Castellanos, Pedro Mendoza Chadid
Additional Information:
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Universidad Nacional – Instituto de Estudios de la Mujer (IEM)
Mission: IEM es un espacio académico abierto, cuya misión es concientzar, impulsar y dar seguimiento al
cumplimiento de acciones que permitan rupturas ideológico culturales para la consecución de la equidad
de género, la igualdad de oportunidades y derechos entre hombres y mujeres en el ámbito institucional,
nacional y regional, con el fin de lograr una sociedad más justa, diversa y sostenible
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Universidad Nacional, Apartado 86-3000, Heredia, Costa Rica
Telephone: 2562 4088
Fax: N/A
Email: iem@una.ac.cr
Website: http://www.una.ac.cr/iem/principal.htm
Region: South America
Languages: Spanish
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participation, human rights, women’s human
rights
Degrees and Training: Maestría Regional en Estudios de la Mujer, Maestría en Violencia Intrafamiliar y
de Género, Bachillerato Gestión del Desarrollo Sostenible con Equidad de Género; seminars and
conferences on gender related subjects
Publications: Revista Casa de la Mujer, books and publications related to gender and women
GPS Related Staff: Carmen Ulate Rodríguez, María Luisa Preinfalk Fernández, Zaira Carvajal Orlich,
Lidiethe Madden Arias, Doris Fernández Carvajal, Leda Marenco Marrocchi, May Brenes Marín, Silvia
Jiménez Mata, Paula Sequeira Rovira, Martha Yasmín Monge Ortega
Additional Information: ongoing projects related to women’s empowerment
Last Updated: February 16, 2010
Name of Institution: Universiteit Utrecht – Gender Studies
Mission: The programme focuses on the ways in which instances of gendering occur, that is, on how
cultural practices and artefacts get to perform gender in a context that is thoroughly power-laden. The
programme looks at the ontology and epistemology, ethics and aesthetics of gender in its entanglement
with other axes of socio-cultural differentiation such as ‘race’/ethnicity, sexuality, and age. With its
interdisciplinary research, the programme adds to contemporary (feminist) debates about transnational
justice, post-colonialism, post-humanism and post-secularism.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Muntstraat 2A, 3512 EV Utrecht, The Netherlands, Room 0.07
Telephone: +31 30 253 6001
Fax: +31 30 253 6134
Email: nov@uu.nl
Website: http://www.let.uu.nl/womens_studies/
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Dutch
Areas of Specialization: political participation, reproductive health, human rights, social policy
Degrees and Training: NOISE Summer school, BA (minor) Women’s Studies, Research Master
Programme in Gender and Ethnicity (1 year and 2 year option), PhD Gender and Women’s Studies, 5month intensive international programme on body issues, feminist methodology for research and gender
& representation available to foreign candidates beginning their PhD training and to advanced MA
studiest
Publications: Bibliography of staff publications, books and journals related to gender
GPS Related Staff: Rosemarie Buikema, Gloria Wekker, Babs Boter, Kathy Davis, Anne-Marie Korte,
Eva Midden, Annie van den Oever, Domitilla Olivieri, Bettina Papenburg, Sandra Ponzanesi, Iris van der
Tuin, Jami Weinstein, Doro Wiese, Marta Zarzycka
Additional Information: Anna Maria van Schurman Centre,Gender, Ethnicity and Multiculturality
(GEM) expertise centre. Close collaboration with Rutgers University, University of Western Cape,
University of Helsinki, University of Umeå, University of Frankfurt and University of Bergen. Part of the
Netherlands Research School of Women’s Studies (NOV)
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Bradford – Department of Peace Studies
Mission: We combine empirical, theoretical and applied research with sustained engagement at
international, regional, national and local levels to analyse, prevent and resolve conflicts and develop
peaceful societies. We aim for an enabling environment for international research excellence involving
diverse and critical approaches.
Type of Institution: University
Address: School of Social and International Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire
BD7 1DP, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 0 1274 233981 or +44 0 1274 23 5717
Fax: +44 0 1274 236302
Email: r.day@bradford.ac.uk, ssisugadmissions@bradford.ac.uk
Website: http://www.brad.ac.uk/peace/index.php
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: conflict resolution, peace processes, armed conflict, international security,
peacebuilding, peacekeeping, human rights, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small
arms)
Degrees and Training: BA, MA, MRes, MPhil and PhD programmes related to peace and conflict
Publications: Peace Studies Annual Research Report
GPS Related Staff: Donna Pankhurst, Sarah Perrigo, Jenny Pearce
Additional Information: Research Centres include John and Elnora Ferguson Centre for African
Studies; The Bradford Disarmament Research Center; The Centre for Conflict Resolution; The Centre for
International Co-operation and Security; Pakistan Security Research Unit
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of California, Hastings College of the Law – Centre for Gender &
Refugee Studies (CGRS)
Mission: The CGRS is the nation’s leading organization supporting women asylum-seekers fleeing
gender related harm, at both the practice and policy levels. CGRS works to impact the development of
law and policy to protect women fleeing gender-based violence.
Type of Institution: Research Institute, University
Address: University of California Hastings College of the law, 200 McAllister Street, San Francisco CA,
94102 USA
Telephone: 415 565 4877
Fax: 415 581 8824
Email: musalok@uchastings.edu
Website: http://cgrs.uchastings.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, women’s human rights, refugees and IDPs, advocacy,
gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: Training and technical support to attorneys; training and monitoring gender
asylum decisions
Publications: Brochure, newsletters, annual reports
GPS Related Staff: Karen Musalo, S. Shawn Roberts, Lisa Frydman, Kim Thuy Seelinger, Camellia
Rodriguez-SackByrne, Amberjae Freeman
Additional Information: Internships available. Information on country conditions, campaigns and case
law including summaries, guidelines, briefs and articles.
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Coimbra, Centre for Social Studies – Peace Studies Group
Mission: The Peace Studies Research Group assumes peace studies as one of the most important lines of
research within the field of critical theories in international relations. Within this framework, the research
developed so far has included three main topics: a) a critical view on peacebuilding processes as elements
of liberal global governance; b) newest wars, taking place in micro-territories (urban landscapes) and their
crucial economic, cultural and social ingredients; c) small arms regulation, both on the demand and on the
supply sides, and the connection between arms culture and gender violence.
Type of Institution: Research Institute, University
Address: Colégio de S. Jerónimo, Apartado 3087, 3001-401 Coimbra, Portugal
Telephone: +351 239 855 570
Fax: +351 239 855 589
Email: ces@ces.uc.pt
Website: http://www.ces.uc.pt/nucleos/nep/pages/en/presentation.php
Region: Europe
Languages: Spanish, English, Portuguese
Areas of Specialization: reconstruction and reconciliation, peacebuilding, peace processes, gender-based
violence
Degrees and Training: Training courses, workshops and seminars on peace
Publications: working papers, books, articles and publications related to peace studies
GPS Related Staff: Maria Raquel Freire, Tatiana Moura, Virgínia Ferreira, Helana Machado, Susana
Costa
Additional Information: Observatory on Gender and Armed Violence (OGAV) intends to develop
studies, analyses and policy recommendations on feminilities, and masculinities (in)security in armed
violence contexts. Its main objectives are to consolidate this field of analysis in Portugal and to establish a
platform of articulation for research and programmes in this domain in Europe, Portuguese-speaking
African countries and Latin American countries.
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Delhi – Lady Shri Ram College
Mission: To empower women to assume leadership; to develop critical thinkers and concerned citizens;
to contribute new perspectives to the world of knowledge; to enhance access and inclusivity in quality
education, to sustain democratic spaces for creative explorations; to provide a context of learning that
enhances professionalism, humanism and social responsibility.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Lajpat Nagar-IV, New Delhi 110024 India
Telephone: 91 11 26434459 or 91 11 26460400 or 91 11 26460434
Fax: 91 11 26216951
Email: lsrc@vsnl.com
Website: http://www.lsrcollege.org
Region: Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, human rights, peace processes
Degrees and Training: Postgraduate diploma course in conflict transformation and peace building
Publications: Stop Press relates news about university endeavours
GPS Related Staff: Meenakshi Gopinath
Additional Information: the REACH project creates an enabling context for the empowerment of
women students with social and economic disadvantage by providing them opportunities to attain their
potential and to excel. REACH aims to attain community transformation through inclusiveness and
attempts to give its members the skills and the expertise to lead society with sensitivity and responsibility.
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Lagos
Mission: To provide a conducive teaching, learning, research and development environment where staff
and students can interact and compete effectively with their counterparts both nationally and
internationally in terms of intellectual competence
Type of Institution: University
Address: University of Lagos, Akoka Yaba, Lagos Nigeria
Telephone: 01 5820470 or 01 4932660 1 or 01 5454891 3
Fax: N/A
Email: spgs@unilagspgs.edu.ng
Website: www.unilag.edu.ng
Region: Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, justice and penal system, international humanitarian law,
armed conflict, violence against women, peacekeeping, human rights, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: BA, LLB, LLM, MPhil, MILD (Master International Law and Diplomacy), PhD
Publications: 1979-2001 PhD/MPhil Thesis & Dissertation Abstracts, research and publications in the
fields of arts, education, law, social sciences
GPS Related Staff: Oluwatoyin Temitayo Ogundipe, Ayoka Mopelola Olusakin
Additional Information: UNILAG Women Society
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Michigan – Law School
Mission: The University of Michigan Law School in Ann Arbor is one of the world’s finest institutions of
legal education. Housed in the Cook Quadrangle on the University of Michigan’s central campus, the
Law School is unmatched for beauty and is superbly functional for its residential and scholarly
community. The School has a sizable and diverse faculty, with many preeminent in their fields. The
careers of alumni also speak eloquently to the strength of the School; our graduates are leaders serving
with distinction in the public, private, and academic sectors in this nation and beyond.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 625 South State Street, Ann Arbor Michigan, 48109-1215, USA
Telephone: 734 764 1358
Fax: 734 763 9182
Email: wls@umich.edu
Website: http://www.law.umich.edu
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: human rights, refugees and IDPs, women’s human rights, gender-based
violence, humanitarian law
Degrees and Training: JD, LLM, MCL, SJD and Advanced Studies
Publications: Michigan Journal of Gender & Law
GPS Related Staff: Catharine A. MacKinnon, Christine Chinkin
Additional Information: Women Law Students Association
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of New South Wales – Center for Refugee Research (CRR)
Mission: The CRR focuses on international refugee flows, internally displaced people, forced migration
and resettlement issues. It conducts research, education and advocacy programs, partnering with
community based refugee organizations, in relation to the nexus between refugee circumstances overseas
and the resettlement experience in developed countries and the identification of and response to the most
vulnerable refugees, in particular women and girls at risk. CRR adopts a human rights framework and
engages principles of community development and social justice in all its work
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: The University of New South Wales, Sydney NSW 2052, Australia
Telephone: +61 02 2 9385 1961
Fax: +61 02 9662 8991
Email: crr@unsw.edu.au
Website: http://www.crr.unsw.edu.au/
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: refugees and IDPs, advocacy
Degrees and Training: Training for refugee community members provides the foundation for the
Centre's approach to Reciprocal Research. Training programs developed by the Centre have covered a
wide variety of subjects in response to the particular training requests and needs of different communities.
The Centre also provides a range of education programs to community members and service providers
within Australia through summer schools and on request. It plays a key role in the UNSW School of
Social Sciences and International Studies, attracting PhD, Research Masters and Honours students, as
well as providing undergraduate Social Work placements, contributing extensively to the Masters in
Social Development (MSD) program, and informing courses in the MSD and the Bachelor of Social
Work.
Publications: Audits, reports
GPS Related Staff: Rebecca Eckert
Additional Information: The University of New South Wales also has a Centre for Gender-Related
Violence Studies (CGRVS) which aims to contribute to the outreach and community engagement of
UNSW by prioritizing projects that specifically focus on engagement with ‘communities', service
providers and service users in gender-related violence contexts. The Australian Domestic & Family
Violence Clearinghouse is part of the CGRVS. Internships available
Last Updated: February 17, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Newcastle – Center for Gender and Women Studies
Mission: The Gender Research Group brings together the large number of scholars from different subject
areas who work on what has become a strong feature of scholarly activity in Newcastle, building on the
work accomplished by the former successful Centre for Gender and Women’s Studies. The purpose of the
GRG is to organise events that bring together scholars from these diverse sub-groups to strengthen the
impact of their research and to create new opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration and methods of
inquiry.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 0 191 222 7539
Fax: N/A
Email: m.f.cross@ncl.ac.uk
Website: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/niassh/GenderResearch/
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, human rights, gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: Workshops, conferences, seminar presentations and symposiums on genderrelated topics
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Máire Cross, Kate Chedgzoy, Monica Moreno Figueroa, Andrea Germer, Stacy
Gillis, Carolyn Pedwell
Additional Information: Visiting Fellowship programme
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: University of San Diego, Joan B Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice –
WomenPeace Makers Program
Mission: The Women PeaceMakers Program documents the stories and best practices of international
women leaders who are involved in human rights and peacemaking efforts in their home countries.
Women on the frontlines of efforts to end violence and secure a just peace seldom record their
experiences, activities and insights as generally there is no time, or, perhaps, no formal education that
would help women record their work. The Women PeaceMakers Program offers an opportunity for
women leaders who want to document, share and build upon their unique peacemaking stories.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 5998 Alcala Park, San Diego CA 92110, USA
Telephone: 619 260 7569 or 619 260 4600
Fax: N/A
Email: jenfreeman@sandiego.edu, peacestudies@sandiego.edu
Website: http://www.sandiego.edu/peacestudies/ipj/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, peace processes, social policy, political participation,
justice and penal system, women’s human rights, conflict resolution, peacebuilding
Degrees and Training: Conferences related to Women and Peace
Publications: Narratives, conference reports and articles
GPS Related Staff: Jennifer Freeman
Additional Information: Peace and Justice Internships
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: University of South Australia, Hawke Research Institute – Research Centre for
Gender Studies
Mission: The research centre fosters excellence and creativity in research and postgraduate training on
gender by bringing together the research interests and teaching expertise of university members across
nine disciplines.
Type of Institution: University
Address: LA Building Lorne Ave, Magill Campus, University of South Australia, St Bernard’s Rd,
Magill South Australia 5072, Australia
Telephone: +61 8 302 4626 or +61 8 302 4628
Fax: +61 8 302 4395 or +61 8 302 4830
Email: suzanne.franzway@unisa.edu.au, valerie.adams@unisa.edu.au
Website: http://www.unisa.edu.au/hawkeinstitute/rcgs/default.asp
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, social policy, capacity building
Degrees and Training: Postgraduate degrees
Publications: books, book chapters, journal articles, conference presentations, reports, exhibitions and
postgraduate publications
GPS Related Staff: Suzanne Franzway, Lia Bryant, Elaine Butler, Donna Chung, Laura Dales, Jean
Duruz, Judith Gill, Kay Lawrence, Cassandra Loeser, Alison Mackinnon, Nicole Moulding, Patrick
O’Leary, Margaret Peters, Elspeth Probyn, Rhonda Sharp, Tanti Steen, Sarah Wendt
Additional Information: Membership links the Research and Education Unit on Gender Violence, which
attempts to highlight the significant impacts of gendered violence and identify strategies for service
responses and prevention. http://www.unisa.edu.au/reugv/
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Sussex – BRIDGE
Mission: 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.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: University of Sussex, Brighton BN1 9RE, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 0 1273 606 261
Fax: +44 0 1273 621 202
Email: bridge@ids.ac.uk
Website: http://www.bridge.ids.ac.uk/
Region: Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish, Russian, Albanian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: reproductive health, gender-based violence, armed conflict, reconstruction and
reconciliation, political participation, human rights, women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Cutting Edge Packs, In Brief bulletin, reports and bibliographies
GPS Related Staff: Alyson Brody, Justina Demetriades, Emily Esplen, Hazel Reeves
Additional Information: sister site with Siyanda, a searchable database of gender and development
materials including tools, case studies, policy papers and research
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Toronto – Women & Gender Studies Institute
Mission: Established to both develop and promote scholarship in the fields of women's studies and gender
studies, and to sponsor graduate and undergraduate programs in these fields.
Type of Institution: University
Address: University of Toronto, Wilson Hall New College U of T, 20 Willcocks Street, Room 2036,
Toronto ON, M5S 1C6 Canada
Telephone: +416 978 3668
Fax: +416 946 5561
Email: bonnie.mcelhinny@utoronto.ca, grad.womenstudies@utoronto.ca
Website: www.utoronto.ca/wgsi
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, gender-based violence, reproductive health, gender and
the law, human rights, women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: BA, MA and Graduate Collaborative Program in Women and Gender Studies
Publications: WGSI Matters newsletter
GPS Related Staff: Jacqui Alexander, Kay Armatage, Dina Georgis, Rachel Gorman, June Larkin,
Marieme Lo, Bonnie McElhinny, Kathryn Morgan, Michelle Murphy, Mary Nyquist, Jin-Kyung Park,
Kerry Rittich, Ashwini Tambe, Judith Taylor, Alissa Trotz, Rinaldo Walcott
Additional Information: Fellowships available
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Warwick – Department of Sociology, Centre for the Study of Women
and Gender
Mission: It aims to provide a focus for research and teaching on women and gender in the university and
to facilitate the development of interdisciplinary research in the area of women’s and gender studies.
Type of Institution: University
Address: University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 0 2476 523147
Fax: +44 0 2476 523497
Email: ann.ryan@warwick.ac.uk
Website: http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/sociology/rsw/research_centres/gender/
Region: Europe
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: political participation, reproductive health, social policy, gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: MA/Diploma in Gender and International Development, MA/Diploma in Social
Research with specialism in Interdisciplinary Gender Studies, MA/Diploma in Social Research with
specialism in Gender and International Development, PhD Women’s and Gender Studies
Publications: Working paper series, faculty books and publications related to gender
GPS Related Staff: Nickie Charles, Cynthia Cockburn
Additional Information: Study Group – Women, Work and Participation; Complete text of Cynthia
Cockburn’s lecture War from within: A feminist understanding
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: University of Wisconsin Madison – Department of Gender and Women’s Studies
Mission: The mission of the Department of Gender and Women's Studies at the University of WisconsinMadison is to expand our understanding and appreciation of women's lives and experiences both
historically and in contemporary societies. We define education and learning in the broadest sense,
including coursework, research, and a wide range of educational programs on and off campus.
Type of Institution: University
Address: 110 Ingraham Hall, 1155 Observatory Drive, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison WI
53706 USA
Telephone: 608 263 4704
Fax: 608 265 2409
Email: surose@wisc.edu
Website: http://womenstudies.wisc.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: reproductive health, gender-based violence, women’s human rights, gender and
the law (faculty of law)
Degrees and Training: BA (major), MA, PhD (minor) in Gender and Women’s Studies; GWS
Certificate; LGBT Certificate
Publications: Wisconsin Women’s Law Journal (faculty of law); Transnational feminism research circle
publications
GPS Related Staff: Marianne Bloch, Jane Collins, Julie D’Acci, Anne Enke, Christina Ewig, Myra Marx
Feree, Susan S. Friedman, Christine Garlough, Freida High Tesfagiogis, Judith Houck, Janet Hyde,
Pernille Ipsen, Nancy Kaiser, Eunjung Kim, Judith Walzer Leavitt, Maria Lepowsky, Keisha Lindsay,
Carolyn Martin, Anne McClintock, Cyrena Pondrom, Ellen Samuels, Jane Schulenburg, Aili Mari Tripp,
Lynet Uttal, Rima Apple, Virginia Sapiro, Mariamne Whatley, Nancy Worcester
Additional Information: Center for research on gender & women fellowships. Fem Sem speakers and
activities.
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Uppsala Universitet – Department of Peace and Conflict Research
Mission: The Department of Peace and Conflict Research was established to conduct peace research and
offer courses in peace and conflict studies. The research profile of the Department can be divided into two
general fields of study: 1) the origins and dynamics of conflict, and 2) conflict resolution and international
security issues
Type of Institution: University, Research Institute
Address: BOX 514, SE 751 20 Uppsala, Sweden
Telephone: +46 0 18 471 00 00
Fax: + 46 0 18 69 51 02
Email: info@pcr.uu.se, louise.olsson@pcr.uu.se
Website: www.pcr.uu.se
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Swedish
Areas of Specialization: peace processes, armed conflict, conflict resolution, gender-based violence,
peacekeeping, reconciliation and reconstruction
Degrees and Training: Undergraduate programme, Master Programme (2 years), PhD
Publications: Books and Special Editions, Journal Articles, Dissertations, Conference Papers, UCDP
papers, Claude Ake Memorial Paper Series (CAMP), Uppsala Peace Research Papers, Minor Field
Studies Reports on peace and conflit; Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
GPS Related Staff: Louise Olsson, Helena Grusell
Additional Information: Gender Equality Programme; Uppsala Forum on Peace, Democracy and
Justice; Pax et Bellum student society
Last Updated: March 1, 2010
Name of Institution: Violence against Women Network (VAWnet)
Mission: The mission of VAWnet is to harness and use electronic communication technology to end
violence against women.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 6400 Flank Drive, Suite 1300, Harrisburg PA, 17112-2778 USA
Telephone: 1 800 537 2238 or 1 800 553 2508
Fax: 717 545 9456
Email: N/A
Website: www.vawnet.org
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, social policy, advocacy
Degrees and Training: courses and training seminars on violence against women
Publications: Applied research reports, fact sheets and bibliographies on domestic violence and sexual
violence; NRCDV and NSVRC publications also available
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: VAWnet is a project of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
(PCADV) and the National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV)
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Wellesley College – Program of Peace and Justice Studies
Mission: The Peace and Justice Studies Program provides an intellectual focus on forms of peacemaking
and conflict resolution. The program combines the social scientific analysis of conflict with the study of
strategies for promoting peace and justice.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Wellesley College, 106 Central Street, Wellesley MA, 02481 USA
Telephone: 781 283 1000
Fax: N/A
Email: vkazanji@wellesley.edu
Website: http://www.wellesley.edu/Peace/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: conflict resolution, peace processes, mediation, human rights, justice and penal
system, conflict resolution, reconstruction and reconciliation, peacebuilding, armed conflict,
peacekeeping
Degrees and Training: BA (major)
Publications: N/A
GPS Related Staff: Victor kazanjian, Lawrence Rosenwald
Additional Information: Emily Greene Balch Internship; Winter Session in India
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: West Africa Network for Peace Building (WANEP)
Mission: To enable and facilitate the development of mechanisms for cooperation among civil society
based peacebuilding practitioners and organizations in West Africa by promoting cooperative responses
to violent conflicts; providing the structure through which these practitioners and institutions will
regularly exchange experience and information on issues of peacebuilding, conflict transformation, social,
religious and political reconciliation; and promoting West Africa’s social cultural values as resources for
peacebuilding.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: PO Box CT 4434, Cantonment-Accra, Ghana
Telephone: +223 21 775975/77 or +233 21 775981
Fax: +233 21 776018
Email: wanep@wanep.org
Website: www.wanep.org
Region: Africa
Languages: English, French
Areas of Specialization: peacebuilding, armed conflict, peacekeeping, capacity building, peace
processes, political participation, social policy
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Annual reports, WARN policy briefs, quarterly newsletters, topical papers including issues
on women in peacebuilding; a case study of the girl child in Sierra Leone; female combatants in West
Africa, Her Story Journal
GPS Related Staff: Emmanuel Anyambod Anya (Chairperson), Thelma Ekiyor (WIPNET Coordinator)
Additional Information: Women in Peacebuilding Program (WIPNET)
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Woman STATS Project
Mission: The Project facilitates understanding the linkage between the situation of women and the
security of nation-states. We comb the extant literature and conduct expert interviews to find qualitative
and quantitative information on over 294 indicators of women's status in 174 countries.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: N/A
Telephone: N/A
Fax: N/A
Email: womanstats@byu.edu
Website: www.womanstats.org
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Research and papers on international security; status of women and international peace;
gender-based violence.
GPS Related Staff: Valerie M. Hudson, Chad F. Emmett, Mary Caprioli, Rose McDermott, Bonnie
Ballif-Spanvill
Additional Information: Comprehensive compilation of information on the status of women
Last Updated: March 1, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Empowerment in Muslim Contexts (WEMC)
Mission: The WEMC programme documents and amplifies women's indigenous strategies for individual
and collective empowerment. The programme is implemented in four nodal countries - Indonesia,
Pakistan, China and Iran - as well as among cross-border communities. The cross-border research covers
a range of supra-local processes, including migrations and diasporic networks, the convergences and
divergences of women's empowerment strategies across generations and cultures, and women's resistance
to spreading exclusionary systems. WEMC's aim is to build a body of new knowledge that will strengthen
existing, bottom-up transformations that are culturally appropriate and socially sustainable. Cumulatively,
such transformations promote democratisation from the inside out, with women's voices from within
calling for accountability and equal rights. While WEMC research focuses on women's empowerment in
Muslim countries and communities, its findings are relevant to other contexts where culture and religion
are also being used to marginalise and disempower women.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 7th Floor Block 2 To Yuen Building, 31 To Yuen Street Kowloon, Hong Kong Special
Administration Region, China
Telephone: 852 3442 6321 or 852 3442 6214
Fax: 852 3442 0103
Email: info@wemc.com.hk
Website: www.wemc.com.hk
Region: Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, political participation, capacity building, women’s
human rights, refugees and IDPs
Degrees and Training: Symposiums related to women’s empowerment; Capacity-Building programme
Publications: Women empowering themselves: A framework that interrogates and transforms (book),
Working paper series
GPS Related Staff: Yakin Ertürk, Bina Agarwal, Savitri Goonesekere, Zainah Anwar
Additional Information: WEMC is comprised of eight key partners including Southeast Asia Research
Centre (lead partner); Shirkat Gah Women’s Resource Centre; Centre for Environment – Gender and
Development (ENGENDER); Department of Community Health Sciences – Aga Khan University
(AKU); International Gender Studies Centre (IGS) – Oxfor University; Semarak Cerlang Nusa (SCN);
Solidaritas Perempuan (SP); Women Living Under Muslim Laws (WLUML)
Last Updated: March 9, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Human Rights Commission of Korea
Mission: Women’s Human Rights Commission of Korea pursues a society in which all individuals are
valued and respected for their dignity regardless of their gender. The Commission strives to eradicate all
forms of violence against women including prostitution and serve as a center in protecting women’s
human rights. Its major activities include prevention of prostitution, support for victimized individuals,
expansion of a support infrastructure, public awareness campaigns, and education and research on
protection of women’s human rights.
Type of Institution: Government Agency
Address: #409 SK-HUB Building B., 89-4 Gyeongwun-dong, Jongnu-gu, Seoul 110-776, Republic of
Korea
Telephone: 82 2 3210 1050
Fax: 82 2 3210 1051
Email: center@stop.or.kr
Website: www.stop.or.kr
Region: Asia
Languages: English, Korean
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, women’s human rights, social policy, advocacy
Degrees and Training: Workshops, training courses and vocational capabilities development program
Publications: Women and Human Rights, research reports, comprehensive strategies and counselor
training books related to gender-based violence and the prevention and protection of victims of
prostitution
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: Campaign to prevent overseas sex purchase tourism, STOP! Prostitution film
festival
Last Updated: March 2, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Institute for Alternative Development (WINAD)
Mission: The objections of the WINAD are to build sisterhood among women; promote women’s
participation in all decision making processes; promote respect for women’s human rights and for gender
justice; promote initiatives to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women; promote initiatives to
encourage women’s conscious and collective action; promote initiatives for the social and political
transformation of our society; collaborate with State and Non State actors to build a just society; develop
alternative learning and social institutions.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 11 Meyler Street, Belmont, Trinidad West Indies
Telephone: 868 621 2495
Fax: N/A
Email: N/A
Website: http://www.winad.org
Region: South America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: disarmament (nuclear, biological, chemical, mines and small arms), advocacy,
human rights, political participation
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: WINAD continues to research and write on issues related to arms control such as human
security, gender and violent crime in the Caribbean
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: WINAD has developed a number of projects in pursuance of its goal to
sensitise the population about issues affecting human development. These projects have ranged from
interventions in schools, communities and State institutions.
Last Updated: March 4, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Justice Center
Mission: To provide advocacy, free of charge, for victims of rape, domestic violence, and child abuse,
particularly in the Latina and other underserved communities of Sonoma County. To provide advocacy
training and community education. To coordinate the Task Force on Women in Policing with the goal of
increasing the number of women and minorities in our law enforcement agencies. To commit to equal
justice for all women and girls.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: PO Box 7510, Santa Rose CA, 95407, Canada
Telephone: 707 575 3150
Fax: N/A
Email: rdjustice@monitor.net
Website: www.justicewomen.com
Region: North America
Languages: English, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, security forces, political participation, justice and penal
system, advocacy
Degrees and Training: workshops and talks on advocacy and ending violence in communities
Publications: bilingual booklets on violence against women; daily round-up of violence-against-women
news, reports, studies, announcements and opinion-piece publications; Justicia newsletter; online
handbook, Advocating for Women in the Criminal Justice System in Cases of Rape, Domestic Violence
and Child Abuse
GPS Related Staff: Marie De Santis
Additional Information: The Women’s Justice Center investigates and advocates on civil rights legal
cases selected to make major social change
Last Updated: February 26, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Learning Partnership for Rights Development and Peace (WLP)
Mission: The mission of the WLP is to advance communication and cooperation among and between the
women of the world in order to protect human rights, facilitate sustainable development, and promote
peace. WLP links those with access to resources, knowledge, and technologies to those without, and
augments the voices and visions of the world's resource-poor majority. WLP believes that dialogue across
boundaries of culture, class, gender, generation, and nation is essential for achieving socially equitable
and environmentally sound development. To secure a healthy, safe, and democratic environment for all,
WLP works to advance gender equity, involve men and boys in promoting gender parity, and facilitate the
exchange of grassroots strategies within and across different cultures. By instituting a viable knowledge
and learning framework, WLP's programs provide women and girls of the Global South with the technical
knowledge and practical skills needed to participate in the global dialogue about rights, development, and
peace.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 4343 Montgomery Avenue Suite 201, Bethesda MD 20814, USA
Telephone: 1 301 654 2774
Fax: 1 301 654 2775
Email: wlp@learningpartnership.org
Website: http://www.learningpartnership.org/
Region: Asia, South America, North America, Africa
Languages: English, French, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: advocacy, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, human rights, political participation,
women’s human rights
Degrees and Training: Leadership training, workshops, national and regional institutes and eCourses
Publications: culture-specific training curriculums and publications addressing issues of gender, rights,
development and peace
GPS Related Staff: Mahnaz Afkhami, Ann Eisenberg, Layali Eshqaidef, Rakhee Goyal, Siobhan Hayes,
Tyler Lopez, Marion Marquardt, Jennifer Pendleton, Shohreh Shadman, Usha Venkatachallam
Additional Information: Leadership & Empowerment, Women’s Human Rights, Culture of Peace and
Young Women’s Learning Partnership Programs. Follow on Twitter
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Legal Services (WLS) NSW
Mission: WLS NSW exists to provide a voice for women in NSW and to promote access to justice,
through the provision of legal services, law reform and community legal education, particularly for
women who are disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances. WLS NSW will, from a
feminist perspective, foster legal and social change to redress the inequalities that women experience.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: PO Box 206 Lidcombe NSW 1825, Australia
Telephone: 02 9749 7700
Fax: N/A
Email: womens_NSW@clc.net.au
Website: http://www.womenslegalnsw.asn.au/
Region: Oceania
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, advocacy, gender and the law
Degrees and Training: Training and community workshops provided by the Indigenous Women’s
Program
Publications: Annual report, pamphlets and books on gender-based violence
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: Legal resources and information on gender-based violence available
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Refugee Commission
Mission: The Women's Refugee Commission advocates vigorously for laws, policies and programs to
improve the lives and protect the rights of refugee and internally displaced women, children and young
people, including those seeking asylum—bringing about lasting, measurable change.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 122 East 42nd Street, New York NY 10168-1289, USA
Telephone: 212 551 3115
Fax: 212 551 3180
Email: info@wrcommission.org
Website: www.womensrefugeecommission.org
Region: Europe, Asia, South America, North America, Africa
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: refugees and IDPs, reproductive health, advocacy, political participation,
gender-based violence, human rights
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Reports, guidelines and tools on gender issues, refugee protection and reproductive health
GPS Related Staff: Carolyn Makinson, Marsha Zeesman, Nathaly Spilotros
Additional Information: Women, Peace and Security Program
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Research & Education Institute (WREI)
Mission: WREI's mission is to identify issues affecting women and their roles in the family, workplace,
and public arena, and to inform and help shape the public policy debate on these issues.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: 1828 L Street NW, Suite 801, Washington DC 20036, USA
Telephone: 202 280 2720
Fax: N/A
Email: wrei@wrei.org
Website: www.wrei.org
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: security forces, social policy, reproductive health, gender-based violence,
political participation, armed conflict
Degrees and Training: Women’s policy fellowships
Publications: The American Woman Series, Women in the Military, publications on women and health,
immigration, work and economic security
GPS Related Staff: Susan P. Scanlan
Additional Information: Internships available
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: Women’s Rights Center Armenia
Mission: To promote and support the democratic changes in Armenia raising women's role in social,
economic, cultural and political life, to change the mentality and the attitude of the society towards
women's problems, to protect women's rights and gender equality, to reduce the rate of violence against
women and their children through Advocacy and Lobbying, Trainings, Seminars and Conferences,
Consulting and Services, Investigation, Research and Publication, Outreach and Education Program,
Cultural and Business Initiative.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: N/A
Telephone: +374 10 54 28 28
Fax: +374 10 53 22 81
Email: info@wrcorg.am, wrcarm@arminco.com
Website: http://www.wrcorg.am/
Region: Europe
Languages: English, Armenian
Areas of Specialization: gender-based violence, women’s human rights, political participation, social
policy, reproductive health, justice and penal system, advocacy
Degrees and Training:
Publications: reports, books and brochures on gender-based violence, Armenian gender legislation,
reproductive health, trafficking, justice and legal issues.
GPS Related Staff: Susanna Vardanyan
Additional Information: Provides national domestic violence hotline
Last Updated: March 2, 2010
Name of Institution: Women and Gender Institute (WAGI) – Gender, Peace and Security Program
Mission: Through research, education, exchanges and advocacy this program highlights the gendered
dimensions of war, militarism and dominant security constructs. It brings to the fore the needs, issues and
concerns of women facing conflict and post- conflict situations, particularly indigenous women and
Bangsamoro Women in Mindanao. In the interest of promoting peace, the program encourages the
exploration of alternative security paradigms and the promotion of policies and practices that are more
inclusive of women’s perspectives, gender-responsive and people oriented.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Ground Floor Caritas Building Miriam College, Katipunan Road, Quezon City 1101,
Philippines
Telephone: 632 580 5400 local 3590
Fax: 632 435 9229
Email: wagi@mc.edu.ph
Website: www.mc.edu.ph
Region: Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: armed conflict, security forces, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, peace processes,
advocacy, human rights, conflict resolution, capacity-building
Degrees and Training: Women’s human rights workshops; Trainings on women’s human rights and
empowerment as well as offers an annual summer course for mid-career public servants, educators and
professionals
Publications: Articles and publications on women and gender, especially within the Asia-Pacific
framework.
GPS Related Staff: Aida Jean Manipon
Additional Information: Affiliated with Miriam College, Asia Pacific Woman Watch (APWW),
CEDAW-WATCH Philippines, Development of Alternatives with Women for a New Era-Southeast Asia
(DAWN-SEA), Southeast Asia Watch (SEAWatch), AP NGO
Last Updated: March 8, 2010
Name of Institution: Women in Development Europe (WIDE)
Mission: WIDE´s mission is to articulate the relevance of the principles of gender equality and equity to
the development process through research, documentation, information dissemination, economic
empowerment, capacity building and advocacy, networking, and the organization of conferences.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Rue Hobbema 59, 1000 Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 545 90 70
Fax: +32 2 512 73 42
Email: info@wide-network.org
Website: http://www.wide-network.org/
Region: Europe
Languages: English, French, Spanish
Areas of Specialization: social policy, political participation, women’s human rights, advocacy, justice
and penal system
Degrees and Training: Conferences, Seminars and Consultations
Publications: Annual reports, briefing papers and publications on social justice, gender equality,
women’s human rights, economy and trade
GPS Related Staff: N/A
Additional Information: Part of groups such as GCAP, S2B, ETN and IGTN
Last Updated: February 25, 2010
Name of Institution: Women in International Security (WIIS)
Mission: WIIS is the only global network actively advancing women’s leadership, at all stages of their
careers, in the international peace and security field.
Type of Institution: NGO
Address: 3600 N Street NW, Lower Level, Washington DC 20007, USA
Telephone: 202 687 2917
Fax: 202 687 4303
Email: wiisinfo@georgetown.edu
Website: http://wiis.georgetown.edu/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peacekeeping
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: project reports, conference reports, Science & Technology Policy Brief, WISS Words
Newsletter
GPS Related Staff: Denise Bertholin, Jennifer Park, Marie-Laure Poiré, Jolynn Shoemaker
Additional Information: Worldwide network group of women experts in foreign and defense affairs;
mailing list; internships available
Last Updated: February 22, 2010
Name of Institution: Women in Security, Conflict Management and Peace (WISCOMP)
Mission: WISCOMP is a South Asian research and training initiative, which facilitates the leadership of
women in the areas of peace, security and international affairs. WISCOMP positions its work at the
confluence of peacebuilding, conflict transformation and security studies. The intersection of these with
gender concerns provides the focus of its engagement and is the leitmotif that informs its programs.
Type of Institution: Research Institute
Address: Core 4A Upper Ground Floor India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road New Delhi – 110003, India
Telephone: 91 11 24648450 or 91 11 24651606
Fax: 91 11 24648451
Email: wiscomp2006@gmail.com
Website: www.wiscomp.org
Region: Asia
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: peace processes, peacebuilding, justice and penal system, armed conflict,
reconciliation and reconstruction, gender-based violence, security forces
Degrees and Training: Annual conflict transformation workshop
Publications: Newsletter and Publications in the areas of conflict transformation and gender;
displacement and gender; justice reconciliation and gender; security and gender
GPS Related Staff: Meenakshi Gopinath, Sumona DasGupta, Majri Sewak, Ashima Kaul, Seema Kakran
Additional Information: Internships available
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: World Health Organization (WHO)
Mission: WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It
is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda,
setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to
countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.
Type of Institution: UN Organization
Address: Avenue Appia 20, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland
Telephone: +41 22 791 21 11
Fax: +41 22 791 31 11
Email: info@who.int
Website: www.who.int/gender
Region: Asia, Europe, North America, South America, Africa, Oceania
Languages: English, Spanish, French, Russian, Chinese, Arabic
Areas of Specialization: reproductive health, gender-based violence, political participation, human
rights, public security, disarmament (nuclear/biological/chemical/mines and small arms), refugees and
IDPs
Degrees and Training: N/A
Publications: Journals, publications and regional publications related to world health
GPS Related Staff: Margaret Chan (director general)
Additional Information: Department of Gender, Women and Health
Last Updated: February 18, 2010
Name of Institution: York University – Women’s Studies
Mission: Women’s Studies is the critical examination of women’s lives, which places women’s own
experiences at the centre. The central objectives of this revisioning are to expose, critique and change
elements which subordinate women in all areas of life such as family, work, sexuality and spirituality.
Women”s Studies attempts actively to transform discriminatory laws, practices and customs. By studying
women in a multiplicity of settings, divergences of race, class and sexual orientation are highlighted.
Students are encouraged to join in the transformative process of feminist scholarship aimed at
recapturing, recreating, and revaluing women’s knowledge.
Type of Institution: University
Address: Keele Campus, 206 Founders College, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto ON, M3J 1P3 Canada
Telephone: 416 650 8144
Fax: 416 650 3900
Email: wsyork@yorku.ca, lapswmst@yorku.ca
Website: http://www.arts.yorku.ca/wmst/
Region: North America
Languages: English
Areas of Specialization: gender and the law, women’s human rights, reproductive health, gender-based
violence, political participation, social policy
Degrees and Training: BA (major, minor), Advanced Certificate in Women’s Studies, MA (major
research paper, thesis), PhD in Women’s Studies
Publications: YorkU Research
GPS Related Staff: Bettina Bradbury, Linda Briskin, Alison Crosby, Enakshi Dua, Any François,
Marlene Kadar, Jan Kainer, Frances Latchford, Varpu Lindström, Meg Luxton, Patricia McDermott,
Gertrude Mianda, Jacinthe Michaud, Allyson Mitchell, Haideh Moghissi, Ruby Newman, Janice Newton,
Bobby Noble, Andrea O’Reilly, Linda Peake, Ester Reiter, Louse M. Ripley, Ann B. Shteir, Marc Stein,
Cheryl van Daalen-Smith, Naomi Black, Lorraine Code, Jane Couchman, Ellenor Hine, Thelma
McCormack, Sandra Pyke, Virginia Rock, Johanna Stuckey, Ada Testaferri, Shelagh Wilkinson
Additional Information: Graduate Women’s Studies Student Association (GWSSA); Centre for
Feminist Research
Last Updated: February 18, 2010