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Con motivo de la celebración del Día de la Mujer el 8 de marzo de 2005,
aprovecha la oportunidad para presentarle una selección de fuentes de
información relacionadas al tema de la Mujer.

El Centro de Documentación o IRC por su sigla en inglés (Information
Resource Center), establecido para apoyar los programas de la Embajada
de los Estados Unidos de América, brinda información actualizada sobre
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opinión en los sectores públicos y privado, académicos, periodistas,
investigadores y profesionales.

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####### *En Internet*

***SITIOS DE GOBIERNO***

***U.S. Department of State. Office of International** **Women's
Issues***

<http://www.state.gov/g/wi/>

The office of the senior coordinator for international women\'s issues
coordinates the integration of women\'s issues into the broader U.S.
strategic, economic and diplomatic goals.

***\-\-\-\--. Office of the Senior Coordinator for International Women's
Issues. U.S. Commitment to Women in the Western Hemisphere. Fact
Sheet***\
<http://www.state.gov/g/wi/rls/42539.htm>

The United States government is committed to empowering women
politically, economically, and socially. Working bilaterally, through
multilateral organizations such as the Organization of American States
and the Community of Democracies, and through the Summit of the Americas
process, the U.S. government has given a high priority to supporting
programs that focus on women.

**\-\-\-\--. Office of International Programs.(IIP). Women in the United
States**

<http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/women/>

The Bureau of International Information Programs is the principal
international strategic communications service for the foreign affairs
community. The Bureau\'s products and services uniquely are designed to
support the State Department\'s initiatives, as well as those of other
U.S. foreign policy organizations.

***\-\-\-\--. Women's History Month: A Proclamation by the President of
the United States of America***

<http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/women/history/procwh2005.htm>

President of the United States of America George W. Bush by virtue of
the authority vested in he by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, proclaims March 2005 as Women\'s History Month.

***Library of Congress. American Memory. American Women. Guide for the
Study of Women\'s History and Culture in the United States***

<http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/>

It is a gateway\--a first stop for Library of Congress researchers
working in the field of American women\'s history.

U.S. Census Bureau. Facts for Features. Women's History Month (March)

<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb05-ff.04.pdf>

In 1981, the U.S. Congress passed a resolution establishing National
Women History Week. The week was chosen to coincide with International
Week Women's Day , March 8. In 1987 Congress expanded the week to a
month.

Every year since, Congress has passed a resolution for Women's History
Month, and the U.S. President has issued a proclamation.

#### OTROS SITIOS

American Business Women's Association (ABWA)

<http://abwa.org/>

ABWA Mission brings together businesswomen of diverse occupations and
provides opportunities for them to help themselves and others grow
personally and professionally through leadership, education, networking
support and national recognition.

#### *Feminist Majority Foundation* 

<http://www.feminist.org/>

It is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women\'s equality,
reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes
research and action to empower women economically, socially, and
politically.

\-\-\-\--. National Collegiate Global Women's and Human Rights
Conference 2005

<http://www.feministcampus.org/global_conference/default.asp>

The Feminist Majority Foundation will host a *National Collegiate Global
Women's and Human Rights Conference*, April 9 -11, 2005, in Washington,
DC.

######## League of Women Voters

<http://www.lwv.org/>

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization,
encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in
government, works to increase understanding of major public policy
issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

***Naciones Unidas. CEPAL. Unidad Mujer y Desarrollo***

<http://www.eclac.org/mujer/>

Es la Unidad interdisciplinaria, especializada en asuntos de género, de
la CEPAL, que opera como Secretaría Técnica de los Gobiernos de la
región, a través de la Conferencia Regional sobre la Mujer de América
Latina y el Caribe.

> ***\-\-\-\--. Estadísticas de Género***
>
> <http://www.eclac.org/mujer/proyectos/perfiles/default.htm>
>
> Presenta la situación de las mujeres y los hombres de América Latina y
> el Caribe, disgregada por sexo, en cada uno de los países y una visión
> comparada de la región.
>
> ***\-\-\-\--. Estadísticas de Género. Uruguay***
>
> <http://www.eclac.org/mujer/proyectos/perfiles/paises/uruguay/uruguay.htm>

\-\-\-\--. Día Internacional de la Mujer 2005: Igualdad entre los
géneros más allá de 2005: Construir un futuro más seguro

[*http://www.un.org/spanish/events/women/iwd/2005/*](http://www.un.org/spanish/events/women/iwd/2005/)

Declaración del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas, Antecedentes,
Beijing 10 años después, Origen del Día Internacional

National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI)

[*http://www.nhli.org*](http://www.nhli.org/)

A non-profit organization dedicated to the education and leadership
development of Hispanic women.  Its mission is to develop Hispanas as
ethical world leaders through training, professional development,
relationship building and community and world activism.

***National Organization for Women (NOW).** **Affirmative Action***

<http://www.now.org/issues/affirm/>

It is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United
States. NOW\'s goal has been to take action to bring about equality for
all women working to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the
workplace, schools, the justice system, and

all other sectors of society.

***Organización de los Estados Americanos. Comisión Interamericana***

***de Mujeres (CIM*)**

<http://www.oas.org/cim/>

CIM es un organismo especializado de la Organización de los Estados
Americanos y fue el primer órgano intergubernamental en el mundo creado
expresamente con el propósito de asegurar el reconocimiento de los
derechos civiles y políticos de la mujer.

***United Nations Development Fund for Women. (UNIFEM)***

[*http://www.unifem.org/*](http://www.unifem.org/)

UNIFEM is the women\'s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial
and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that
promote women\'s human rights, political participation and economic.

***\-\-\-\--. Gender and HIV/AIDS Portal***

<http://www.genderandaids.org/>

UNIFEM, in collaboration with UNAIDS, has developed this comprehensive
gender and HIV/AIDS web portal to provide up-to-date information on the
gender dimensions of the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The site aims to promote
understanding, knowledge sharing, and action on HIV/AIDS as a gender and
human rights issues.

######## United Nations. Women Watch 

[*http://www.un.org/womenwatch/*](http://www.un.org/womenwatch/)

WomenWatch is a central gateway to information and resources on the
promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the
United Nations system, including the United Nations Secretariat,
regional commissions, funds, programmes, specialized agencies and
academic and research institutions.

######## Women Change America 2005 Theme

<http://www.nwhp.org/whm/all-honorees.html>

The 2005, Women\'s History Month theme, \"Women Change America,\" honors
and recognizes the role of American women in transforming culture,
history and politics as leaders, writers, scientists, educators,
politicians, artists, historians, and informed citizens.

***Women's Law Initiative (WLI)***

[*http://www.womenslaw.org*](http://www.womenslaw.org/)

WLI's mission is to provide easy-to-understand legal information to
women living with or escaping domestic violence.

The White House Project (WHP)

<http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org/>

The White House Project is a national, non-partisan organization
dedicated to advancing women\'s leadership across sectors and fostering
the entry of women into all positions of leadership, including the U.S.
presidency.

***En** **Publicaciones Periódicas***

"*Progress in advancing women\'s rights, expanding economic
opportunities highlighted, as Women\'s Commission begins high-level
debate"* [M2 Presswire.]{.underline} March 4, 2005 Parts 1 - 4.\
[Infotrac OneFile]{.underline}

*"What Women Really Want?"* por Neil Gilbert. En [Public
Interest]{.underline}. Washington: Winter 2005, Issue 158; pag. 21, 18
pgs.

[Proquest Academic Research Library]{.underline}**\
**

*"Half the World is Women"* por Starre Vartan. En [E : the Environmental
Magazine](http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=318&pmid=11525&TS=1110194033&clientId=20476&VType=PQD&VName=PQD&VInst=PROD). Norwalk:
[Sep/Oct
2004](http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?RQT=572&VType=PQD&VName=PQD&VInst=PROD&pmid=11525&pcid=13462231&SrchMode=3).Vol.15, Issue 5;  pg. 36, 4 pgs.

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*"Women and girls need equitable access to AIDS prevention and
treatment, and protection from violence"**.*** [Weekly Epidemiological
Record](http://web23.epnet.com/authHjafDetail.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+122046A0-64D4-4B70-AFA1-7B1460CDD114@sessionmgr6+dbs+aph+cp+1+AEA5&_us=hd+False+hs+True+cst+0%3B1%3B2%3B3%3B4+or+Date+fh+False+ss+SO+sm+ES+sl+0+ri+KAAACBTC00016368+dstb+ES+mh+1+fr );
December 3, 2004. Vol. 79 Issue 49, p433, 3p.

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"*Women\'s* *rights***:** *the facts*"**.** [New
Internationalist](http://web23.epnet.com/authHjafDetail.asp?tb=1&_ug=sid+122046A0-64D4-4B70-AFA1-7B1460CDD114@sessionmgr6+dbs+aph+cp+1+AEA5&_us=hd+False+hs+True+cst+0%3B1%3B2%3B3%3B4+or+Date+fh+False+ss+SO+sm+ES+sl+0+ri+KAAACBTC00016368+dstb+ES+mh+1+fr );
November 2004 Issue 373, p18, 2p.

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