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Con motivo de la celebración del Día Internacional de la Mujer el 8 de
marzo de 2008, el Centro de Documentación perteneciente al Departamento
de Prensa y Cultura de la Embajada de Estados Unidos, 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
los Estados Unidos en las áreas de Economía, Legislación, Democracia,
Derechos Humanos, Narcotráfico, Medio Ambiente, Propiedad Intelectual,
Terrorismo, Biotecnología y Asuntos de la Mujer, a un público que
incluye a los oficiales del gobierno uruguayo, los formadores de opinión
en los sectores públicos y privado, académicos, periodistas,
investigadores, profesionales y estudiantes.

-   **Compartimos artículos en publicaciones de los Estados Unidos, así
    como también sitios web que no coinciden necesariamente con las
    opiniones del gobierno de los Estados Unidos.**

-   **Links to Internet sites other than official US Government sites
    (State Department, US Department of Commerce, etc.) should not be
    construed as an endorsement of the views contained therein.**

####### *[EN INTERNET]{.underline}*

***[SITIOS DE GOBIERNO]{.underline}***

-   **U.S. Census Bureau. Facts for Features: Women's History Month:
    March 2008**

> <http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/facts_for_features_special_editions/011179.html>
>
> Special publication which includes several data such as Earnings,
> Motherhood, Education, etc.

-   **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
> serves as the Department\'s coordinating body for all foreign policy
> issues related to the political, economic, and social advancement of
> women in democracy worldwide to mobilize concrete support for greater
> women\'s empowerment, promoting greater awareness of gender-based
> violence and discrimination, and to ensure that women\'s human rights
> are considered along with, not segregated from, other human rights in
> the development of U.S. foreign policy.

-   **\-\-\-\--. Office of International Programs**

> <http://usinfo.state.gov/scv/history_geography_and_population/population_and_diversity/women_in_the_us.html>

-   **Library of Congress. Women's History Month**

> <http://www.loc.gov/topics/womenshistory/>
>
> In celebration of Women's History Month, the Library has developed
> this new Web site highlighting the many resources on women's history
> and culture available from our extensive online collections.

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

> <http://lcweb2.loc.gov/ammem/awhhtml/>
>
> A gateway for researchers working in the field of American women\'s
> history, the site contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable
> version of the print publication *American Women: A Library of
> Congress Guide for the Study of Women\'s History and Culture in the
> United States* and has been redesigned for online use, with added
> illustrations and links to existing digitized material located
> throughout the Library of Congress Web site.

#### 

#### *[OTROS SITIOS]{.underline}*

-   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.

-   **History Channel. Women Hall of Fame**

<http://www.history.com/minisites/womenhist/>

An exhibition and research center in Seneca Falls, N.Y., \"to honor in
perpetuity those women, citizens of the United States of America, whose
contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government,
the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been of greatest value
for the development of their country.\"

-   **InfoPlease Almanac. Women's History Month. Notable Women in U.S.
    Government**

<http://www.infoplease.com/spot/whmbios6.html>

Biographies of Notable Women.

-   **International Women's Day 2008: \'Shaping Progress\'**

[http://www.internationalwomensday.com](http://www.internationalwomensday.com/)

Celebrated on 8 March, International Women\'s Day (IWD) is the global
day connecting all women around the world and inspiring them to achieve
their full potential. IWD celebrates the collective power of women past,
present and future.

######## The League of Women Voters. Women's History Month

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

In celebration of Women's History Month 2008, the League of Women Voters
notes the achievements of women in the past and highlights the successes
of today's women, making a difference from coast to coast. From the
suffragists who founded our organization 88 years ago to the strong
women who volunteer time to improve their communities today, women of
the League are making a profound civic impact.

-   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/>\
> 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.

-   **National Women History Museum (NWHM)**

> [http://www.nwhm.org](http://www.nwhm.org/)
>
> A nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to
> preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic
> contributions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully into
> our nation\'s history.

-   **National Women's History Project Resource Center (NWHP)**

> <http://www.nwhp.org/resourcecenter/index.php>
>
> The NWHP is designed to provide you with information, resources, and
> educational materials about multicultural women's history.
>
> To honor the originality, beauty, imagination, and multiple dimensions
> of women's lives, we have chosen **Women's Art: Women's Vision** as
> the 2008 theme for National Women's History Month.

-   **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**

-   **Naciones Unidas. Comisión Económica para América Latina y el
    Caribe (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://websie.eclac.cl/sisgen/ConsultaIntegradaFlashProc.asp>
>
> 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.

-   **\-\-\-\--. Uruguay**
    <http://www.eclac.org/mujer/proyectos/perfiles/paises/uruguay/uruguay.htm>

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-   **\-\-\--. Cyberschool Bus**

> <http://www.un.org/cyberschoolbus/womensday/index.asp>
>
> Every year, 8 March is celebrated around the world as International
> Women\'s Day. They have planned a program of information and fun for
> classrooms to celebrate International Women\'s Day with a focus on
> women, peace and politics.

-   **\-\-\-\--. Development Fund for Women. (UNIFEM)**

> <http://www.unifem.org/>\
> It's the women\'s fund at the United Nations. It provides financial
> and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies to
> foster women's empowerment and gender equality.

-   **\-\-\-\--. 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.

-   **\-\-\-\--. International Women's Day**

> <http://www.un.org/ecosocdev/geninfo/women/womday97.htm>
>
> International Women\'s Day (8 March) is an occasion marked by women\'s
> groups around the world; it's the story of ordinary women as makers of
> history; it is rooted in the centuries-old struggle of women to
> participate in society on an equal footing with men.

######## 

######## \-\-\-\--. Women Watch

> <http://www.un.org/womenwatch/feature/iwd/>
>
> 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.

-   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.

-   **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.

*[**EN** **PUBLICACIONES PERIÓDICAS**]{.underline}*

**[El Mes de Marzo celebra la Historia y logros de la
mujer.]{.underline}** U.S. Department of State. Office of International
Programs.

<http://usinfo.state.gov/xarchives/display.html?p=washfile-spanish&y=2008&m=March&x=20080303144126PII0.4395563>

**[Women's Art: Women's Vision.]{.underline}** National Women's History
Project (NWHP). 2 pages. 2008.

<http://www.nwhp.org/whm/2008_NWHP_brochure.pdf>

**[Making a Difference in the U.S.A. Women in Politics]{.underline}**.
U.S. Department of State. Office of International Programs. March 2008.
22 pages.\
<ftp://10.32.55.30:8091/women_in_politics/women_in_politics.pdf>

**[Women of Influence.]{.underline}** U.S. Department of State. Office
of International Programs. November 2006. 18 pages.

<http://usinfo.state.gov/products/pubs/womeninfln/vote.htm>

**[Mujeres Influyentes]{.underline}**. Departamento de Estado. Oficina
de Programas de información Internacional. Febrero 2006. 18 páginas.

<http://usinfo.state.gov/esp/home/products/pubs/womeninfln/women_of_influence_spanish.pdf>

**[Facts of Features. Women's History Month: March 2008]{.underline}.**
U**.**S. Census Bureau.

7 pages.

<http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/cb08ff-03.pdf>

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