Global Issues

WomenWatch: United Nations information on Women
Site contains information and resources and gender equality and the empowerment of women. Contains UN Declarations, statistics, and other information on the global status of women.

UNESCO
Statistical section from UNESCO's Education for All Global Monitoring Report 2003/4, Gender and Education for All, The Leap to Equality (2003/4) has downloadable spreadsheets for tables on topics including Adult and Youth Literacy, Early Childhood Care and Education, Participation in Secondary and Post-Secondary Education.

Genderstats
From the World Bank. Choose any country listed, then the category "thematic data" from the menu on the left. Then click on "education" to see percentages of females enrolled at all levels of education and as teachers, the literacy rate, etc. in that country. It is also possible to search by region.

Global List of Women's Organizations
International directory of women's organizations organized by country. Created and maintained by Denise Osted.

Journal of International Women's Studies
An on-line, peer reviewed journal that provides a forum ... to explore the relationship between feminist theory and various forms of organizing." Bridgewater State College.