Girls, Women & Politics
BLACK GIRLS ROCK! Inc. is 501(c)3 non-profit youth empowerment and mentoring organization established to promote the arts for young women of color, as well as to encourage dialogue and analysis of the ways women of color are portrayed in the media.
Since 2006, BLACK GIRLS ROCK! has been dedicated to the healthy development of young women and girls. BLACK GIRLS ROCK! seeks to build the self-esteem and self-worth of young women of color by changing their outlook on life, broadening their horizons, and helping them to empower themselves.
Center for American Women and Politics
The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP), a unit of the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is nationally recognized as the leading source of scholarly research and current data about American women’s political participation. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women’s participation in politics and government and to enhance women’s influence and leadership in public life.
Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy
The Center’s mission is to promote women’s leadership by providing quality education, conducting research that makes a difference in women’s lives, and serving as a resource for the empowerment of women from diverse communities across the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, New England and the nation.
iKNOW – International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics
iKNOW is an online workspace designed to serve the needs of elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics. It is a joint project of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)[Note: UNIFEM recently came under the umbrella of the new UN Women Agency], the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI), the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA). The goal of iKNOW Politics is to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by utilizing a technology-enabled forum.
iKNOW politics functions in English, العربية, Español, and Français.
Running Start supports the young women who will shape tomorrow’s world. They aim to plant the seed of interest in politics so that they will run earlier, climb higher through leadership, and share more in the decision making power of their country. These young women will bring in new ideas to help solve old problems, and will raise issues unique to their lives that have otherwise been overlooked in politics.
They founded Running Start to address the absence of equal representation in the halls of government. They continue to educate and inspire around these pillars of our mission:
- We Need More Women in Political Office
- Leadership Positions Come From Experience & Tenure
- Planting the Seed Early Encourages Women to Run
- Education Prepares Young Women to Lead.
Founded in 2000, the Women & Politics Institute strives to close the gender gap in political leadership. They provide young women with academic training that encourages them to become involved in the political process. They facilitate faculty and student research so as to enhance our understanding of the challenges women face in the political arena.
Author’s Note – All information about the above listed organizations come from the websites of the respective organizations. At times these descriptions are slightly modified to fit the format of this blog but all content credit goes to the organizations themselves.
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