Calls for Participation

"What's the point of the revolution if I cannot dance?" This phrase, inspired by a quote from the 19th century Russian feminist Emma Goldman, takes on a full meaning for women who aspire to freely control their own bodies. This is the reason that the Mediterranean Women's Fund decided to make the theme of the 2012 competition the bodies of women in motion in the Mediterranean basin. Deadline for submissions: May 30, 2012.

Joint statement by civil society organisations for the UN CSTD meeting on 'Enhanced Cooperation on Public Policy Issues Pertaining to the Internet' to take place in Geneva on May 18th, 2012. Please participate/support and endorse the statement.

CEDES and IDRC are launching a competitive Call for Proposals for research teams to conduct four country studies. The selected teams will undertake policy-oriented research on the linkages between the demographic transition and financial constraints in four systemically important developing countries. The country studies are part of a global research project on Asymmetric Demography and Global Financial Governance.Deadline for proposal/expressions of interest: June 30, 2012.

In partnership with the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO), World Pulse is collecting personal stories from women around the world outlining their experiences and recommendations on sustainable and equitable development for presentation at the Rio +20 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development. Deadline for submissions: June 3, 2012.

On 28 April 2012 journalist and human rights defender Ms Regina Martínez Pérez was found dead in her home in the city of Xalapa, in Veracruz. Regina Martínez Pérez was a correspondent with the weekly publication Proceso in which she addressed issues relating to drug cartels and the links between organised criminal groups and government officials.

The UK’s Girls’ Education Challenge will support NGOs, charities and the private sector who can find better ways to provide education opportunities to marginalised girls in the poorest countries in Africa and Asia. The first round of funding will be open across nine priority countries: Afghanistan, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe. This window of funding, called the Step Change Window, will be open to receive project concept notes from 1 May 2012.

Interested indigenous and local community organizations from the countries of the Latin-American and Caribbean region are invited to nominate representatives and trainers to participate in regional workshops for indigenous and local community representatives. Deadline for nominations: May 27, 2012.

Designed as a comprehensive curriculum on sexuality, sexual and reproductive health and rights with an in-depth discussion on the linkages between research and practice, the CSBR Sexuality Institute offers a holistic interdisciplinary program combining history, theory, research and politics of sexuality with applications of advocacy and fieldwork. Deadline for applications: May 20, 2012. 

On the occasion of the upcoming UNCSD Conference in Rio (RIO+20), five Women’s Rio+20 Good Practices will be awarded and invited to present their initiatives at the UN summit in Brazil. The awards are sponsored by the GIZ (German Agency for International Cooperation) and organised by WECF (Women in Europe for a Common Future - Women International for a Common Future) in cooperation with UNEP, the Network of Women Ministers and Leaders of the Environment and the Women’s Major Group core members VAM, WEDO, ENERGIA, DAWN and Global Forest Coalition. Deadline for applications: May 17, 2012.

Contributors from the African continent and other developing countries are invited to write on the topic Ageing and/or Intergenerationality, in its broad feminist or gender contexts, from either a research or an activism perspective. Abstracts and contributions must be written in English and in a style accessible to a wide audience. Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2012.

Make Every Woman Count is looking for writers to contribute to a 3-month series on women and political participation in Africa. Comprising more than 50% of the world’s population, women continue to be under-represented as voters, political leaders and elected officials. There is reason to be optimistic though. Africa, more than any other region, has made significant progress on increasing women’s political participation. 

Four peacemakers are selected each year to participate in an eight-week residency at the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace & Justice (IPJ), located on the University of San Diego campus in San Diego, California. The program pairs each peacemaker with a Peace Writer and a documentary film team to document her story and best practices. Deadline for applications: May 15, 2012.

The Arab Academic Human Rights Network (AAHRN) invites scholars/researchers to submit abstracts for papers related to the topic The Role of the Judiciary in Human Rights Protection and Promotion, to be presented and discussed in an academic conference in Amman, Jordan on June 27-28, 2012. Interested participants should submit their applications and abstract by May 18, 2012 in Arabic. 

This is a call for nominations of candidates for the Program on Social Entrepreneurship at the Stanford's Center on Democracy, Development, and the Rule of Law. Deadline for nominations and CVs from applicants: June 15, 2012.

We have a special request today, a way for you to be a part of the Equality Ride wherever you are.

As mandated by the UN General Assembly, UNFPA - in cooperation with all relevant organizations of the UN system, relevant international organizations, institutions and experts - is currently conducting a Global Review of the 1994 ICPD Programme of Action. The results of this Global Review will provide a robust report of what works and where gaps remain in achieving the vision set out in the Cairo Programme of Action. Deadline for completing the survey: April 4, 2012.

Every 90 seconds a woman dies from complications of pregnancy and childbirth. You can help reverse these shocking statistics. IMOW has joined forces with Every Mother Counts, a global maternal health campaign, to create this Pledge. IMOW will deliver the Pledge and your signature to governments and policy makers, culminating with a special presentation in conjunction with the UN General Assembly in September 2012. Your voice will be heard!

The interest and aim of this volume is to explore the in-between space in its positive and negative, challenging and limiting aspects, to investigate in which sense theology and religious studies move in an in-between, and in how far they are challenged by the in-between in many other senses (identity, geography, politics, academia...).

Building a world which celebrates women is vital to shifting the global paradigm for women’s equality. Sometimes advancing this change means trading the picket sign for your party shoes and celebrating ourselves and the women who inspire us. This March, join World Pulse in championing courage, innovation, and possibility with women and men from 190 countries.

The Journal of Peacebuilding and Development is calling for papers for V7N3, to be published in December 2012. This special issue will endeavor to capture and examine critical issues and questions on the topic of Infrastructure for Peace (I4P). While a relatively new concept, I4P is quickly gaining recognition for its importance as the standing infrastructure and capabilities for peacebuilding and prevention. Deadline for abstracts: March 1, 2012.

Minority Rights Group is now accepting applications for our online training on minority rights advocacy in Asia.

Under the theme of "Money, Power and Sex: The Paradox of Unequal Growth", the OpenForum will provide a space to talk about the economic, social and political implications of the emerging world order. It will also provide space for a range of actors - prominent and well known, as well as younger and newer voices - to take a critical look at the factors that will influence the African democracy and governance agenda over the next decade. Deadline for proposals: February 24, 2012.

This Second Special Issue of the Journal of International Women's Studies (JIWS) solicits articles on Arab women and their role in the current revolutions sweeping the Arab World, referred to as the Arab Spring. Submissions will address a broad range of discussions on issues related to Arab women and their role in the current revolutions and their role in the potential process of transition to democracy in the Arab World. Deadline for submissions: May 30, 2012.

Many of you are about to reflect on their plans for the next International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. an international working group has been working on a set of ideas and proposals that are detailed in the concept note, which you are invited to read and give your feedback on.

The Women’s Land Rights Visiting Professional Program is cultivating a network of qualified professionals who are strongly committed to strengthening women’s land rights. The program will boost visiting professionals’ capacity to effectively strengthen women’s land rights, foster motivation and ability to actively participate in this network, and reinforce the commitment to working on women’s land rights. 

Women's Link Worldwide’s nomination period is now open for the Gender Justice Uncovered Awards, which highlight court decisions that positively or negatively affect gender equity. Anyone, from anywhere in the world, may nominate their cases online. Deadline for nominations: April 30, 2012.

The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) announces a call for thesecond round of research proposals from research institutions for its Strengthening Gender Research to Improve Girls' and Women's Education in Africa Initiative.

IASSCS is pleased to announce a small research grants competition for researchers, with the objective to promote research capacity development and research dissemination during 2012.

We are delighted to invite you to the Arab Women, Media, and Sexuality one-day conference at the University of York, to be held on the 26th of May 2012. 

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The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is inviting U.S.-based international-, national-, and state-level organizations to join the Action Council for Women’s Health and Rights, a CHANGE initiative designed to create a united response to political attacks on women’s health and rights globally.   

What is now known as the ‘Arab spring’ has had a dramatic ripple effect all over the region, still in upheaval to different extents. Although women were prominent actors of those upheavals, issues of non-discrimination, equality and women’s rights face difficulties to be included in the frameworks of ongoing and/or upcoming constitutional reform processes. Moreover, in many countries retaliation against women has been brutal, ranging from rapes to virginity tests to imprisonment and torture.

This interdisciplinary conference gathers academics and practitioners to discuss the complex ways religion interacts with systems of power and/or categories of difference that affect experiences of equality and/or inequality in individuals, groups and spaces. Deadline: October 28

Join the New Tactics in Human Rights and the WPP for an online dialogue on the topic of ""Faith-Based Peacebuilding: Applying a gender perspective", from October 19 to October 25, 2011.

Global Justice Center launches "August 12 Campaign" to mark the 62nd Anniversary of the Geneva Conventions by urging President Obama to issue an executive order lifting U.S. abortion restrictions on humanitarian aid for girls and women raped in armed conflict

This program promotes the participation of women in economic, social and cultural life in Nigeria. It consists of a dynamic agenda for all participants. From interactive sessions, to skill building workshops that participant would benefit from in a unique way. Deadline for applications: August 8, 2011.

Call for Papers, Nordic-Arab conference in Fez, Morocco Oct.31- November 2^nd, Organized by the Nordic-Arab Network on Women’s Empowerment, Gender and Politics (WEP)

During recent gatherings in Washington DC and Philadelphia, TransFaith has launched initial conversations about new TransFaith Support Networks.  Specifically, we are exploring a TransFaith Seminarian Support Network and a TransFaith Clergy Support Network.

The CWSE and the Institute of Sikh Feminist Research (SAFAR) are working together to present a one-day conference on October 1, 2011, entitled, Our Journeys.

NGO's /Civil Society access to and engagement with the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies is highly significant for gender advocacy at the United Nations and beyond. The opportunities provided by the Treaty Bodies enable NGO's to participate and have a voice regarding the Treaty Body Committee reviews of countries/Member States. The Seoul Statement on Strengthening the UN Treaty Body System is open to endorsement...

Women Living Under Muslim Laws is inviting papers for its forthcoming Dossier 32: Sexuality in Muslim Contexts.

March 31, 2012 – Boston University

The Caribbean Region of the International Resource Network (IRN) seeks to connect academic and community-based researchers, artists, and activists around the Caribbean and in the diaspora in areas related to diverse sexualities and genders. 

July 17 - 30, 2011 Lagos, Nigeria

In kick starting the year 2011, The African Women’s Journal, the African Women’s Development and Communication Network (FEMNET) signature publication- will focus on thefirst priority theme of the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020): Health, Maternal Mortality and HIV&AIDS. The Journal will specifically focus on the theme: Addressing Women's Specific Health Needs & Challenges in Africa during the African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). Deadline for abstracts: March 15, 2011.

This workshop, organised by the Higher Education Academy Subject Centre for Philosophical and Religious Studies, will explore issues involved in the teaching of theology and/or religious studies (T/RS) and gender within different disciplinary settings in UK higher education.

Every year since 1994, the Council for the Development of Social Science Research in Africa (CODESRIA) has organized a Gender Institute which brings together between 12 and 15 researchers for 3 weeks of concentrated debate, experience-sharing and knowledge-building.

This multi-disciplinary conference will examine the nexus of religion, gender, identity, human rights and politics.

CONFERENCE DATES: June 17-19, 2011
Emory Conference Center Hotel, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
Proposal Due Date: March 5, 2011

Honour-motivated violence is a trans-historical and cross-cultural phenomenon, yet it has recently become a metonym for Islamic and anti-modern cultures. How can inter-disciplinary conversations unpack this association to produce innovative ways of thinking about and acting against violence justified through claims of honour? This conference (December 8-9, 2011) will explore honour killings across periods, places, political contexts, legal regimes and religions. Deadline for abstracts: August 1, 2011.

There continues to be a dearth of scholarly published material about African women in leadership. Fortunately, JENdA: A Journal of Culture and African Women Studies has made a concerted effort to highlight women’s leadership roles in African societies through the publication of two special issues on women as political leaders (Issue 9, 2006 and Issue 10, 2007).