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Women in Africa Resources

Resources collected for WS206/AN309 Female in Africa
Women in Development Network
An international sit with linke to the Beijing Conference and information on Women in Africa (follow the Africa link).

FGM Research Homepage
Seems like a good collection of sites. "This site is dedicated to research pertaining to and related to Female Genital Mutilation (FGM). I will attempt to present this practice from a variety of perspectives: psychological, cultural, sexual, human rights, etc."

African Web Links: and Annotated Resource List
A broad general list of resources.

Beijing 95
Information from the Women's Conference.

Internet Women Directory [RCI / Observatory for Women]
A general collection of international women's sites.

African - Women
A collection of sites on women in Africa.

Women of Africa Resources
General list of resources on women in Africa, including links to FGM sites.

Cross-cultural Body Decoration: A Literature Review

Foundation for Women's Health
Good Site. Has information on FGM in the US.

Columbia University Public Health Magazine

Female Circumcision: Clitorectomy and Infibulations
A student collection of resources and accounts.

Female Genital Mutilation: A Human Rights Perspective
Abstract of a paper by Elizabeth A. Wagner.

Feminist.com
General Feminist Women's site with lots of great links. A good place to muck around in.

UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund

Government Documents

State Government Information

Colorado State Government Information

United Nations System of Organizations

UN Organization Web Sites
Links to the web sites of all those UN organizations and NGOs.

US Foreign Affairs Page at Tutt Library

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