Leadership & Politics

Feeling disenheartened by lack of women's empowerment worldwide? Let me wipe the tears, love.

The Center for Women's Global Leadership beat you to the punch. It builds leaders today so that women everywhere can be one step closer to obtaining basic human rights. Join these bold women at a future event.

The Feminist Majority Foundation furthers women's empowerment through research, public policy, and leadership development.

Its handy nav bar breaks the site down by topic, such as Women's Health, Help Afghan Women, and Take Action, which also has an e-mail alert sign-up.

Are men and women really from different planets?

The Institute for Research on Women promotes innovative scholarship on women through parnterships with over 900 faculty and students nationwide. Visit its newsletter page to download previous issues and to subscribe.

The Institute for Women's Leadership will hold that ladder as you climb to the next rung.

No matter the public sphere -- corporate, education, politics -- the Institute for Women's Leadership seeks to advance women's leadership worldwide. Try its professional leadership program on for size: 50% of its grads move to new levels in their organizations.

How appropriate that in the heat of summer 2006, Editrix Jenni won the honor of a spot in The Real Hot 100.

Women who pretty much can't keep their yappers shut, set agendas for positive change, and follow their dreams in service of others make the final cut. Know any hotties? Get nominating!

"The master's tools will never dismantle the master's house," so wrote Audre Lorde.

We prefer to interpret Ms. Lorde loosely, as in a new paradigm must be used to break down structures of inequity. Legal Momentum does just that by employing the law and designing creative public policy in support of women's and girls' rights. To stay on the cusp of its work, subscribe to a news feed.

A "national advocate for government commissions for women."

Each year the National Association of Commissions for Women adopts legislative priorities that become the basis for advocacy and action. Is there a women's commission in your state? Find out here.

Getting more pro-choice women candidates in public office: that's the goal of the NWPC.

The National Women's Political Caucus works to create a "true women's political power base." Do you have an elected official on their list?

Promoting leadership and activism among young women is the goal of this New York City-based project.

Awesome classes like "Sexual and Reproductive Health" and "How To Get to College in Four Steps" help Sadie Nash Leadership Project enrollees learn great self-care, confidence, and advocacy. And they're all free! If you know any young women ages 14-21 who live in New York City, tell them how they can be Nashers too.

This magic WAND is rooted in the days of the Cold War, when women banded together to work towards nuclear disarmament.

What would you rather pay for than war? The Women's Action for New Directions can give you some ideas. They can even tell you how much money we're talking.