The International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) is an women's international, non-governmental organization (NGO), that supports the initiatives of women working to promote the more equitable and active participation of women in the development plans and policies of their countries. IWTC is an information clearinghouse, innovator in communication strategies, a training and capacity-building organisation and a catalyst for the creation of new networks and coalitions.

Underlying IWTC's work is the belief that access to relevant and usable information is essential to participatory and sustainable development and is at the heart of the growing global women's movement.

IWTC Publications: (Free to groups in the Global South)

The Tribune: IWTC's women and development newsletter, with each 48-page issue focusing on a specific subject concerning women and development. Highly-visual and using a simple language format, The Tribune provides practical, action-oriented information, presents innovative women's projects, and lists names and addresses of resources and organizations working in the field. 48 pages. English

IWTC Women's GlobalNet: A bi-weekly one-page e-mail bulletin that reaches tens of thousands with information on activities and initiatives of women worldwide. Send your e-mail address to us if you are interested in receiving this! English and Spanish

Moving Policy, Taking Action: A Community Advocacy Guide on the Beijing Platform for Action: This 120-page IWTC advocacy guide includes sections on the 12 critical areas of concern with an emphasis on: the strategic objectives and actions to be taken; ways to use media for advocacy; indicators; and different approaches to measuring progress. An excellent section on resources provides a guide for further research. Planned for completion February 2000, Moving Policy, Taking Action will be available through Women, Ink. Cost: $15.95 plus shipping and handling. English

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Women, Ink.. Books on Women & Development In addition to being the exclusive distributor for UNIFEM, IWTC, and the 1995 NGO Forum publications, Women, Ink. carries a wide variety of titles from publishers worldwide in 29 different categories. The following is a selection of resources available relevant to the Beijing Plus Five review process.

1999 World Survey on the Role of Women in Development: Globalization, Gender and Work: Division for the Advancement of Women and Department of Economic and Social Affairs, United Nations. This book explores the increasing role of women in the development of society. It presents an overview of global trends in employment, tables on population, GNP and growth rates relating to women in development. 1999. 76 pages. WE488 . ISBN 92-1-130200-5. US$ 14.95

Measuring the Immeasurable: Planning, Monitoring and Evaluation of Network: Edited by Marilee Karl with Anita Anand, Floris Blankenberg, Allert Van Den Ham and Adrian Saldanha This clearly-written book provides valuable insights into how networks function, how they can monitor themselves and set up instruments and systems for evaluation and planning. 1999. 244 pages. WE450. ISBN 81-90-1005-0-6. US$34.95

Engendering Statistics: A Tool for Change Birgitta Hedman, Francesca Perucci and Pehr Sundstrôm This title presents the fundamentals of Gender Statistics by reviewing gender issues pertaining to development and policies. 1996. 144 pages. WE 331Z. ISBN 91-618-0859-8. US$33.00

Women, Ink.'s Booklink: Booklink is a service of Women, Ink. to keep you up to date on new titles in the collection, tell you about best sellers, and provide other relevant information for those working in the field of women and development. To subscribe, send an email message to <wink@womenink.org> and put 'Sub-scribe Booklink' in the subject line. In the body of the message, please include your name, organization (if any) and country. If you don't have email, we would be happy to send you a print version. Just send us a note with the appropriate mailing information and we'll sign you up!

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