Center for the Advancement of Women, Poland

A nonprofit clearinghouse on women's issues in Poland. The publish news and directories for and about women's organizations in Poland. Their two main publications are:

Onformator o Organizacjach i Inicjatywach Kobiecych w Polsce
"Directory of Women's Organizations and Initiatives in Poland"
Published every two years in English and Polish

The first "Directory..." was published in 1993, the second in 1995, the third editin will be publised in December this year. Organizations and initiatives described in the "Directory..." are of different character: there are membership organizations figting for women's rights, for equal opportunities in all spheres of life, fo legal changes; there are charity groups, family oriented initiatives, training and education associations and foundations; women's study centers; trade union's women's initiatives; political party women's sections; religous based initiatives. In the first edition 53 groups were discribed, in the second edition - 75 groups, and the current edition would describe 94 women's organizations and initiatives in Poland, and its local branches.

Aneks. Aktualizacje. Aktualnosci.
"Annex. Updating. Current Events".
Published quarterly in Polish.

Four bulletins "Annex. Updating. Current Events" were published since April 1996. They mainly supplement and update information of second edition of the "Directory...", but also offer a forum for free exchange of views and opinions, for articles on specific women's problems, for information on past events and planned activities.

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Last updated:    November 1997

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