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International Women's Anthropology Conference (IWAC)

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Areas of expertise & Fields of activity:
Economic and Social:
  • Climate Change
  • Culture
  • Human Rights
  • Sustainable Development

    • Gender Issues and Advancement of Women:
  • Education and training of women
  • Human rights of women
  • Indigenous women
  • Policy advice
  • Research
  • Violence against women
  • Women and the environment

    • Social Development:
  • Indigenous issues
  • Poverty
  • Social policy
    • Geographic scope: International
    Millennium Development Goals:
  • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • Promote gender equality and empower women
  • Ensure environmental sustainability
    • Mission statement:
    Year established:
    Year of registration: 1983
    Organizational structure: Three officers and a general membership
    Number and type of members: Approximately 100 members from 15 different countries, mostly anthropology students or professors, and activists.
    Affiliation with NGO networks: revising
    Funding structure:
  • Donations and grants from domestic sources
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