(Started in September 1999)

The Women'sNet web site was launched in March 1998. Some of the material on the site such as old news pieces, or event-specific information like Women's Month 1999, is no longer current. However, we have decided to keep this material in an archive, so that it can still be accessed for reference purposes. You can still use our "search this site" facility to find this material. This page is a guide to the contents of the archive.

• News
  
  • News and Announcements links to current material going back about two months.
  • News Archive 1999 links to news from 30 May 1999.
  • For older material please use "search this site" to find the information you need.

• Events
  Our Calendar of Events lists forthcoming events. For events previously listed on Women'sNet, see
  • Archive of Events June - December 1998
  • Archive of Events 1999

• Women & Election '99
  Most of the material in this section is of ongoing relevance, but the timebound information is now in the archive.
  • Election Calendar: Countdown to June 2
    This calendar highlights key events and deadlines in the countdown to the Election Day, June 2. It includes the timetable of the Independent Electoral Commission as well as public events organised by NGOs.

  • Information for Voters
    Women have 52% of the vote. Here's some information to help you use that power. Choose wisely.

  • Media Clips
    Election press releases from women's organisations and links to other electronic media stories.

• Women's Month August 2000
• Women's Month August 1999
  Women's month is a time for South African women and men to celebrate every woman who fought, and fights, for freedom. This resource is intended to help users understand both the origins of Women's Day - why August 9th? - and what this day and month means for us now. It is about the exchange of ideas, celebration, events and education.

• 1995 Fourth UN World Conference on Women: Beijing Secretariat - South Africa
  The NGO Secretariat for Beijing is working with civil society and government in South Africa to prepare the country for its first official participation in the UN World Conference on Women. The Secretariat and participating organizations, educate the public on the critical issues of the Beijing Confernce. The Secretariat also sits on the National Preparatory Committee, the government body preparing for the conference.

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