feminist
Feminism is a range of socio-political movements and ideologies that aim to define and establish the political, economic, personal, and social equality of the sexes. Feminism incorporates the position that society prioritizes the male po ...
organization in
Turkey
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. Founded 1996 in
Ankara
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, the organization aims to raise consciousness for
gender equality
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while providing information and training to empower women.
Most recognized for its annual International Women's Film Festival, the Flying Broom has launched several projects in different areas within Turkish
civil society
Civil society can be understood as the "third sector" of society, distinct from government and business, and including the family and the private sphere.Turkish feminist movement of the 1990s. Since 1998 it has published the bimonthly magazine ' ("Flying News").
The organization's projects include:
* Database of Women's organizations in Turkey
* Network of Local Women Reporters
* Women's Website Project
* Gender awareness program "Building bridges" (')
* From paths to roads
* International Women's Film Festival
* Academic conferences at Ankara's
Middle East Technical University
Middle East Technical University (commonly referred to as METU; in Turkish, ''Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi'', ODTÜ) is a public technical university located in Ankara, Turkey. The university emphasizes research and education in engineering ...
* Radio and television programs
The organization also prepared reports on the situation of women in Turkey for the
U.N.
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Fourth World Conference on Women
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At this conference, governments from around the ...
, 1995 in Beijing.
Currently, the organization is lead coordinator of the EU funded Civil Society Dialogue project "Watch Your Shadow" ('), which aims at increasing the participation of women in local politics.