Then maybe we articulate an outreach mission devoted to "status of women". What can we do ? At a minimum, we can identify the foundations and aid organizations that are helping and support them. Here is some reading material. Who are the foundations that are supporting this work ?

• http://www.un.org/millenniumgoals/gender.shtml
• http://www.worldbank.org/mdgs/gender.html
• http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/08/the-worlds-best-countries-for-women/
• http://www.womenspeacehouse.org/
• http://kiva.org/
• http://www.globalgiving.com/
• http://www.icrw.org/
• http://www.undp.org/women/
• http://www.unfpa.org/gender/empowerment.htm
• http://www.care.org/newsroom/publications/whitepapers/woman_and_empowerment.pdf
• http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
• http://wcd.nic.in/empwomen.htm
• http://rural.nic.in/book00-01/ch-11.pdf
• http://www.worldbank.org.in/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/COUNTRIES/SOUTHASIAEXT/INDIAEXTN/0,,contentMDK:21476335~pagePK:141137~piPK:141127~theSitePK:295584,00.html
• http://www.empowerment4women.org/
• http://marafikiaids.org/
• http://www.womankin.us/
• http://kkelly-womankin.blogspot.com/