ASSOCIATION "CONVERSION AND WOMEN" Moscow The association "Conversion and Women" was registered at the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation in March 15, 1993. Its registration number is 1598.

Address: 7 Victorenko Street, Moscow, 125319, Russia.
Contact persons: Eleonora Ivanova, President;
Tel./fax: (095) 157-93-11;
E-mail: swallow@sityline.ru

Association "Conversion and women" is a non-governmental, non-commercial organization multyregional association of women-engineers and science officers of the RF defensive industry under conversion. Nowadays Association has seven regional branches (lrkutsk, Kaluga, Moscow, Moscow area, Omsk, Rostov-on- Don, Tula).

Our main purposes are: Protection of the rights of the women of the defensive enterprises in conditions of economic, political and social reforms which are carried out for the country. Assistance to the women of the defensive industry under conversion in preservation of their scientific and technical potential, labor placement and adaptation to varied conditions of life. Wider Involving of the women in the decision- making processes of all levels of authority. Raising of social activity of women of the RF defensive industry under conversion. Creation of a civil society in Russia.

Eleonora Ivanova

Participation in public life of the country with the purpose of rendering influence on carried out state internal and external policy, and also to the course of economical, political and social reforms we are working in the following directions:

• Support of the candidates during elections to the RF State Duma.
• Cooperation with the RF State Duma Committees and Commissions.
• Realization of public expertise of the Draft Laws and lobbying them in RF State Duma.
• Cooperation with non-governmental organizations of the country with the purpose of integration of efforts with the aim of the public opinion on the important questions of modernity creation.

International

• Assistance to international cooperation of non- governmental organizations in the field of development of the concept of Sustainable development, survival of the civilization and preservation of ecological balance, and for reconciliation, global disarmament, conversion all over the world, development of international relations.
• Participation with the reports in national and international scientific and political conferences, seminars, exhibitions on social, political, gender problems, and also by organizing of the conferences, seminars and round tables on the given subjects.
• Putting the social-economical problems of conversion on a side of public visibility.
• The monitoring of the status of women of the defensive industry during realization of economic reforms.
• Realization of sociological researches among the workers of the enterprises of the RF defensive complex under conversion.

The projects in the field of small business

Creation of temporary workplaces for reception of additional earnings. Distribution of the consumer goods, let out on conversion technologies etc. Our nearest plans Participation in realization of the National Platform of actions according to accepted at the IVth World Conference on Women in Beijing'95 Platform of Actions. Realization of a series of seminars for the women of a defensive industry under conversion for activization of their social activity and transfer of experience of work of Association. Creation of an information-consultation Center for the women of the defensive industry under conversion and regional branches of the Association as well.

Standing (left to right): Elena Askarova, Ludmila Anisimova, Eleonora Ivanova, Galina Chukaeva, Anastasya Posadskaya-Vanderbec, Ludmila Dormidontova. Sitting: Galina Skorohodova, Ludmila Kalinichenko, Svetlana Vorobieva.

Our strategic plans within the framework of the future projects

• Continue the work on the complex program Conversion in the world is the resource of the sustainable development of the Planet "
• Enlightenment on peace and non-violence.
• Introduction of the training program for the women of the RF defensive industry under conversion on leadership and self-help based on the experience of the Association .
• Creation of a telecommunication network for women of a defensive industry under conversion.

The association "Conversion and women" invites you to cooperation!