9 to 5 National Association of Working Women - Strengthens women's ability to work for economic justice. Founded in 1973, 9to5 has activists in more than 200 cities and members in every state.
A Better Balance -
Promotes flexible workplace policies, an end discrimination against caregivers, and the valuing of the work that provides care for families. Issues include: family leave, employee discrimination, NYC employment law, women and work, NYC women in the workforce.
A Celebration of Women Writers - Promotes awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing. Comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.
A Heartbreaking Choice -
For parents who have interrupted a wanted pregnancy after poor prenatal diagnosis.
Although it is estimated that between 80 and 95 percent of parents receiving a severe prenatal diagnosis choose to end the pregnancy, those who face this nightmare often feel alone. There is very little in the way of support programs for them. With this site and the dedication of courageous parents willing to reach out, we hope to create a safe haven of encouragement, validation, hope and healing.
AF3IRM - The Association of Filipinas, Feminists Fighting Imperialism, Re-feudalization, and Marginalization (AF3IRM), is a national organization of women engaged in transnational feminist, anti-imperialist activism. AF3IRM is committed to militant movement-building from the United States and effects change through grassroots organizing, trans-ethnic alliance building education, advocacy and direct action.
African American Women's History - Uncover the history of African American women: the history of black women in America, from slavery through Reconstruction, Harlem Renaissance and civil rights. Biographies, organizations, events and movements.
Ameircan Association of University Women (AAUW) - A national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. For more than a century, the AAUW has influenced legislative debate on issues such as education, Social Security, sex discrimination, civil rights, reproductive choice, affirmative action, Title IX, welfare reform, vocational education, pay equity, family and medical leave, and health care reform.
American Women (LoC) - Contains a slightly expanded and fully searchable version of the print publication American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women's History and Culture in the United States (Library of Congress, 2001). The site also provides information regarding preparing to do on-site research at the Library of Congress; tips on searching for women's history resources in the Library's catalogs; guidance on finding materials relating to women within the Library's American Memory collections; and orientations to women's history sources in the Library's online exhibitions and audiovisual broadcasts of lectures, readings, and symposia.
Amnesty International (AI): Women's Rights Are Human Rights - Mobilizes AI activists, the public and US policymakers to promote and defend the human rights of women and girls around the world. In the United States, a major goal of the organization is to persuade the US government to ratify the UN Women's Convention, the most basic and important human rights treaty protecting women against discrimination and the forms of violence it engenders.
Anna Julia Cooper Project on Gender, Race and Politics in the South - Led by founding director and Professor of Political Science Melissa Harris-Perry, the project investigates how gender and race intersect to shape women’s politics in the South. Plans include the initiation of a visiting scholar program, a postdoctoral program, student media projects, an endowed lecture series, and the development of a journal.
Anthony Center for Women's Leadership - Susan B. Anthony's triumphs and struggles inspire the Anthony Center for Women's Leadership, located at the University of Rochester, to fight for women's full social, political and economic equality. The Center encourages students, faculty, alumni, community members, and, political, business and professional leaders to understand and overcome barriers to women's leadership.
Arab Women Solidarity Association (AWSA) - Founded in Egypt in 1982. Established by a group of 120 women who agreed that the struggle for the liberation of Arab people and freedom from economic, cultural and media domination cannot be separated from the liberation of Arab women.
Association for Women in Development (AWID) - An international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing people and organizations committed to achieving gender equality, sustainable development and women's human rights.
Bat Shalom - An Israeli national feminist grassroots organization of Jewish and Palestinian Israeli women working together for a genuine peace grounded in a just resolution of the Israel-Palestine conflict, respect for human rights, and an equal voice for Jewish and Arab women within Israeli society.
Bitch Magazine - Feminist response to mainstream media and popular culture.
Black American Feminisms - Bibliography of Black American feminist thought from across the disciplines. References date back to the early nineteenth century when African American women like Maria Stewart, Anna Julia Cooper and Sojourner Truth challenged the conventions and mores of their era to speak publicly against slavery and in support of Black women's rights.
Black Women's Health Imperative - A leading African American health education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution.
Boulder Abortion Clinic/Warren M. Hern, M.D., M.P.H., Ph.D. -
Since 1971, Dr. Hern has been the author of dozens of medical journal articles, editorials, and many other publications concerning abortion and other aspects of human fertility. In 1988, he received his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the University of North Carolina School of Public Health. He is the author of Abortion Practice, the first and only single-author medical textbook concerning abortion, which was first published in 1984 and which remains in print. In 2002, Dr. Hern received the Christopher Tietze Humanitarian Award from the National Abortion Federation for his advancement of quality care in abortion services.
Brava! For Women in the Arts - One of the few theaters in the country that specializes in the creation of new work, and the only one whose primary purpose is to produce outstanding world premieres by women of color and lesbian playwrights.
Catholics for a Free Choice (CFFC) - Motivated by the simple conviction that the bishops do not represent the Catholic people on reproductive rights issues, including abortion. CFFC's commitment to reproductive rights and health is rooted in a commitment to the dignity and rights of women and it insists that women be respected as their own moral agents.
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) - A university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life.
Center for Childcare Workforce (CCW) - Research, documentation, advocacy, training and organizing around the issues of better compensation and working conditions in the field of early care and education. Also visit the Worthy Wage Network.
Center for Domestic Peace - Home of Marin Abused Women’s Services, mobilizes individuals and communities to transform our world so domestic violence no longer exists, creating greater safety, justice, and equality.
Center for Immigrant Families - Engages immigrant women of color in a process of collective reflection, community building, personal and social transformation, and organizing for change.
Center for Reproductive Rights - Dedicated to promoting women's equality worldwide by guaranteeing reproductive rights as human rights.
Center for Women's Global Leadership - Promotes the leadership of women and advances feminist perspectives in policy-making processes in local, national and international arenas.
Children's Defense Fund (CDF) - CDF educates the U.S. about the needs of children and encourages preventive investment before they get sick or into trouble, drop out of school, or suffer family breakdown.
Choices Campus Leadership Program - The Feminist Majority Foundation started the Campus Program to inform young feminists about the very real threats to abortion access, women’s rights, affirmative action, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender rights posed by right-wing extremists. FMF works with students on college campuses to effect change at the grassroots, national, and global levels.
Coalition of Women for Peace - Jewish and Palestinian women joined together seeking an end to the occupation of Palestine and the establishment of the state of Palestine side by side with the state of Israel based on the 1967 borders.
Code Pink -
A women-initiated grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S. funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, and to redirect resources into health care, education, green jobs and other life-affirming activities.
Defining Her Life: Advice Books for Women - Among the most common types of literature found on home bookshelves, over the past three hundred years, has been the advice or conduct book. Since the publication of Gervase Markham's The English-Housewife in 1615, advice books for women have incorporated both philosophical and practical guidance. These works not only taught the skills of household management, cooking, gardening, etiquette, childcare, and family medical care, but they also conveyed the appropriate role of a woman in society. Intended for the inexperienced young woman, the books defined an ethical, Christian-based code of behavior, with strict gender role definitions. "Defining Her Life", which is entirely drawn from the holding of the University of Delaware Library, provides a picture of women's daily lives. Curated by Iris R. Snyder.
Discovering American Women's History Online - Provides access to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States. These diverse collections range from ancestral Pueblo pottery to Katrina Thomas's photographs of ethnic weddings from the late 20th century. Search, or browse by subject, state, time period, or primary source type.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present - Biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways: writers, educators, scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists, entertainers, and others.
Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) - The Equal Rights Amendment, first proposed in 1923, is still not part of the U.S. Constitution. The ERA has been ratified by 35 of the necessary 38 states. When three more states vote yes, the ERA might become the 28th Amendment. In these pages, find out about this historic amendment ... and join the effort to achieve equal rights for women and men.
Equal Rights Advocates - Protects and secures equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.
Emma Goldman Clinic - The first outpatient abortion clinic in Iowa and the first women owned and operated health center in the Midwest.
EMILY's List - The nationwide network of political donors helping to elect pro-choice Democratic women.
End Violence Against Women (UK) - A campaign representing 7 million individuals and organisations across the UK. Almost half of women in England and Wales experience domestic violence, sexual assault or stalking.
End Violence Against Women International - Developed to collect and share information on the latest research, tools, project reports, and communication materials produced in the worldwide struggle to end violence against women.
Feminist Collections - A quarterly of women's studies resources. Contains news of the latest print and audiovisual resources for research and teaching in women's studies.
Feminist eZine - Collects and archives feminist links, articles and writing for research purposes.
Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF) - Views feminism as a global movement dedicated to equality and seeks to eliminate discrimination of all kinds - sex, race, sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, disability, and marital status.
Feminist Peace Network - Dedicated to building an enduring peace, with the ending of violence towards women and children as a first priority.
Feminist Studies - Resources of interest to feminist studies scholars.
Friedan, Betty - Brief bio: Friedan's book, The Feminine Mystique (1963), detailed the frustrating lives of countless American women who were expected to find fulfillment primarily through the achievements of husbands and children. The book made an enormous impact, triggering a period of change that continues today.
Futures Without Violence - Works to end domestic violence and help women and children whose lives are devastated by abuse, because every person has a right to live in a home free of violence. Challenges lawmakers to take this issue seriously, educates judges to protect all victims of abuse, and advocates for laws to help battered immigrant women.
Gender Gap - Facts and figures documenting unequal opportunity and treatment based on gender.
General Federation of Women's Clubs (GFWC) - Working locally through thousands of clubs in the United States and globally in more than 20 countries, GFWC members support the arts, preserve natural resources, promote education, encourage healthy lifestyles, stress civic involvement, and work toward world peace and understanding.
Genesis Project - Women's history collections from libraries, archives and museums from around the British Isles.
Girls Discovered -
A ne-stop shop for information on adolescent girls is sourced from organizations operating in the public interest, and is meant for researchers, practitioners, advocates, policy-makers and the public – anyone who seeks change for the world’s 600 million adolescent girls.
Girls Inc. - Dedicated to inspiring girls to be strong, smart, and bold. Provides educational programs to American girls, particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas.
Global Coalition on Women and AIDS - UNAIDS initiative to raise the visibility of issues related to women, girls and AIDS and lead to concrete, measurable improvements in the lives of women and girls.
Global Fund for Women - An international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice, advocates for and defends women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world.
Global Library of Women's Medicine - A comprehensive reference to current clinical practice for clinicians and other medical professionals.
Global Women's Strike - Strike for a world which values all women's work and all women's lives. Strike against "America's new war" and all wars - women & children are most of those killed & wounded, and 80% of refugees.
Guttmacher Institute - Focuses on sexual and reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The Guttmacher Institute publishes Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health, International Family Planning Perspectives, The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy and special reports on topics pertaining to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Human Rights Watch - Trafficking of Women and Girls - Experts estimate that anywhere from 700,000 to four million persons are trafficked annually worldwide, and that approximately 50,000 women and children are trafficked annually for sexual exploitation into the United States. Women are particularly vulnerable to this slavery-like practice, due largely to the persistent inequalities they face in status and opportunity worldwide.
Ifeminists.com - Ifeminists, or individualist feminists, say that the feminist slogan "a woman's body, a woman's right" should extend to every peaceful choice a woman can make. Ifeminists believe that freedom and diversity benefit women, whether or not the choices that particular women make are politically correct. They respect all sexual choices, from motherhood to porn.
Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) - A public policy research organization dedicated to informing the debate on public policy issues of importance to women and their families. IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings, work and family issues, the economic and social aspects of health care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.
INSTRAW - Works towards gender equality and the empowerment of women through its Gender Awareness Information and Networking System (GAINS), an internet-based research and training environment driven by a worldwide network.
International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) - Documents the history of women's involvement in architecture by collecting, preserving, storing, and making available to researchers the professional papers of women architects, landscape architects, designers, architectural historians and critics, and urban planners, and the records of women's architectural organizations, from around the world.
International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) - ICRW's mission is to improve the lives of women in poverty, advance women's equality and human rights, and contribute to the broader economic and social well-being. Poverty Reduction, HIV/AIDS, Reproductive Health, Social, Change, Adolescence, Policy and Advocacy.
International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC) - Provides professional assistance and financial support, $1.5-2.0 million annually, to local organizations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. Advocates at intergovernmental conferences, and collaborate with the UN Population Fund, the World Health Organization, the World Bank, and other international agencies to generate essential policies and resource flows that benefit women and their families.
International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) - IWTC provides communication, information, education, and organizing support services to women's organizations and community groups working to improve the lives of women, particularly low-income women, in Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and the Caribbean, Eastern Europe and Western Asia.
Isis International Manila - A feminist NGO dedicated to women's information and communication needs. Focuses on advancing women's rights, leadership and empowerment in Asia and the Pacific.
Jerusalem Center for Women - A Palestinian non-governmental women's center located in East Jerusalem. The central goal of JCW is to advance Palestinian women's rights - and the status and involvement of women within Palestinian society. JCW is also committed to the protection of human rights, and the realization of a Middle East peace based on justice.
Jewish Women: A Comprehensive Historical Encyclopedia - Information about Jewish women from around the world. It features approximately 2,000 carefully researched, written, and edited articles depicting Jewish women from biblical times to the present. Browse by keyword, country, or time period. Also includes a glossary. The editors are American and Israeli university professors. From the Jewish Women's Archive (JWA).
Legal Momentum - Founded as NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund in 1970, Legal Momentum continues to be at the center of social and economic justice concern on the women's rights agenda, pursuing equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family and the courts, through litigation, education, and public information programs.
Lilith Gallery, The - Promotes feminist, political and gothic/fantasy art that makes some form of social commentary.
MADRE - An international women's human rights organization that works in partnership with women's community-based groups in conflict areas worldwide. Our programs address issues of sustainable development, community improvement and women's health; violence and war; discrimination and racism; self-determination and collective rights; women's leadership development; and human rights education.
Medical Students for Choice (MSC) - MSC is more than 5000 medical students and residents representing students at more than 100 medical schools across the U.S. and Canada. MSC works with other national groups (and individual medical schools) to encourage medical school and residency programs to add training in abortion to their curriculum.
Mothers for Peace - A non-profit organization concerned with the local dangers involving the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and with the dangers of nuclear power, weapons and waste on national and global levels. Additionally, Mothers for Peace concerns itself with issues of peace, social justice and a safe environment.
Na'amat - Na'amat is a Hebrew acronym for "Movement of Working Women and Volunteers," an organization and movement striving to enhance the quality of life for women, children and families in Israel, the U.S. and around the world. Na'amat women act locally, nationally and globally in 11 countries, united in belief and in action around issues ranging from religious pluralism to an improvement in the status of women at home and in the workplace, from child well-being to peace in the Middle East, from the ability of single parents and new immigrants to build a life for themselves to the end of domestic violence.
National Abortion Federation (NAF) - Professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. NAF members provide the broadest spectrum of abortion expertise in North America. Its members include some 400 nonprofit and private clinics, women's health centers, Planned Parenthood facilities, and private physicians, as well as nationally and internationally recognized researchers, clinicians, and educators at major universities and teaching hospitals, who together care for more than half of the women who choose abortion each year in the United States.
National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) - National organization representing the interests of all women entrepreneurs in all types of businesses. The organization currently has over 75 chapters. It is affiliated with Les Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises Mondiales (World Association of Women Entrepreneurs) represented in 35 countries.
National Center on Domestic and Sexual Violence (NCDSV) - Assists professionals who work with victims and perpetrators; law enforcement; criminal justice professionals such as prosecutors, judges and probation officers; health care professionals including emergency response teams, nurses and doctors; domestic violence and sexual assault advocates and service providers; and counselors and social workers to end violence against women.
National Council for Research on Women (NCRW) - A working alliance of 92 women's research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates and a network of over 200 international centers. NCRW's mission is to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health (NLIRH) - Works to ensure the fundamental human right to reproductive health for Latinas, their families and their communities through education, advocacy and coalition building.
National Women's Hall of Fame - In 1969, a group of women and men of Seneca Falls, New York, created the National Women's Hall of Fame, believing that the contribution of American women deserved a permanent home in the small village where it all began. The Hall is home to exhibits, artifacts of historical interest, a research library and office.
National Women's Law Center (NWLC) - The Center has been at the forefront of landmark legal and public policy initiatives to improve the lives of women, girls and families since 1972. For example, the Center was instrumental in passing laws to prohibit pregnancy discrimination in employment and to provide compensation for victims of sexual harassment. The Center improved state and federal tax laws to help millions of families pay for child and dependent care and secured new federal remedies for women seeking child support. The Center has also been a leader in enforcing Title IX, the 1972 federal law that prohibits sex discrimination in education, including athletics, since it was enacted.
National Partnership for Women and Families - Uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
National Women's Business Council (NWBC) - A bi-partisan U.S. Federal government advisory panel. The members of the NWBC are prominent women business owners and leaders of women's business organizations. The mission of the Council is to promote initiatives, policies and programs designed to support women's business enterprises.
National Women's History Project - Recognizes and celebrates the diverse and historic accomplishments of women by providing information and educational materials and programs.
National Women's Law Center (NWLC) - The Center uses the law in all its forms: getting new laws on the books and enforced; litigating ground-breaking cases in state and federal courts all the way to the Supreme Court; and educating the public about ways to make the law and public policies work for women and their families.
New York State Coalition Against Sexual Assault (NYSCASA) - A resource for professionals in the field of sexual assault, allies and supporters seeking information about sexual assault and other related crimes, and survivors and their families.
OECD Gender, Institutions and Development Data Base (GID-DB) - A tool for researchers and policy makers to determine and analyse obstacles to women’s economic development. It covers a total of 161 countries and comprises an array of 60 indicators on gender discrimination. The data base has been compiled from various sources and combines in a systematic and coherent fashion the current empirical evidence that exists on the socio-economic status of women.
Online Resources for Sex Work - Provide a reference to sex work in Europe. It gives a brief description of the de jure and de facto situations in each of the 15 EU member states, and drawing primarily on web resources it guides the user through the essential debates, providing up to date reference. Following the site's progression through background arguments surrounding sex work, leads to the argument that in the control of sex work lies an answer to Europe's sexual exploitation problem.
Physicians for Reproductive Choice and Health (PRCH) - Committed to ensuring that all people have the knowledge, access to quality services, and freedom of choice to make their own reproductive health decisions.
Pink Ribbons, Inc. -
Billions of dollars have been raised through the tireless efforts of women and men devoted to putting an end to breast cancer. Yet, breast cancer rates in North America have risen to 1 in 8. What's going on?
A 2011 National Film Board of Canada documentary about the pink ribbon campaign directed by Léa Pool and produced by Ravida Din.
Planned Parenthood: Ways to Get Involved - The U.S. federal administration and Congress have revived retrograde anti-choice policies, installed religious political extremists in key administration posts and on the federal bench, and pushed ideology rather than scientific or medical evidence in domestic and international reproductive health policy. All these measures threaten women's rights and health, not only in the U.S., but around the world.
Planned Parenthood Federation of America - Believes in the fundamental right of each individual, throughout the world, to manage his or her fertility, regardless of the individual's income, marital status, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, or residence.
Purple Berets - A grassroots, in-your-face women's rights group dedicated to gaining equal justice for women. We work as advocates for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence and we do direct action political organizing to make system-wide change to give women access to justice.
Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study - Exists to foster transformational research across all academic disciplines, professions, and the creative arts at Harvard University. Within this broad purpose, it sustains a continuing commitment to the study of women, gender, and society.
Rape Crisis - This website aims to provide the basic information that survivors of sexual violence, friends and family need to access the services they need.
Redstockings -
Also known as Redstockings of the Women's Liberation Movement. A radical feminist group that was founded in January 1969. The word is a neologism, combining the term bluestocking, a pejorative term for intellectual women, with "red", for its association with the revolutionary left. Redstockings women would go on to champion and spread knowledge of vital women's liberation theory, slogans and actions that have become household words such as consciousness-raising, the personal is political, the pro-woman line, sisterhood is powerful, the politics of housework, the Miss America Protest, and speakouts that would break the taboos of silence around subjects like abortion.Also see Wikipedia article.
Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice (RCRC) - Members are religiously and theologically diverse, but unified in the commitment to preserve reproductive choice as a basic part of religious liberty.
Reproductive Freedom (ACLU) - ACLU reproductive rights site. Materials on reproductive freedom, legal news, abortion procedures, clinic violence, minors rights.
RH Reality Check -
An online community and publication serving individuals and organizations committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Roe v. Wade - A landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court on the issue of abortion, 410 U.S. 113 (1973). Also see Wikipedia.
San Luis Obispo Mothers for Peace - A non-profit organization concerned with the local dangers involving the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, and with the dangers of nuclear power, weapons and waste on national and global levels.
She the People -
Melinda Henneberger anchors She the People, a forum for women writing on politics, culture, and news in The Washington Post.
Society of Military Widows - Nonprofit organization founded in 1968 by Theresa (Tess) Alexander to serve the interests of women whose husbands died while on active military duty, of a service-connected illness, or during disability or regular retirement from the armed forces.
Standing Against Global Exploitation (SAGE) - Provides information about and resources for victims of trafficking, sexual exploitation and violence, and individuals involved in the sex trade and those thinking of or having left prostitution.
U.S. Department of Labor: Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - Information on the FMLA, which entitles eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave in a 12-month period for specified family and medical reasons. The employer may elect to use the calendar year, a fixed 12-month leave or fiscal year, or a 12-month period prior to or after the commencement of leave as the 12-month period.
Ultimate Birth Control Links Page - Extensive links to birth control information provided so that individuals of all ages can make informed decisions about sexual activity and potential childbearing.
United Nations Development Program: Women's Empowerment - Advises, supports and facilitates UNDP gender equality policy, dialogue and practice, and promotes the empowerment of women. The unit, located within the Bureau for Development Policy (BDP) at headquarters, provides guidance on gender policy and programmes, advancing gender as a crosscutting theme in poverty, sustainable livelihoods, environment and governance programmes. It also furthers the BPD mandate to support innovation through pilot country initiatives on gender mainstreaming.
U.S. Office on Violence Against Women - Handles U.S Department of Justice legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinates Departmental efforts, provided national and international leadership, receives international visitors interested in learning about the federal government's role in addressing violence against women, and responds to requests for information regarding violence against women.
Victims of Trafficking and Violence Prevention Act of 2000 - U.S. law purpose of which is to combat trafficking in persons, a contemporary manifestation of slavery whose victims are predominantly women and children, to ensure just and effective punishment of traffickers, and to protect their victims.
Voices from the Gaps - Learn about the lives and works of North American women writers of color.
Webgrrls - Online and offline web resources for women at all levels of Internet use, technological interest, and technical savvy.
Wilder Shores: Lady Travelers of the 18th and 19th Centuries -
This exhibit "features books and manuscripts, both by and about, women who traveled" to regions such as India, Russia, and Turkey in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is "organized geographically, loosely following the structure of Barbara Hodgson's book, No Place for a Lady." Includes photos, illustrations, and images of books. From the Charles E. Young Library Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).
Women Against Military Madness (WAMM) - A nonviolent feminist organization that works in solidarity with others to create a system of social equality, self-determination and justice through education and empowerment of women. WAMM's purpose is to dismantle systems of militarism and global oppression.
Women Against Sanctions and War on Iraq - Act Together aims to further understanding of life for women under sanctions as well as campaigning against the devastation of Iraqi society and the humanitarian crisis that the sanctions regime has maintained. Act Together campaign as a women-only group in order to create a space in which women, from all nationalities, feel comfortable expressing themselves and acting together.
Women and Marxism - 50 authors writing about women's issues and Marxism.
Women for Afghan Women - A collective of Afghan and non-Afghan women from the New York area who are committed to ensuring the human rights of Afghan women.
Women in Aerospace (WIA) - Dedicated to expanding women's opportunities for leadership and increasing their visibility in the aerospace community.
Women in Defense (WID) - Provides its members with opportunities for professional development and networking, cultivating the advancement of women leaders in government and industry professions.
Women in Politics - Database contains 650 bibliographic references on books and articles dealing with women in politics.
Women Leaders Online (WLO) - The first and largest women's activist group on the internet - empowering women in politics, media, society, the economy and cyberspace.
Women Living Under Muslim Laws - An international network that provides information, solidarity and support for all women whose lives are shaped, conditioned or governed by laws and customs said to derive from Islam.
Women's Action for New Directions (WAND) - Empowers women to act politically to reduce violence and militarism, and redirect excessive military resources toward unmet human and environmental needs.
Women's Bureau - Read the latest edition of the USDOL Women's Bureau's electronic newsletter called e-News.
Women's Cancer Network - Information on gynecologic oncology, a field of medical specialization that deals with the study and treatment of malignancies arising in the female reproductive tract. Ovary, endometrium, cervix, vulva and vagina are the sites of origin of the most common and serious gynecologic malignancies.
Women's Caucus for Gender Justice - A network of individuals and groups committed to strengthening advocacy on women's human rights and helping to develop greater capacity among women in the use of International Criminal Court, the optional protocol to CEDAW and other mechanisms that provide women avenues of and access to different systems of justice.
Women's Center for Legal Aid and Counselling (WCLAC) - The WCLAC, established in 1991 in Jerusalem as an independent Palestinian organization. Provides support and guidance to Palestinian women whose human rights and rights under the law have been violated. Defends women's rights as human rights and seeks to promote the development of a social, political and legal order in which human rights are well respected and women's rights are well protected.
Women's eNews - Featuring issues of importance to women.
Women's Economic Agenda Project (WEAP) - Demands economic justice for poor women and their families. WEAP assists poor women to achieve a livable wage by providing technical training, emotional support, and linkage to resources.
Women's eNews - Covering issues of particular concern to women and providing women's perspectives on public policy.
Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO) - An international advocacy network actively working to transform society to achieve a healthy and peaceful planet with social, political, economic and environmental justice for all through the empowerment of women, in all their diversity, and their equal participation with men in decision-making from grassroots to global arenas.
Women's Environmental Network (WEN) - Empowering women to make positive environmental change. Increasing awareness of women's perspectives on environmental issues.
Women's Feature Service - International women's news/features syndicate, Women's Feature Service produces crisply-written features and opinions on development from a gender perspective.
Women's History Month - Compilation of federal government resources celebrating Women's History Month, observed in March. Features exhibitions, biographies, articles and stories, lesson plans and student activities, and other material about women's history. Also learn about the current year's theme and about special events at federal government institutions. From the Library of Congress, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsonian Institution, United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, and U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
Women's Human Rights Net (WHRnet) - An international network of women's human rights organizations that seeks the effective utilization of all available information and communication technologies (ICTs) toward the advancement of women's human rights.
Women's Human Rights Resources - Quality information on women's international human rights law. Maintained by the Bora Laskin Law Library, University of Toronto, Canada.
Women's Institute - Largest women's organisation in the UK. Current campaigns range from the environment and dairy farming to excess packaging.
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - Works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all.
Women's Law Project - The Women's Law Project renews its commitment to work to abolish discrimination and injustice and to secure dignity and freedom for women. The Law Project is proud to be a unique resource for the women of Pennsylvania and a national leader in the field of women's rights.
Women's Legal History - The Robert Crown Library staff in collaboration with Professor Barbara Babcock and her students have created this website as a resource for all who are interested in the subject of women lawyers in the United States.
Women: Conversations with History - This feature is one of a series that draws on the resources of the Conversations with History Archive at the University of California at Berkeley. In these unedited interviews, distinguished women from all over the world talk about their lives and their work.
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites - A selective, annotated, highly acclaimed listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies/women's issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program.
World Association of Women Entrepreneurs/Les Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises Mondiales (FCEM) - FCEM is an international women's business organization comprised of national association of women business owners from over 35 different countries of the five continents representing corporate, academic, government, education, agriculture, commerce, manufacturing and service industries.
World Pulse Magazine - An editorial hub for the contemporary global voices and solutions of women and youth.
Worthy Wage Network - A broad-based, mobilization of teachers, providers, directors, parents, and allies of all kinds, calling for a major investment of public funds directly targeted to improving child care jobs.
KWSnet is a human-edited subject directory of the web with special attention paid to U.S. national and international news, the arts, culture, media, politics, law, science and technology. It is based in San Francisco, California. KWSnet contains over 120,000 annotated links to resources worldwide. Use Search for, located on each page, to search within this site. Use Ctrl-F to search within individual pages. A Site Index provides a complete alphabetized listing of all pages.
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