Women's
Resources on the Internet
| About-Face
(About-Face is a SanFrancisco-based non-profit group that promotes
media literacy and "combats negative and distorted images
of women in the media.) |
National
Council for Research on Women (The National Council for
Research on Women's website includes resources and information
related to research conducted by women and research that affects
and/or focuses on women and girls.) |
| American
Association of University Women (The
AAUM site focuses on promoting "education and equity for
women and girls," and contains numerous links, including
links to fellowships & grants, community programs, and issue
advocacy.) |
The
National Council of Women's Organizations (Maintained by
the National Council of Women's Organizations, this site contains
information
about NCWO member organizations, news & issues related to
women, career opportunities, and much more.) |
| American
Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women’s
History (Maintained
by the Library of Congress, this site contains primary and secondary
historical documents related to the history of women in the
United States.) |
National
Museum of Women in the Arts (This is the official site for
the National Museum of Women in the Arts, in Washington, D.C.) |
| Association
of Women Professionals
(The Association of Women Professionals is a women's organization
dedicated to assisting women in expanding their networks, finding
opportunities, and developing their skills.) |
National
Organization for Women (Maintained
by N.O.W., this site focuses on issues that affect women. It
includes listings of job opportunities, conferences, and internships.) |
| Best
of the Web-Gay, Lesbian & Bisexual (The site provides links
to websites that "can provide guidance and support,"
as well as information for lesbian, gay, bisexual communities
and their allies.) |
National
Pan-Hellenic Council (This is the site for National Pan-Hellenic
Council, Incorporated (NPHC), which is currently composed of
nine (9) International Greek letter Sororities and Fraternities.) |
| Black
American Feminisms (Compiled by Sherri L. Barnes, University
of California, Santa Barbara Libraries, this site contains a
multidisciplinary bibliography of black American feminist writings.
The website was made possible by a grant from the Librarians
Association of the University of California.) |
National
Women's History Project (The
NWHP site provides a clearinghouse of information about women's
history, events, conferences, teaching ideas, and resources.) |
| Center
for Women & Information Technology (CWIT was established
at the University of Maryland Baltimore County in order to promote
women's "full participation in all aspects of information
technology.") |
National
Women's Studies Association (Maintained
by the NWSA, this site contains a wealth of information, including
news & issues related to women, Women's Studies related
conferences, scholarships & fellowships for students, and
career opportunities.) |
| Chicago
Area Women's and Gender Studies (CAWGS
is a "consortium of academic programs and departments focusing
on women and gender in the Chicago area.") |
NOMAS
(This is the site for the National Organization for Men Against
Sexism, whose tenets are "pro-feminist, gay-affirmative,
anti-racist, and enhancing men's lives.") |
| Distinguished
Women of Past & Present (Organized and maintained by Danat
Bois, this site provides links to biographies of important women
throughout history.) |
Signs
(This is the site for Signs, one of the leading international
journals in women's studies, published by the University of
Chicago Press.) |
| Documents
from the Women's Liberation Movement (An online archival
collection from the Special Collections Library at Duke University,
this site contains archival materials that document various
aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the U.S., especially
from the late 1960s-early 1970s.) |
Society
for Women Engineers (SWE is a "not-for-profit educational
and service organization that establishes engineering as a highly
desirable career aspiration for women, and empowers women to
succeed and advance in those aspirations.") |
| The
Feminist Majority (Maintained by
the Feminist Majority Foundation, this site contains information
for feminists, including feminist news, activist projects, and
a "Feminist Career Center.") |
Statistical
Resources on Women and Gender (This site is maintained by
the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian.
The site contains many links to statistical resources on women
and gender.) |
| Feminist
Majority Foundation Zine Rack (Maintained by the Feminist
Majority Foundation, this page contains links to a variety of
feminist zines and other publications.) |
UNIFEM
(This is the site for the United Nations Development Fund for
Women. The site provides news and information related to women's
issues, including health, economic, and human rights issues.) |
| Feminist
Periodicals-A Current Listing of Contents (This
is the site for Feminist Periodicals, which "reprints
on a quarterly basis the table of contents pages of over 150
magazines and journals, from academic journals to special interest
periodicals on women of color, art, law, health care, lesbian
issues, and women around the world. Feminist Periodicals
is published by the University of Wisconsin System's Women's
Studies Librarian's Office.) |
U.S.
Department of Labor Women's Bureau (Maintained by the U.S.
Department of Labor, this site contains information that relates
to women and the labor market, including statistics and information
related to working conditions for women.) |
| The
Feminist Press (This is the site for the Feminist Press
at the City University of New York, which has been publishing
texts by and about women for over 35 years.) |
WEDO
(This is the site for the Women's Environment & Development
Organization, and international organization that "advocates
for women's equality in global policy.") |
| Gender
Stats (Maintained by The World Bank Group, this site provides
a database of statistics and indicators related to gender. Data
can be searched by theme or region.) |
Women's
Institute for Freedom of the Press (WIFP is "a nonprofit,
tax-exempt research, education and publishing organization.) |
| Genders
(This is the site for Genders Journal, a journal of
"essays about gender and sexuality in relation to social,
political, artistic and economic concerns," published by
the University of Colorado-Boulder.) |
The
Women's Museum (This is the website for the Women's Museum
in Houston, TX, an affiliate of the Smithsonian. You can view
select images of the museum's permanent collection, as well
as current and past exhibits. The site also includes links to
sites that focus on women's role in history.) |
| Gifts
of Speech (This site is maintained by Sweet Briar college.
It contains a collection of texts of speeches by women. Speeches
are searchable by last name or year. Browsing is also possible.)
|
Women
& Social Movements in the U.S.,1600-2000 (This
site is maintained by the State University of New York at Binghamton,
and is funded by the NEH. It is organized around a collection
of primary documents. The site also provides teacher's notes
and links to resources. ) |
| GirlSpeak
(GirlSpeak is an online literary and visual arts magazine that
displays art by girls/women ages 12-22.) |
Women's
Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers (Compiled
by Joan Korenman, University of Maryland- Baltimore County.
Includes undergraduate & graduate program listings.) |
| Grrrl
Zine Network (This site contains links to zines, information
about creating a zine, and other information related to zine
publications.) |
Women
Watch (Maintained by the UN, this is the site of WomenWatch,
the "central gateway to information and resources on the
promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout
the UN system.") |
| HRW-Women's
Rights Division (This is the site for the Women's Rights
Division of Human Rights Watch, an independent NGO.) |
Women
Working, 1800-1930 (Offered by Harvard University's Open
Collections Program, Women Working, 1800-1930 "provides
access to digitized historical, manuscript, and image resources
selected from Harvard University's library and museum collections.) |
Illinois
Department of Employment Security (IDES) 2006 Annual Report
of The Illinois Workforce: Identifying Progress of Women and
Minorities |
World
Bank-Gender & Development (This is the website for the Gender
& Development section of the World Bank.) |
| MFS
(This is the site for MFS,
an interdisciplinary journal published and edited by graduate
students at the University of Michigan.) |
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| Ms.
Magazine On-Line |
Younger
Women's Task Force (YWTF is a project of the National Council
of Women's Organizations that focuses on issues that are important
to younger women.) |
MEN'S
STUDIES PROGRAM