About-Face

http://www.about-face.org

"...promotes positive self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach and activism."

Academic Info & Women's Studies Organizations

http://www.academicinfo.net/womenorg.html

http://www.academicinfo.net/women.html

Starting point for many of the listings in this file (but annotations are mostly taken from the sites themselves, and there are many other sources in my file, as well)

Alberta Women’s Science Network

http://www.awsn.com

Good links to women in science web sites

American Association of University Women

http://www.aauw.org

Promoting education and equity for women and girls

Andrea Dworkin Online Library

http://www.nostatusquo.com/ACLU/dworkin/index.html

Radical feminist Andrea Dworkin’s essays

Association for Computing Machinery Committee on Women in Computing

http://www.acm.org/women

“The mission of ACM-W is to engage in activities and projects that aim to improve the working and learning environments for women in computing.”

Association for Middle East Women's Studies (AMEWS)

http://www.amews.org/pedagogy.htm

“The Association for Middle East Women's Studies is a private, non-profit, non-political, international organization of scholars and other persons interested in the study of women in the Middle East.”

Association for Women in Computing (AWC)

http://www.awc-hq.org

“The Association for Women in Computing is a non-profit professional organization for women and men who have an interest in information and technology. The Association is dedicated to the advancement of women in the technology fields.”

Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)

http://www.awm-math.org

• “Education Resources - Here we've compiled a list of resources for students and their teachers.
• Career Resources - Whether you're just considering a career in the mathematical sciences or already fifty years into it, you should find useful information here — including articles and links to more resources for women in math.
• Biographies of Women in Mathematics - Here we've compiled individual biographies (mostly for AWM's own site) as well as links to other sources for biographies of women in the mathematical sciences and science in general.
• AWM Discussion Forum - Join our online discussion forum to discuss any issues related to women and girls in the mathematical sciences.
• Online Advertisements - Look here for employment and other opportunities.”

Association for Women in Science (AWIS)

http://www.awis.org

“AWIS is dedicated to achieving equity and full participation for women in science, mathematics, engineering and technology.”

Association of College and Research Libraries Women's Studies Section

http://www.ala.org/Content/NavigationMenu/ACRL/About_ACRL/Seciongs/Womens_Studies/WSS.htm

“The Women’s Studies Section (WSS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries was formed to discuss, promote, and support women’s studies collections and services in academic and research libraries.”

Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women

http://www.criaw-icref.ca/index-e.htm

“The Canadian Research Institute for the Advancement of Women is a national, not-for-profit organization committed to advancing women’s equality through research. Founded in 1976, CRIAW is a bilingual, membership-based organization which bridges the gap between the community and academe, and between research and action.”

CDC - Division of Reproduction Health
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/index.htm

Reproductive Health Information Source

A Celebration of Women Writers

http://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/

“All too often, works by women, and resources about women writers, are hard to find. We attempt to provide easy access to available on-line information. The Celebration provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women. (See What's New! for the most recent authors and books added to the listing.)

We are also actively involved in extending those resources. A major focus of the Celebration is the development of on-line editions of older, often rare, out-of-copyright works. We choose works from a range of areas to indicate the variety of interests of women writers. (See "What's Local!" By Author or By Category for a listing of books and biographical information made available on-line by the Celebration of Women Writers.)”

Center for Reproductive Law and Policy (English, Spanish or French)
"Priority Issues" include: Human Rights; World Laws; Abortion; Contraception; Adolescents; FC/FGM.”

Center for Young Women’s Health – Children’s Hospital, Boston

http://www.youngwomenshealth.org

Health Information for Teens

Computing Research Association - Committee on the Status of Women in Computing

http://www.cra/Activities/craw

“The goal of the CRA Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W) is to take positive action to increase the number of women participating in Computer Science and Engineering (CSE) research and education at all levels.”

Count Me In for Women's Economic Independence

http://www.count-me-in.org

“Count Me In champions the cause for women’s economic independence by providing access to business loans, consultation and education. The first online microlender, Count Me In uses a unique women friendly credit scoring system to make loans of $500-$10,000 available to women across the United States who have nowhere to turn for that all-important first business loan. The organization provides access to networks that expand contacts, markets, skills and confidence.”

Documents from the Women’s Liberation Movement: An Online Archival Collection

http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm/

“The materials in this on-line archival collection document various aspects of the Women's Liberation Movement in the United States, and focus specifically on the radical origins of this movement during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Items range from radical theoretical writings to humourous plays to the minutes of an actual grassroots group.”

Categories: General and Theoretical; Medical and Reproductive Rights; Music; Organizations and Activism; Sexuality and Lesbian Feminism; Socialist Feminism;

Women of Color; Women's Work and Roles

Early Modern Women Database

http://www.lib.umd.edu/ETC/LOCAL/emw/emw.php3

“The Early Modern Women Database provides links to Web resources useful for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas. It focuses on the period from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800 and includes links to Web sites about the Medieval period and 19th Century as well. Resources have been selected for their scholarly value by librarians on the Arts and Humanities Team of the University of Maryland Libraries. Materials range from bibliographic databases to full-text resources, images, and sound recordings. Most of the resources linked here are free. Some require a license for access. “

Feminism/Women’s Studies Internet Resources

http://library.scsu.ctstateu.edu/womenbib.html

Includes:

Feminism/Women's Studies Resources -- General; Art; Bibliography; Business; Conferences; Education; Electronic Forums/Listservs; Feminist Activist Resources;

Feminist Theory; Film; Funding; Gender Studies; Health; History; International and Global Resources; Journals, Magazines, Newsletters; Law; Leadership; Lesbian Resources; Literature; Military; Music; Organizations; Politics; Religion;

Science and Technology; Sports; Teaching Resources; Women's Studies Programs

Feminist Internet Gateway

http://www.feminist.org/gateway/master2.html

General Women's Issues
Global Feminism
Violence Against Women

Clinic Violence

Women and Work

Affirmative Action

Women and Girls in Sports
Women in Politics
Women's Health

Abortion Rights

Women's Studies and Centers

Feminist Majority Foundation

http://www.feminist.org

“The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women’s equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially and politically. Our organization believes that feminists – both women and men, girls and boys – are the majority, but this majority must be empowered.”

Feminist Studies Collections

http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/ssrg/kkerns/feminist.html

EXCELLENT collection of links! Women and history, women writers, women and work, women of color & women worldwide, women in society, violence against women.

Feminist Theory and Feminist Jurisprudence on the WWW

http://lark.cc.ukans.edu/~akdclass/femlit/femjur.html

Several pages of links. Hasn’t been updated since 1999.

Franco-American Women's Institute (FAWI)

http://www.fawi.net

“The Franco-American Women's Institute is an organization in Maine, a group of women who gather together for the specific purpose of promoting ethnic women's voices. The Franco-American Women's Institute is also an archival place or a recording place. The women come together as Franco-American women--Québécois, Acadian, Métis, Mixed Blood, French Canadian, 'Cajun, Creole and Huguenot--in a way which encourages them to be voiced while collecting a record of their and their maman's existence. Daughters, mamans, and mémères.”

Friends of Tibetan Women's Association

http://www.fotwa.org/about.html

“Friends of Tibetan Women's Association (FOTWA) is a nonprofit educational organization. Our mission is to aid Tibetans living in exile and to expand worldwide awareness of the refugee experience.”

Gender & Diversity Institute

http://www.edc.org/GDI/about.htm

“The Gender and Diversitites Institute focuses on developing gender-healthy education and schools; technology and gender; the elimination of all forms of gendered violence; improving economic self-sufficiency for both women and men; and developing a deeper understanding of the multiple ways to define femininity and masculinity.”

International Federation for Research in Women's History

http://www.historians.ie/women/about%20the%20%20ifrwh.htm

“The Aim of IFRWH/FIRHF is to encourage and coordinate research in all aspects of women's history at the international level, by promoting exchange of information and publication and by arranging and assisting in arranging large-scale international conferences as well as more restricted and specialized meetings. National Committees serve as liaison between communities of researchers and the Federation.”

International Women's Health Coalition (IWHC)
"...IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs, and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls and women worldwide, particularly in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and countries in post-socialist transition."

Institute for Electronical and Electronics Engineers - Women in Engineering Committee

http://www.ieee.org

“Gather and disseminate information regarding the status of women and initiatives for, by and on behalf of women in engineering and science.

Enable mentoring and education programs within IEEE and make available information regarding gender related educational issues which may improve the entry into, and the retention of women in engineering programs.

Increase the participation of women within IEEE.

Address ways to improve the climate for women in IEEE and the workplace.”

Has a WONDERFUL virtual museum on “Powering the Electrical Revolution: Women and Technology” at

http://www.ieee-virtual-museum.org/exhibit/exhibit.php?id=159251&lid=1

Institute for Women and Technology

http://www.iwt.org/whatwedo.html

“The Institute accomplishes its mission through four specific programs: The Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Conference, The Systers online community, The Senior Women's Summit, and the Virtual Development Center. The Institute also partners in important initiatives that enhance its mission and support its constituencies. Each program and initiative address's the IWT mission in a unique way and focuses on specific communities within its constituency.”

Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)

http://www.iwpr.org/

“The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR) is a public policy research organization dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical 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 and safety, and women's civic and political participation.”

International Center for Research on Women
http://www.icrw.org/

Killing us softly video study guide
http://www.mediaed.org/videos/MediaGenderAndDiversity/KillingUsSoftly3/studyguide/html

National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women

http://pages.towson.edu/ncctrw/aboutus/default.htm

“The National Center for Curriculum Transformation Resources on Women (NCCTRW) at Towson University was established in 1993 to foster curricular change and the dissemination of scholarship focused on women and other forms of diversity. The National Center is the curricular arm of a two-part effort that includes the Institute for Teaching and Research on Women (ITROW) as the research arm. Through their combined activities the Institute and the National Center enhance the institutional goals of diversity and inclusiveness as faculty, students and staff are prepared for participation in the pluralistic society and multicultural world in which we live.”

National Coalition for Girls and Women in Education

http://www.ncwge.org/

“NCWGE is a nonprofit organization of more than 50 organizations dedicated to improving educational opportunities for girls and women. Our mission is to provide leadership in and advocate for the development of national education policies that benefit all women and girls. This site provides information on our coalition; current activities; updates on relevant federal education legislation; useful resources; and NCWGE publications.”

National Council for Research on Women

http://www.ncrw.org/index.htm

"...is 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 Academy of Engineering - Committee for Women in Engineering

Celebration of women in engineering

http://www.nae.edu/nae/cwe/cwemain.nsf/weblinks/DWRR-4XFR8W?OpenDocument

Gallery of Women Engineers The Gallery of Women Engineers on the Engineer Girl website features women who have achieved success in many different engineering careers. EngineerGirl Education The EngineerGirl education section hosts a large collection of resources and links on engineering including professional organizations, student competitions, and an engineering quiz. Frequently Asked Questions This EngineerGirl page briefly answers several frequently asked questions about engineering careers by providing information on education, salaries, typical hours, and work environment.

National Museum of Women in the Arts

http://www.nmwa.org/

Works by women artists from around the world are available to view online.

National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org/

National Research Council - Committee on Women in Science and Engineering

http://www4.nationalacademies.org/osep/cwse.nsf

“The committee collects and disseminates information on the education and employment of women scientists and engineers, and recommends ways to enhance women's advancement.”

National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC) http://www.fda.gov/womens/programs.html

Just what it says

National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)

http://www.nwsa.org/

We recently joined this organization, which includes 12 NJ colleges -13 now! J

We will pass on information when it arrives.

North American Menopause Society http://www.menopause.org/

“the leading scientific nonprofit organization devoted to promoting women's health during midlife and beyond through an understanding of menopause. This site contains information on perimenopause, early menopause, menopause symptoms and long-term health effects of estrogen loss, and a wide variety of therapies to enhance health.”

The Quest for Equality

http://www2.worldbook.com/students/feature_index.asp

World Book articles about the quest for women’s rights. Quizzes and links, too

Reproductive Health & Rights Center

http://www.choice.org/

“The CARAL Pro-Choice Education Fund was founded in 1987. The mission of the Education Fund is to provide people from all walks of life the tools they need to participate more fully in the democratic process that affects their reproductive choices, from contraception to sexuality education to abortion to healthy birth. Through public forums, skills and leadership training, issue analysis, media, and computer communication, we promote an inclusive understanding of choice that reflects the agenda and concerns of all women including young women, poor women and women of color.”

Rutgers - Center for the American Woman and Politics http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/

“CAWP's major program areas include:
• Information Services: CAWP provides up-to-the-minute information and analysis on the developing women's political movement. The Center's National Information Bank on Women in Public Office, with its growing database on current and past women officeholders and candidates, offers timely and accurate summary information, specific demographic and political data on individual officeholders, and a picture of the trends and context in which women's political history is being made.
Much of this information is available online in our fact sheet area.
• Program for Women Public Officials: CAWP regularly convenes national forums for women serving in state legislatures and hosts other conferences and programs for women officeholders that provide vital information, motivation, and networking contacts. CAWP works to increase the impact of women in politics and to make political women's leadership more effective. Among CAWP's programs are:
• Educational Programs: CAWP's NEW Leadership program offers education programs designed to prepare young women for public leadership. Component projects include unique national, regional, and state-based leadership programs, curriculum development, programs to connect community service with public policy education, and consulting services to colleges and universities across the country.
As a resource for faculty who already teach or would like to develop new women and politics courses, CAWP has an online collection of syllabi for courses on women and politics and feminist theory.
• Research: CAWP's research — focusing most often on women in public office — addresses emerging issues and questions about the status and impact of political women. Through careful scholarly investigation, CAWP's studies have shown that women bring new issues to the public agenda and open up government to fresh ideas and different voices. A list of related CAWP publications and ordering information is available in our publications area.For studies available online, visit our research area.”

Social Science Information Gateway – Women’s Studies

http://www.sosig.ac.uk/womens_studies/

Links to articles, databases, journals, websites, etc. on women’s issues

Society for Women in Engineering (SWE)

has comprehensive Engineering and Technical Women’s Web Sites links at http://www.societyofwomenengineers.org/swe/others.aspx

Stalking Resource Center

http://www.ncvc.org/src

National Center for Victims of Crime

“The Stalking Resource Center is a program of the National Center for Victims of Crime. Launched in July 2000, with initial funding from the Violence Against Women Office of the U.S. Department of Justice, our dual mission is to raise national awareness of stalking and to encourage the development and implementation of multidisciplinary responses to stalking in local communities across the country.”

Third Wave Foundation

http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/

“The Third Wave Foundation helps support the leadership of young women 15 to 30 by providing resources, public education, and relationship building opportunities.”

[UK] Women's History Network
"...was founded in Britain in June 1991 by a group of researchers, teachers and academics. Since then it has grown rapidly, and it is now an important national association for all those concerned with promoting women's history and encouraging women interested in history."

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) http://www.unifem.org/index.php?f_page_pid=2

“UNIFEM is the women's fund at the United Nations. It provides financial and technical assistance to innovative programmes and strategies that promote women's human rights, political participation and economic security. Within the UN system, UNIFEM promotes gender equality and links women's issues and concerns to national, regional and global agendas by fostering collaboration and providing technical expertise on gender mainstreaming and women's empowerment strategies.”

The UN Working for Women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/un/index.html

UN Division for the Advancement of Women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/

“Division promotes women as equal participants and beneficiaries of sustainable development, peace and security, governance and human rights. As part of its mandate, it strives to stimulate the mainstreaming of gender perspectives both within and outside the United Nations system.”

Commission on the Status of Women http://www.un.org/womenwatch/daw/csw/

“The object of the Commission is to promote implementation of the principle that men and women shall have equal rights. The Commission's mandate was expanded in 1987 by the Council in its resolution 1987/22. Following the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women, the General Assembly mandated the Commission to integrate into its programme a follow-up process to the Conference, regularly reviewing the critical areas of concern in the Platform for Action and to develop its catalytic role in mainstreaming a gender perspective in United Nations activities.”

Women of the World http://www.un.org/womenwatch/world/index.html

University of Maryland, Baltimore County - Center for Women & Information Technology http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/
"The Center's mission is to encourage more women and girls to become involved with information technology, both as knowledgeable users and as professionals in the field. The Center's web site includes resources that further the mission. They include what is perhaps the most extensive online collection of news articles concerning women and IT; a large bibliography of books about women and
information technology that includes links to reviews, interviews, web sites, etc.; links to women-related web sites focusing on Science/Technology, on Cyberculture/Internet Information, and on resources for girls; information about women-related email lists in Science/Technology; announcements of conferences, and calls for papers; recordings of Speakers Series talks about women and IT; a
vast collection of web-based syllabi for women- and gender-related courses, including courses focusing on women and science/technology, and more."

University of Washington - Center for Women and Democracy http://depts.washington.edu/cwd/home2.shtml
"...works to support, stimulate and foster women's effective participation and leadership in local, national and global affairs. A non-partisan organization, the Center offers vital programming and resources that enable women to advance their own public agendas."

University of Washington - Northwest Center for Research on Women

V-Day http://www.vday.org/
"Inspired by Playwright Eve Ensler's play 'The Vagina Monologues,' V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations."
Sections include: News; Action.

U.S. Department of Defense

http://www.dtic.mil/domesticviolence/

The DefenseTask Force on domestic violence in the military “will recommend changes to the current DoD Family Advocacy Program that will:

Focus on preventing domestic violence in the military.

Make DoD policies, practices and programs more consistent and effective in providing victim safety, offender, and program accountability.

Provide military leaders with better tools for preventing and intervening with domestic violence.

Improve reporting coordination, and communication between DoD and the civilian community.”

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Office of Women's Health http://www.fda.gov/womens/programs.html

“OWH has an almost unlimited number of women's health issues in which to engage. Since its creation, OWH has established itself as an effective voice for women's health concerns.”

U.S. Department of Labor

Women's Bureau http://www.dol.gov/wb/

“To promote profitable employment opportunities for women, to empower them by enhancing their skills and improving their working conditions, and to provide employers with more alternatives to meet their labor needs.”

U.S. Department of Justice

Office of Justice Programs

Violence Against Women Office http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/vawo/about.htm

“Since its inception in 1995, the Violence Against Women Office, now the Office on Violence Against Women (the Office) has handled the Department’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against women, coordinated Departmental efforts, provided national and international leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about the federal government’s role in addressing violence against women, and responded to requests for information regarding violence against women.”

U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce http://www.thewomenschamber.com/html/who_we_are.html
Not a government agency
"This nonprofit membership organization is dedicated to developing leadership roles, accelerating economic development and providing a community voice for women."

Voice of the Shuttle – Website for Humanities Research

http://vos.ucsb.edu

Gender Studies category includes: General Resources, Women’s Studies and Feminist Theory, Gay, Lesbian and Queer Studies, Men’s Movements and Men’s Studies, Cybergender and Tech Gender. LOTS of links.

V-Day
"Inspired by Playwright Eve Ensler's play 'The Vagina Monologues,' V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls that promotes creative events to increase awareness, raise money, and revitalize the spirit of existing anti-violence organizations."
Sections include: News ; Action.

Wellesley College - Wellesley Centers for Women

“The Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW) unites the Center for Research on Women and the Stone Center for Developmental Services and Studies in an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in research, training, analysis and action.

Our work is dedicated to looking at the world through the eyes of women--because a world that is better for women is better for everyone. We believe that only by thoroughly investigating the what, why, and how of a problem can you begin to create a lasting solution.”

Women and Work

http://www.uml.edu/centers/women-work/

The Center for Women and Work (CWW) at the University of Massachusetts Lowell is an interdisciplinary center dedicated to exploring the gendered conditions of work, challenging inequities, and thereby enhancing well-being and economic opportunities for all women.

100 Great 20th Century Works of Fiction by Women - (http://www.feminista.com/v2n3/100.html)
“Following the Modern Library's list of the top 100 20th century English-language novels, feminista! (http://www.feminista.com) created their own listing of 100 Great 20th Century English-language Works of Fiction by Women and have listed them nicely in this section of their homepage. Each book title is directly linked to Amazon.com so that you can order the book from the web.”

Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics - (http://www.physics.ucla.edu/~cwp/intro.html)
In an effort to make better known the contributions of women physicists, this page from the UCLA physics department makes available a "documented archive of information about 20th century women who have made original and important contributions to physics before 1976". This page also contains a search engine to search for specific physicists by name or specific field of physics.

The National Women's Hall of Fame - (http://www.greatwomen.org)
The National Women's Hall of Fame is a non-profit organization celebrating the achievements of American women. This website allows the visitor to explore the biographies of The Hall's inductees, learn more about the contribution of women to America, make nominations, become members, and browse books by and about the women of the The Hall.

Women in Aviation Resource Center

Women's Studies Programs, and Campus Women's Centers in the US
Compiled and maintained by Gerri Gribi

Women's Studies Programs & Research Centers
"...links to more than 600 women's studies (including "gender studies") programs, departments, and research centers around the world that have web sites."
From Joan Korenman's Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites

Women’s Studies Programs, Departments, Research Centers, Archives and Libraries
www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/progs.htm

Women Work

http://www.womenwork.org/

“A national, nonprofit organization rooted in the Displaced Homemakers Movement, Women Work! is dedicated to empowering women from diverse backgrounds and helping them achieve economic self-sufficiency through job readiness, education, training and employment.

For more than 20 years, Women Work! has served as a vital link between programs, agencies and educational institutions nationwide that provide education, job training and support services to millions of America's displaced homemakers, single parents and other women in transition.”

Worldwide Organization for Women’s Studies
www.fss.uu.nl/wows/what/whatis.html