Links
The
World's Women 2000: Trends and Statistics
A statistical source-book that provides a comprehensive analysis
of how women fare worldwide in a broad range of fields including
families, health, education, work, human rights and politics.
United
Nations Resources on Gender
Provides conceptual information and practical examples to help users
learn more about effective strategies and approaches for supporting
gender equality.
Gender Training Resources
Collection
A demonstration database of Gender Training Resources.
Human Rights
Watch: Sexual Violence
Sexual violence against women happens at an alarming rate in times
of peace and during armed conflict. Women are increasinglyspeaking
out and demanding accountability for these crimes. Under international
law, governments have a duty to respond effectively to violence
against women, including rape.
Human
Rights: Domestic Violence
Men use domestic violence to diminish women’s autonomy and
sense of self-worth. States that fail to prevent and prosecute domestic
violence treat women as second-class citizens and send a clear message
that the violence against them is of no concern to the broader society.
Human Rights:
Sexual Autonomy
In many cultures, women are treated as property, not as human being
with inherent dignity and equal rights.
Human Rights Watch:
Women’s Status in the Family and Legal Status
Laws and practices governing women’s personal status —
their legal capacity and role in the family — deny women their
human rights in many countries.
Gender
and Human Development
Analyzes the progress made in reducing gender disparities in the
past few decades and offers a five-point strategy for equalizing
gender opportunities in the decade ahead.
Core
Lists in Women’s Studies
Intended to assist librarians in building women's studies collections
and serve as a guide to help teaching faculty select available course
readings.
Sex
Discrimination: A Guide to the Sex Discrimination Act
The Sex Discrimination Act protects women against harassment and
job-related discrimination.
Interagency
Gender Working Group (IGWG)
A network comprising non-governmental organizations (NGOs), the
United States Agency for International Development (USAID), cooperating
agencies (CAs), and the Bureau for Global Health (GH) of USAID.
The
Collaborative Bibliography of Women in Philosophy
A project in collaborative scholarship with a database now containing
over 16,000 records representing the work of over 5,000 women.
2002
Women of Our World
This Population Reference Bureau data sheet catalogs the status
of women in 168 countries with a focus on demography, reproductive
health, education, economic status, and political leadership.
Refugee and Internally
Displaced Women; Gender-Based Asylum Claims
Institute for Women's Policy
Research
A public policy research organization dedicated to informing and
stimulating the debate on public policy issues of critical importance
to women and their families.
Feminist Majority
Foundation
A cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive
health, and non-violence.
SEXUAL HARASSMENT:
WHAT EVERY WORKING WOMAN NEEDS TO KNOW
Contains valuable information on identifying sexual harassment,
the legal definition of the term, tips on what you can do, and a
1-800 hotline number for help and advice.
Sexual Harassment
State Hotlines
These groups and agencies deal with sexual harassment on the job
or in school settings.
International
Center for Research on Women: Poverty Reduction and Economic Rights
ICRW seeks to improve knowledge, policies, and programs to increase
women's control over productive assets, such as land and their property,
and improve their income-earning capabilities and opportunities.
Blood,
Power, and Gender in Western Cultures
Project studying issues related to blood in a variety of contexts:
scientific, social, legal, religious, and historical.
Institute for Research
on Women and Gender
Various Fields
Within Feminism
Artemis Guide to Women's
Studies Programs Throughout the U.S.-Colleges and Universities.
Feminist.com
Site with articles and speeches by women and links to organizations,
women's health information, women-owned businesses, and other "classifieds."
WWWomen.com
Directory Searchable by Keyword.
The Men's Issues
Page
Information on current and past men's movements--fatherhood etc.
Feminism and Nonviolence Studies
Association
Journal homepage.
Beyond
Nancy Drew
An annotated listing of books for girls written in the last 200
years. The books reflect the changing roles that were/are considered
proper for girls.
COMPUTERS
AND THE INTERNET:LISTENING TO GIRLS' VOICES
Computer-mediated communication via the Internet has the potential
to become a gender-neutral equalizer that can increase participation
of girls and women in the historically male field of computer technology
Iranian Feminist Journal
Black Women Against Racist
Sexual Violence
A central point of reference for key information on Black, ethnic
minority, immigrant, migrant and refugee women in Britain who have
suffered rape, racist sexual assault, or other forms of violence
and harassment, including women seeking asylum after being raped
in their country of origin.
Center for the Prevention of Sexual
and Domestic Violence
Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
Women's Equity Resource
Center
Ecofeminism movement information
and resources.
Emily's List is a political
network for pro-choice Democratic women candidates that raises early
money to make women credible contenders.
Gender and Diversities Institute
The Feminist Conspiracy
is a multi-issue feminist action group and propaganda machine dedicated
to empowering women and girls make their own individual choices.
Genderwatchers
A non-profit organization devoted to the advancement of women and
girls.
Women's Enews
A professional news service providing news about issues of importance
to women.
Feminist Women's Health Center
Information about abortion, birth control, breast cancer, menopause,
and other women's health issues.
Gender and AIDS
A collection of more than 100 articles dealing with gender and HIV/AIDS.
International Women's Health Coalition
The IWHC works to generate health and population policies, programs,
and funding that promote and protect the rights and health of girls
and women worldwide.
MUM: Museum of Menstruation and Women's
Health
Harry Finley created this site and, according to the site, an actual
physical museum as well.
National
Center on Women and Aging
Sponsored by Brandeis University's Heller School for Social Policy
and Management
National Women's Law Center
Organization whose mission is to protect and advance the progress
of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect
of their lives.
Society for the Advancement
of Women's Health Research
Includes useful information about issues in women's health care
and well-organized statistics and links to related sites.
The State of World
Population 2000
This annual report of the United Nations Population Fund documents
extensive gender inequality and discrimination against women and
girls and discusses the effects of this discrimination on individuals
and societies.
Women of Color Web
Valuable web site sponsored by the Harvard Global Reproductive Health
Forum to explore the intersection of gender and 'race' on topics
such as feminism, sexuality, and reproductive health and rights.
Women's Health (BBC
Online)
Site that deals with women's health issues from a British perspective.
Part of the larger British Broadcasting Corporation site.
Women-
and Gender-Related E-mail Lists
A frequently-updated listing and description of more than 600 e-mail
lists that focus on women- or gender-related issues.
African
American Women: On-line Archival Collections
Scanned images of manuscript pages and full text of the writings
of African American women.
African Women's Media Center
Site offers resources and tools that African women journalists need
to compete equally with their male colleagues, including networking
opportunities, information about fellowships and training programs,
courage in journalism awards, and annotated links to related resources.
Association of African Women
Scholars
Organization devoted to promoting excellence in scholarship, networking,
& activism.
Bibliographic
References for Multicultural Perspectives on Domestic Violence in
the U.S.
Extensive bibliography of print resources dealing with multicultural
domestic violence.
International
Gender Studies Resources
This valuable website from Berkeley's Institute for International
Studies offers research and teaching materials meant to facilitate
the integration of Women's and Gender Studies into International
Area Studies.
Internet
Women's History Sourcebook
Resource for online material on women's history, beginning in prehistoric
times and working its way, area by area and issue by issue, to modern
times.
DVSAC
The Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Coalition serves the victims
of domestic violence and sexual assault in western Nevada County.
Muslim Women's Homepage
Huma Ahmad's site offers extensive links to information about the
true stance Islam takes on gender issues and the role of women.
Gender,
Sex and the Web
Australian sociologist Marj Kibby'scollection of links to online
articles, most focusing on gender and computer-mediated communication.
Sexuality
and Cyberspace
Issue #17 of the journal Women and Performance is devoted to the
topic Sexuality and Cyberspace.
WHOA: Working to Halt Online
Abuse
This site provides information about the WHOA e-mail list, safe
sites, resources for site administrators, and strategies individuals
can use to combat online abuse.
Changing
Faces of Feminist Thoughts
Students in a course on Systems of Human Inquiry at the University
of Texas constructed a web site dealing with what they consider
the four major themes of feminist methodology.
Jo Freeman's Web Site
Feminist scholar and author Jo Freeman has put online the extensive
collection of articles she has written over the years, organized
by topic.
The Gender Gap
Gender Gap currently provides useful statistics and other information
about the gender gap in government and the state of women in the
50 U.S. states and in the military.
Out
of the Cave: Exploring Gray's Anatomy
Essays by Kathleen Trigiani that examine John Gray's Men Are From
Mars, Women Are From Venus and propose alternatives.
Statistics
about Women: Press Releases
US Census Bureau press releases offering statistics about women
in the United States.
Women and Talent
Site offers resources for gifted and talented women.
Women:
The Shadow Story of the Millennium
A special multi-media issue of The New York Times featuring interviews,
articles, columns, graphics, photos, forums, and more concerning
women's lives in the past, present, and future.
Women
Working with Media for Development and Democracy
Part of the Devmedia site, which focuses on participatory and community
uses of media.
Women's Policy, Inc.
This web site provides information about current issues in the United
States Congress that affect women.
The
X-Files
An ongoing series of articles from The American Prospect on issues
affecting women.
ROCKRGRL Magazine
The online version of the magazine of the same name. This site is
for and about women in the music business with a focus on rock music.
The International
Alliance for Women in Music
A site that seeks to answer the questions, "Who are/were the
women composers and how do we find their music?"
Guerrilla Girls
The Guerrilla Girls are a group of women artists and arts professionals
who make posters about discrimination.
FWCW
Platform for Action
Women and the Media
Just Smile and Act Nice
What women are taught to do.
Hissyfit
Wide variety of media commentary, from boy bands to skinny chicks.
Body
Icon
Student project on culture's impact.
Feminist Majority
News and events from a different perspective.
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