Women's Studies Links

• Women's Studies Programs, Departments, & Research Centers
• Graduate Programs in Women's Studies
  Links to Women's and Gender Studies programs in the US and abroad
• University LGBT Programs
  Information and links to Lesbian, Gay Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies in the US and Canada
• Association of College and Research Libraries: Women's Studies Section
• National Women’s Studies Association
  P provides a guide to graduate work in Women and Gender Studies, a journal link as well as information on their annual conference.
• Metro State Institute for Women’s Studies and Services
  Provides scholarship information for women’s/feminist/lesbian studies for students.
• Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  Provides information on research documents regarding women’s issues such as: health care, economic security, and childcare.
• University of Maryland (Joan Korenman)
  Provides information on Women’s Studies programs (approximately 700 links). Gives information and sources about women’s issues that range from activism, health, and sexuality to multidisciplinary sites, information on women of color and science and technology.
• International Center for Research on Women
  A non-profit organization that focuses on women in developing countries focusing on reproductive health, HIV/AIDS, poverty and social change..
• Nation Council for Research on Women
  Provides a list of organizations that offer internships that focus on women and girls as well as permanent job opportunities and fellowships.
• Washington Area Women’s Foundation
  Aa non-profit organization that fosters philanthropy to improve the lives of women and girls in the Washington metropolitan area.
• Charlotte Perkins Gillman Society
  An organization that fosters the formal presentation of ideas about Gilman and her work Gilman’s work focused on women and work, domination, and capitalist patriarchy among others. The organization lists articles, publications, calls for papers, and reviews.

 

Careers

• Feminist Majority
  Job listings, internship directory, position-wanted forms for resume posting, and a listing of job banks on the Internet
• Women In Sports Careers Foundation

 

Internet Resources

• Feminist Internet Gateway
  Comprehensive list of links to feminist sites on the web. Easy to use format. Strongly recommended as an entry point for research on the web

 

General

• National Organization for Women
  Includes information about organization, press releases, action alerts, and information on a variety of topics
• Feminist Majority Foundation
  Provides news and events updates, tools for feminist activists, an internet gateway, and feminist research center
• Feminist.com
  Provides links to various women's sites, classifieds, articles and speeches, weekly news updates, a women's health update, and a women owned business section
• Feminist Activist Resources on the Net
  Guide toward connecting feminist activists to resources on the net. Provides links to a small number of important sites on a range of topics
• VisionsinFeminism.org
• Women's Wire includes daily news, advice, and other information pertinent to today's women

 

Body Image

• About-Face
  San Francisco group that combats negative and distorted images of women. Contains booklists, links, information about body image, and other resources

 

Education

• American Association of University Women
  Provides information on education and equity issues for women and girls. Also contains information on AAUW fellowships, grants, and awards

 

Global Feminism

• WomenWatch
  Joint initiative of DAW, UNIFEM, and INSTRAW. Serves as a gateway to UN information and data on women world wide and provides a growing forum on global women's issues
• Sisterhood is Global
  Includes action alerts for urgent human rights issues, information on SIGI's Human Rights Education Program, upcoming events, and SIGI's newsletter

 

Lesbian Resources

• American University's GLBTA Resource Center
• Lesbian.org
  Contains links to lesbian mailing lists and internet sites

 

Politics

• Institute for Women's Policy Research
• Center for the American Woman and Politics
  Provides information on women in politics including the gender gap and current and former women officeholders
• EMILY's List
  Helps to elect pro-choice women Democratic candidates

 

Reproductive Rights/Health

• Center for Research on Women's Health
• National Abortion Federation
  Provides general information on abortion, including factsheets and news updates. In addition, it contains press releases, resources for women considering abortion, information about its toll-free hotline, and legal and medical resources for providers
• Planned Parenthood
  Information on all aspects of sexual and reproductive health, including contraception/birth control, family planning services, pregnancy, STD's, sexuality education, and abortion
• National Women's Health Information Center
  From the office of Women's Health of the U.S. Department of Health; information on a variety of health issues; includes news updates, events, and statistics
• National Institutes of Health
• Medscape
  Daily news and feature updates on health
• Center for Disease Control and Prevention

 

Science

• Association for Women in Science
  Provides information about the organization, contact information for local chapters, and details on scholarships and mentoring programs

 

Violence Against Women

• Sexual Assault Information Page
  Provides information about acquaintance rape, child sexual abuse, incest, rape, ritual abuse, sexual assault, and sexual harassment
• Sexual Harassment Internet Resources
  List of internet resources on sexual harassment
• Violence Against Women Office
  Contains information on the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and related laws and regulations, statistics, online resources, state by state hotline listings, and a link to the Nation Advisory Council on Violence Against Women

 

Women of Color

• Chicano Feminism
  Includes news updates, interviews with prominent Chicana women, and a Latina/o Health section
• Asian American Feminism
  Provides a bibliography of important Asian American feminist texts and links to other websites
• Women of Color Resources
  Provides links to resources on African American women and African American Feminist studies
• Native American Women on the WWW
  Provides a list of web resources on Native American women