WEB RESOURCES FOR WOMEN
Buley Library's Feminism/Women's Studies Internet Resources
This vast collection of links culled by SCSU Librarians features web sites dedicated
to women and art, bibliography, business, conferences, education, electronic forums,
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, and Women's Studies
programs.
The Feminist Majority Foundation's Campus Leadership Program
Designed specifically to promote leadership among young feminists, the Choices Campus
Community uses cutting-edge technology to connect feminist student leaders, supportive
faculty and community members throughout the US and the world. Using chatrooms, bulletin
boards and other interactive tools, feminist activists have access to free Online
Organizing Workshops hosted by FMF's professional organizers, FMF's acclaimed Study
& Action Manual, and a wide range of other activist resources.
Feminist Majority Foundation
Excellent resource of links to women's organizations, news, events, jobs, and more.
National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
NWSA supports and promotes feminist/womanist teaching, learning, research, and professional
and community service at the pre-K through post-secondary levels and serves as a locus
of information about the inter-disciplinary field of Women's Studies for those outside
the profession.
feminist.com
Excellent resource of links to women-owned businesses, women's health issues, activism,
and more.
Femina
"Femina: Latin for Woman." A searchable database of online information with an excellent
and extensive table of contents on subjects of interest to women and girls.
Insider Views on Workplace Issues
Provides firsthand insights about issues affecting women who work in traditionally
male-dominated business settings. Join those who have been in the trenches and become
more informed about the experiences of working women.
International Fellowship of Reconciliation
The International Fellowship of Reconciliation (IFOR) is an international, spiritually-based
movement composed of people who commit themselves to active nonviolence as a way of
life and as a means of transformation--personal, social, economic and political. IFOR
has consultative status with the United Nations (ECOSOC and UNESCO).
University of Maryland Women's Studies Database
A Women's Studies online archive at The University of Maryland, College Park..."the
mother of all women's studies databases..."
Women's Enews
Women's Enews is a nonprofit independent news service covering the issues that are
of particular concern to women. Women's Enews editor, Rita Henley Jensen and staff
have nearly a half-century of journalism experience with newspapers, wire services
and national publications and are determined to deliver full and balanced reporting
to Women's Enews readers.
The Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
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 care and domestic violence, and women's civic and political participation.
Permanent Commission on the Status of Women
Since 1973, the PCSW has provided valuable research and analysis to the Legislature
and state leaders regarding such issues as sex discrimination in education, employment
and credit, the health and safety of pregnant workers, child day care, women in nontraditional
employment, sexual harassment, child support enforcement, equal education, women and
healthcare, the economic status of women and welfare policy.
United Nations Development Fund for Women
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.
Yale Journal of Law and Feminism
Other Women's Studies Programs in the United States
A list of Women's Studies programs entitled Artemis Guide, maintained by Kathryn
O. Robinson.
Kate Angell's Feminist Activism is for Everybody: Free Resources for Research & Action
Open access resources compiled by feminist blogger, Kate Angell
Kate Angell's blog "Somebody's Autobiography"
Feminist blog