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Body Image and eating disorders
The National Women's Health Information Center is a service of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States through its innovative programs, educating health professionals, and
motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.
National Eating Disorders Association
The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is the largest not-for-profit organization in the United States working to prevent eating disorders and provide treatment referrals to those suffering from anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder and those concerned with body image and weight issues. NEDA is dedicated to expanding public understanding and prevention of eating disorders and promoting access to quality treatment for those affected along with support for their families through education, advocacy and research.
This website provides information and tools for parents, teachers, and others who wish to prevent body image, eating, fitness and weight problems before they start.
In response to unhealthy and exploitive images of women in the media, NOW Foundation established the Love Your Body Campaign to promote positive, healthy images of women and girls, protest harmful and offensive advertisements, and raise awareness about women's health issues.
National Institute of Mental Health
The NIMH is the lead Federal agency for research on mental and behavioral disorders. Their mission is to reduce the burden of mental illness and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, and behavior.
Global Women's Issues
Women for Women International mobilizes women to change their lives by bringing a holistic approach to addressing the unique needs of women in conflict 
and post-conflict environments. We begin by working with women who may have lost everything in conflict and often have nowhere else to turn. Participation in our one-year program launches women on a journey from victim to survivor to active citizen. We identify services to support graduates of the program as they continue to strive for greater social, economic and political participation in their communities.
Pathfinder International believes that reproductive health is a basic human right. When parents can choose the timing of pregnancies and the size of their families, women's lives are improved and children grow up healthier. Pathfinder 
International provides women, men, and adolescents throughout the developing world with access to quality family planning and reproductive health information and services. Pathfinder works to halt the spread of HIV/AIDS, to provide care to women suffering from the complications of unsafe abortion, and to advocate for sound reproductive health policies in the U.S. and abroad.
MADRE is an international women's human rights organization that works in partnership with community-based women's organizations worldwide to address 
issues of health and reproductive rights, economic development, education, and other human rights. MADRE provides resources, training, and support to enable our sister organizations to meet concrete needs in their communities while working to shift the balance of power to promote long-term development and social justice.
The Global Fund for Women is an international network of women and men committed to a world of equality and social justice. We advocate for and defend women's human rights by making grants to support women's groups around the world.
Global Grassroots is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which invests in social 
entrepreneurship to advance women's wellbeing in poor countries. Our Mission is to unite, empower and support relief of poor, distressed and underprivileged women worldwide.
LGBT ISSUES
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD)
Founded in 1978, Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) is New England's leading legal rights organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation, HIV status and gender identity and expression. Providing litigation, advocacy, and educational work in all areas of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights and the rights of people living with HIV, GLAD has a full-time legal staff and a network of cooperating attorneys across New England.
Love Makes a Family of Connecticut
Love Makes a Family (LMF) is a statewide non-profit advocacy organization working for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Connecticut. We carry out our mission through community education, grassroots organizing and legislative advocacy and lobbying.
The mission of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force is to build the political power of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community from the ground up. We do this by training activists, organizing broad-based campaigns to defeat anti-LGBT referenda and advance pro-LGBT legislation, and by building the organizational capacity of our movement. Our Policy Institute, the movement's premier think tank, provides research and policy analysis to support the struggle for complete equality and to counter right-wing lies. As part of a broader social justice movement, we work to create a nation that respects the diversity of human expression and identity and creates opportunity for all.
Men's Issues
Men Can Stop RapeMen Can Stop Rape mobilizes male youth to prevent men's violence against women. We build young men's capacity to challenge harmful aspects of traditional masculinity, to value alternative visions of male strength, and to embrace their vital role as allies with women and girls in fostering healthy relationships and gender equity.
Dads and DaughtersDads and Daughters believes that all families benefit when active, engaged father-daughter relationships help girls grow--and when dads, daughters and others help overcome obstacles for girls and women. We are the world's only organization maximizing the power and potential of father-daughter relationships. We support fathers and stepfathers (no matter where they are) with tools to make a better life for every girl.
Men Stopping Violence
Men Stopping Violence works locally and nationally to dismantle belief systems, social structures, and institutional practices that oppress women and children and dehumanize men themselves. We look to the violence against women's movement to keep the reality of the problem and the vision of the solution before us. We believe that all forms of oppression are interconnected. Social justice work in the areas of race, class, gender, age, and sexual orientation are all critical to ending violence against women.
National Organization for Men Against Sexism (NOMAS)
NOMAS advocates a perspective that is pro-feminist, gay affirmative, anti-racist, dedicated to enhancing men's lives, and committed to justice on a broad range of social issues including class, age, religion, and physical abilities. NOMAS affirms that working to make this nation's ideals of equality substantive is the finest expression of what it means to be men.
The mission of the National Center for Fathering is to improve the well-being of 
children by inspiring and equipping men to be more effectively involved in the lives of children. In response to a dramatic trend towards fatherlessness in America, the Center was founded in 1990 by Dr. Ken Canfield to conduct research on fathers and fathering, and to develop practical resources to prepare dads for nearly every fathering situation.
Pay Equity
* National Organization for Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
* National Committee on Pay Equity
The National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE), founded in 1979, is a coalition of women's and civil rights organizations; labor unions; religious, professional, legal, and educational associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individuals working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity.
ERA's mission has been to protect and secure equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.
Reproductive Rights
Planned Parenthood Federation of America
Planned Parenthood is America's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. Founded by Margaret Sanger in 1916 as America's first birth control clinic, Planned Parenthood believes that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, that every child should be wanted and loved, and that women should be in charge of their destinies.
Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide provide sexual and reproductive health care, education, and information to millions of women, men, and teens in the United States each year. Three and a half million Planned Parenthood activists and supporters also serve as advocates for sexual and reproductive rights.
The National Abortion Federation (NAF) is the professional association of abortion providers in the United States and Canada. We believe that women should be trusted to make private medical decisions in consultation with their health care providers. NAF currently offers quality training and services to abortion providers and unbiased information and referral services to women.
The Abortion Access Project is committed to access to safe abortion for all women in the U.S. We believe that by being clearly focused on abortion within the context of our broader values we will make a significant contribution to women's health and autonomy.
STD's and AIDS
Planned Parenthood is America's leading sexual and reproductive health care advocate and provider. Founded by Margaret Sanger in 1916 as America's first birth control clinic, Planned Parenthood believes that everyone has the right to choose when or whether to have a child, that every child should be wanted and loved, and that women should be in charge of their destinies. Planned Parenthood affiliates nationwide provide sexual and reproductive health care, education, and information to millions of women, men, and teens in the United States each year. Three and a half million Planned Parenthood activists and supporters also serve as advocates for sexual and reproductive rights.
The Center for Disease Control's mission is "To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease, injury, and disability."
The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. 
reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects, catalogs, processes, stocks, and disseminates materials and information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB to organizations and people working in those disease fields in international, national, state, and local settings. All NPIN services are designed to facilitate sharing of information and resources on education and prevention services, published materials, research findings, and trends among users.
Women's Health.gov works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States through its innovative programs, educating health professionals, and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of health information.
Violence Against Women
Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis
Services, Inc. (CONNSACS)
CONNSACS is a statewide coalition of individual sexual assault crisis programs, which work to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy.
Based in Connecticut, the Women and Families Center is committed to eliminating injustice and to improving the quality of life for women and families through services that foster empowerment and independence.
National
Organization for Women: Violence Against Women
The National Organization for Women (NOW) is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States. NOW has 500,000 contributing members and 550 chapters in all 50 states and the District of Columbia.
The
National Center for Victims of Crime
The National Center for Victims of Crime is the nation's leading resource and advocacy organization for crime victims. Since 1985, we have worked with more than 10,000 grassroots organizations and criminal justice agencies serving millions of crime victims.
The National Sexual
Violence Resource Center
The National Sexual Violence Resource Center serves as the nation's principle information and resource center regarding all aspects of sexual violence. It provides national leadership, consultation and technical assistance by generating and facilitating the development and flow of information on sexual violence intervention and prevention strategies. The NSVRC works to address the causes and impact of sexual violence through collaboration, prevention efforts and the distribution of resources.
Women and Politics
Project
Vote Smart, a citizen's organization, has developed a Voter's
Self-Defense System to provide you with the necessary tools to
self-govern effectively: abundant, accurate, unbiased and relevant
information. As a national library of factual information, Project Vote
Smart covers your candidates and elected officials in five basic
categories: biographical information, issue positions, voting records,
campaign finances and interest group ratings.
Launched by the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF) in
October of
2006, VOTE411.org is a
"one-stop-shop" for election related information. This website offers
information regarding absentee voting, ballot measures, candidate
information, election dates and much more!
The
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based
research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote
greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in
politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership
in public life. Learn more about our program areas.
The White
House Project, a national, nonpartisan, not-for-profit organization 
(501c3),
aims to advance women's leadership in all communities and sectors, up
to the U.S. presidency. By filling the leadership pipeline with a richly
diverse, critical mass of women, we make American institutions,
businesses and government truly representative. Through multi-platform
programs, The White House Project creates a culture where America's most
valuable untapped resource-women-can succeed in all realms.
Girls
in Government is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, education and advocacy
organization dedicated to encouraging girls of all ages to accept
leadership roles, participate in political life, and pledge their
commitment to the advancement of justice and democracy. The website
offers many resources for girls, including Women Who Rule, Girls Who
Rule, polls, and quizzes.
Breast Cancer
The
American Cancer Society is the nationwide
community-based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating
cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and
diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education,
advocacy, and service.
The
National Cancer Institute coordinates the National Cancer Program,
which conducts and supports research, training, health information
dissemination, and other programs with respect to the cause, diagnosis,
prevention, and treatment of cancer, rehabilitation from cancer, and the
continuing care of cancer patients and the families of cancer patients.
Breast Cancer Action carries the voices of 
people
affected by breast cancer to inspire and compel the changes necessary
to end the breast cancer epidemic.
The
National Breast Cancer Foundation - Since its inception, NBCF has
played a vital role in helping tens of thousands of women through
educational programs and free mammograms. Because of the generous
donations of both individuals and corporations, we have developed strong
partnerships with medical facilities, associations and corporations
across the country. We are grateful for their continued efforts in
reaching out to save lives every day.
Heart Health
The National Coalition for Women with Heart
Diesease is the nation's only national patient advocacy organization
serving the 8,000,000 American women living with heart disease and
provides them support, information and advocacy. We aim to improve their
quality of life and healthcare, to include early detection, accurate
diagnosis and proper treatment.
The American Heart Association is a national voluntary
health agency whose 
mission
is: "Building healthier lives, free of cardiovascular diseases and
stroke."
4woman.gov works to
improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United
States through its innovative programs, educating health professionals,
and motivating behavior change in consumers through the dissemination of
health information.
Women's History
Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame - The Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame, a non-profit organization,
was inaugurated in Hartford in 1994. For the first time in 300 years of
state history, the collective achievements of Connecticut women, past
and present, were publicly celebrated. The Connecticut Women's Hall of
Fame showcases the contributions Connecticut women-well known and less
famous-have made to their communities, the state and the nation.
National Women's History
Project - 
With an emphasis on positive role models and the importance of women
from all backgrounds, the NWHP has developed a nationwide constituency
of teachers, students, parents, public employees, businesses,
organizations, and individuals who understand the critical link between
knowing about historical women and making a positive difference in
today's world.
History's Women - A
magazine highlighting the extraordinary achievements of women throughout
history and recognizing the obstacles they have had to overcome in
order to reach their goals.
The National Women's History Museum - 
The National Women's History Museum (NWHM), founded in 1996, is a nonpartisan, nonprofit educational institution dedicated to preserving, interpreting, and celebrating the diverse historic contributions of women, and integrating this rich heritage fully into our nation's history.
National
Women's Hall of Fame -
In 1969, a group of women and men of Seneca Falls created the National
Women's Hall of Fame, believing that the contribution of American women
deserved a permanent home in the small village where it all began. The
Hall is home to exhibits, artifacts of historical interest, a research
library and office. The National Women's Hall of Fame, a national
membership organization, holds as its mission: "To honor in perpetuity
these women, citizens of the United States of America whose
contributions to the arts, athletics, business, education, government,
the humanities, philanthropy and science, have been the greatest value
for the development of their country."
Women and Sports
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.
Our
mission at the Women's Sports Foundation is simple: to advance the
lives of girls and women through sport and physical activity. We live
out our mission in many different ways.
Tucker Center for Research on Girls
and Women in Sport - The first and only one of its kind in the
world, the Tucker Center is an interdisciplinary research center leading
a pioneering effort to examine how sport and physical activity affect
the lives of girls and women, their families, and communities.
Connecticut Organizations
Connecticut
Women's Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) is dedicated to 
empowering women, girls and
their families to achieve equal opportunities in their personal and
professional lives.
The
Permanent Commission on the Status of Women (PCSW) was established
by the State Legislature in 1973. Seventeen appointed volunteer
Commissioners join a staff and volunteers to work to eliminate sex
discrimination in Connecticut. They are to inform leaders about the
nature and scope of discrimination, to serve as a liaison between
government and private interest groups concerned with services for
women, to promote consideration of women for governmental positions, and
to work with state agencies to access programs and practices as they
affect women.
Love Makes a Family of Connecticut
Love Makes a Family (LMF) is a statewide non-profit advocacy organization working for equal marriage rights for same-sex couples in Connecticut. We carry out our mission through community education, grassroots organizing and legislative advocacy and lobbying.
Connecticut Sexual Assault Crisis
Services, Inc. (CONNSACS)
CONNSACS is a statewide coalition of individual sexual assault crisis programs, which work to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy.
Based in Connecticut, the Women and Families Center is committed to eliminating injustice and to improving the quality of life for women and families through services that foster empowerment and independence.
The
League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization,
encourages informed and active participation in government, works to
increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences
public policy through education and advocacy.
The mission of Planned Parenthood of Connecticut is to protect the
fundamental 
right
of all individuals to manage their own fertility and sexual health, and
to ensure access to the services, education and information to realize
that right.
The
Connecticut Breast Cancer Coalition/Foundation (CBCC/F) is a
nonprofit, grassroots advocacy effort in the fight against breast
cancer. CBCC/F is a coalition of individuals and organizations, breast
cancer survivors and those who love them, as well as medical
professionals, government officials and business leaders who are joined
in their concern over the breast cancer epidemic in the state of
Connecticut. We are dedicated to the eradication of breast cancer
through education, legislation and advocacy. CBCC/F celebrates and
honors breast cancer survivors and all those whose lives have been
stolen by breast cancer.
Susan
G. Komen for the Cure Connecticut - Our mission is clear ... To
eradicate breast cancer as a life threatening disease 
through research, education,
screening and treatment. This mission is supported by hundreds of
dedicated staff, volunteers, race participants and sponsors whose
committment serves as our strength.
OTHERs
Feminist.com is an eleven-year-old activist community and portal of resources
and information that supports women's equality, justice, wellness and
safety. The 
Feminist.com web site was
founded to initiate and facilitate grassroots mobilization, networking
and communication around important political, health and educational
issues related to women. Our web site is dedicated to promoting and
sustaining women's well-being through the principles embodied in our
motto: "Awareness, Education, Activism and Empowerment".
Security
On Campus, Inc. is a non-profit (501(c)(3)) organization whose
mission is to prevent violence, substance abuse and other crimes in
college and university campus communities across the United States, and
to compassionately assist the victims of these crimes.
For more than 125 years, the American Association of
University Women has been
one of the nation's leading
voices promoting education and equity for women and girls. AAUW is
composed of three corporations: the Association and the AAUW Educational
Foundation, and a supporting affiliate of the Association, the AAUW
Leadership and Training Institute.
The mission
of Women's International Center: To Acknowledge, Honor
and Encourage Women. To celebrate women and their positive, enduring
contributions to humanity through the Living Legacy Awards. Since 1984,
WIC has brought the world together to praise and honor women at the
annual gala event held in San Diego, California. To inform and educate
through WIC's force on the pervasive outreach of the Internet.
The Celebration
of Women Writers recognizes the contributions of women writers
throughout history. Women have written almost every imaginable type of
work: novels, poems, letters, biographies, travel books, religious
commentaries, histories, economic and scientific works. Our goal is to
promote awareness of the breadth and variety of women's writing.
The
mission of the Office on Violence
Against Women (OVW) is to provide federal leadership to reduce
violence against women, and to administer justice for and strengthen
services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, and stalking. This is accomplished by developing and supporting
the capacity of state, local, tribal, and non-profit entities involved
in responding to violence against women.
Anti-Defamation
League - The immediate object of the League is to stop, by 
appeals
to reason and conscience and, if necessary, by appeals to law, the
defamation of the Jewish people. Its ultimate purpose is to secure
justice and fair treatment to all citizens alike and to put an end
forever to unjust and unfair discrimination against and ridicule of any
sect or body of citizens.
The
Center for the Study of Sport in Society at Northeastern University
is the world's leading social justice organization that uses sport to
create social change.The flagship organization located in the heart of
Boston, Mass. was founded in 1984 by Dr. Richard Lapchick and touts a
branch in Baltimore, Md. Through research, education, and advocacy the
center works locally, nationally, and internationally to promote
physical activity, health, violence prevention, and diversity among
young people, adults, and college and professional athletes.
