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Women's Issues
Women and Science
4,000 Years of Women in Sciencehttp://www.astr.ua.edu/4000WS/4000WS.html
Thousands of biographies are posted, including photographs and references. “4,000 years of women in science! Did you know that? Women are, and always have been, scientists. This site lists over 125 names from our scientific and technical past.”
Center for Women and Information Technology
http://www.umbc.edu/cwit
The Center for Women and Information Technology, at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, addresses issues, such as the number of women and girls studying computer science and pursuing careers in IT, and how to foster research concerning the relationship between gender and IT.
Society of Women Geographers
http://www.iswg.org
The Society bring together women “explorers at heart” whose work has involved extensive travel in the investigations of little-known or unique places, people or things in the world.
Women's Leadership
About-Facehttp://www.aboutface.org
A San Francisco based non-profit that promotes self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races and backgrounds through a spirited approach to media education, outreach, and activism.
Institute for Women’s Leadership
http://iwl.rutgers.edu
Dedicated to examining issues of leadership and advancing women’s leadership and involvement in decision making in all arenas.
Women and College
Women’s College Coalitionhttp://www.womenscolleges.org/
An association representing the 74 women’s colleges in the United States and Canada.
Women's Rights
National Organization for Women’s Sexual Harassmenthttp://www.nationalpartnership.org
Information and activism pertaining to sexual harassment from the National Organization for Women.
AFL-CIO Working Women’s Department
http://www.aflcio.org
For the women who are concerned about equal pay in their workplace, child or elder care, training for a new job, or respect in their current position, and who want to work together to see change, the Working Women’s Department is there to help.
Women's Health
The National Women's Health Information Centerhttp://www.4woman.gov
It is a service of the Office on Women's Health in the Department of Health and Human Services. The NWHIC provides a gateway to the vast array of Federal and other women's health information resources.
National Women’s Health Resource Center
http://www.healthywomen.org
A comprehensive resource for information about women’s physical and mental health.
The Broken Spirits Network
http://www.brokenspirits.com/
An online community and support group that focuses on aiding both current and past victims of child abuse, sexual abuse, and domestic violence. The Network provides a comprehensive state by state list of shelters, hotlines, and organizations that can provide help for potential victims.
Women and the Arts
Women In Music with Laney Goodmanhttp://www.womenonair.com/index.shtml
Women in Music with Laney Goodman is a weekly, one-hour radio series with an eclectic mix of excellent female artists from around the world. Nationally syndicated since 1996, Women in Music is heard on 80+ national public radio markets each week.
Women in Music National Network
http://www.womeninmusic.com/
The National Network for Women in Music is a non-profit 501(c)(3) membership organization designed to promote the recognition of women in music through services, education and networking resources. Our goal is to help encourage and support the activities of women in all areas of music.
Women In Music
http://www.womeninmusic.org.uk/
Women in Music is a national membership organization that celebrates women's music making across all genres of music. We raise awareness of gender issues in music and support women musicians in their professional development.
Women's Early Art
http://www.womensearlyart.net/
The Fund for Women's Art
http://www.womenarts.org/
The Fund for Women Artists is founded on the belief that women artists have the power to change the way women are perceived in our society. We want to make sure that artists have full access to the financial and other resources they need to do this crucial work.
The National Museum of Women in the Arts
http://www.nmwa.org/
Welcome to the National Museum of Women in the Arts, the only museum in the world dedicated exclusively to recognizing the contributions of women artists.
Literary Resources: Feminism and Women's Literature
http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/~jlynch/Lit/women.html
Women authors appear throughout these pages. This page is devoted to sites specifically on women's literature, feminist criticism, and gender studies.
Distinguished Women of Past and Present: Literature and Poetry
http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/subject/literat.html
This site has biographies of women who contributed to our culture in many different ways. Some were alive hundreds of years ago and some are living today. We've heard of some of them, while many more have been ignored by history book writers. I'd like to acknowledge as many as I can.