Reproductive Health Online
Voting
Ecofeminism
Domestic Violence Resources
Security on Campus
Body Image Resources
LGBT Rights
Women and Girls in Sports
Welfare Rights
Fight for Economic Equality
Affirmative Action
International Resources
Planned Parenthood
www.plannedparenthood.org
The world's largest and most trusted voluntary reproductive health care organization.
PP provides comprehensive reproductive and complementary health care services
in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy and rights of
each individual, advocating public policies which guarantee these rights and
ensure access to such services.
Feminist Majority Foundation
http://feminist.org
A huge resource for everything. Many links to reproductive health websites.
Very useful!
National Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
www.crlp.org
CRLP's domestic and international programs engage in litigation, policy analysis,
legal research, and public education seeking to achieve womyn's equality in
society and ensure that all women have access to apporpriate and freely chosen
reproductive health services.
State-by-State Medicaid Policies
http://cms.hhs.gov/states
National Abortion Federation
www.prochoice.org
General information on reproductive choices including abortion, with fact
sheets and infromation on crurrent events and issues.
Early Options
www.earlyoptions.org
Information on Medical Abortions using Mifepristone. Part of the National
Abortion Federation Organization.
National Abortion Rights and Reproductive Rights Action League
www.naral.org
Provides thorough information on choice advocacy, including pro-choice news,
research on the Internet, and NARAL's "Who Decides? A State by State
Review of Abortion and Reproductive Rights."
National Network of Abortion Funds
www.nnaf.org
Provides support and technical assistance to local abortion funds, aids in
the creation of new abortion funds in areas where they do not exist, and provides
a voice for women facing financial barriers to abortion.
League of Women Voters
www.lwv.org
Provides the most up-to-date information and the tools to get
involved in the democratic process at the federal, state and local levels.
Project Vote Smart
www.vote-smart.org
Information on candidates and voting information.
National Association of Secretaries of State
www.nass.org/electioninfo/statelinks.html
State specific information and/or regiestration forms.
National Center for Women and Policing
www.womenandpolicing.org
Promotes increasing the numbers of women at all ranks of law enforcement as
a strategy to improve police response to violence against women, reduce police
brutality and excessive force, and strengthen community policing.
Eve Online
http://eve.enviroweb.org/what_is/main.html
Resources, essays, events on ecofeminism.
EcoFem
http://www.ecofem.org/
Learn all about Ecofeminism.
RAINN
http://www.rainn.org
Rape, Abuse and Incest national Network operates the nations only
toll-free hotline (1-800-656-HOPE) for survivors of sexual assault. The
site provides information about rape and sexual assault.
Campus Safety
http://www.campussafety.org/
Information on security laws, legal counsel, and education about the
prevalence of crime on our nation's college and university campuses.
Eating Disorders Awareness and Provention
www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
Provides Information and referrels about eating disorders and Eating
Disorders Awareness Week.
National Black Women's Health Project
http://www.blackwomenshealth.org/
Aims to improve the health of black women through wellness and
educationservices, health information, and advocacy.
About-Face
www.about-face.org
Questions and satirizes negative images of woment in our culture and promotes
alternatives through education and action.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender Rights
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
http://www.ngltf.org/
National Organization working for the civil rights of gay, lesbian,
bisexual and trans-gendered people. Includes infromation, grassroots training,
advocacy, and research.
Human Rights Campaign
www.hrc.org
HRC is a bipartisan organization that works to advance equality based on sexual
orientation and gender expression and identity, to ensure that gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender Americans can be open, honest and safe at home, at
work and in the community.
The LGBT Health Channel
www.gayhealthchannel.com/transgender
A Transgender Health Center Community providing information on a variety of
topics and transgender specific health and concerns.
Women's Sports Foundation
www.womenssportsfoundation.org
A charitable educational organization dedicated to ensuring equal access to
participation and leadership opportunities for all girls and women in sports
and fitness.
Equity in Athletics
http://ope.ed.gov/athletics/
The Dept. of Education website that allows students to research college athletic
departments for information on participation in men and women's sports, coaches
salaries, and distribution of athletic operation budgets.
Women in Sports
www.makeithappen.com/wis
An organization dedicated to provideing role models of women athletes that
validate women's accomplishments and perpetuate a new vision of women's abilities,
autonomy, and self-determiniation.
Welfare Information Network
www.welfareinfo.org
A clearinghouse for information, policy analysis and technical assistance
related to welfare, workforce development, and other human and community services.
National Women's Law Center
www.nwlc.org
To protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school,
and in virtually every aspect of their lives.
National Committee on Pay Equity
www.feminist.com/fairpay/index.html
Organizations working to eliminate sex and race-based wage discrimination
and to achieve pay equity.
United Students Against Sweatshops
www.usasnet.org
Information on a movement that supports the struggles of working people and
challenges corporate power. We work to build power on campuses, we develop
solidarity with workers. The energy and lessons from those campaigns have
deepened our commitment to support the rights of working class people everywhere.
Maquila Solidarity Network
www.maquilasolidarity.org
A Canadian network promoting solidarity with groups in Mexico, Central America,
and Asia organizing in maquiladora factories and export processing zones to
improve conditions and win a living wage.
Institute for Women's Policy Research
www.iwpr.org
Dedicated to informing and stimulating the debate on public policy issues
of critical importance to women and their families.
AFL-CIO
http://www.aflcio.org/globaleconomy/
Works to improve the lives of working families- to bring economic justice
to the workplace and socila justice to our nation, by building and changeing
the American labor movement.
American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
Works through courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve
the individual rights and liberties guaranteed under the Constitution.
American Association for University Women
www.aauw.org
Promotes education and equity for all women and girls through public policy
efforts and diversity initiatives.
World Health Organization
www.who.int
Agency of the United Nations that promotes technical cooperation for
health among nations, carries out programs to control and eradicate
disease, and strives to improve the quality of human life.
Population Action International
www.populationaction.org
Policy advocacy group working to strengthen public awareness and political
and financial supoort worldwide for population programs grounded in individual
rights.
PLANet
www.familyplanet.org
Works to raise awareness among Americans about the interrelated issues of
population and health of women, children, and the environment.
Pathfinder International
www.pathfind.org
Dedicated to working with local organizations to create innovative
programs, that respond to the diversity of women and families in
developing countries.
Feminist Majority Afghanistan Project
www.feminist.org/afghan/intro.asp
Campaign to Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan. Updated news and action
plans for campaign.