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WOMEN, LGBT,
RACE & ETHNICITY LINKS

WOMEN'S NEWS, CURRENT ISSUES & ACTIVISM
Women's Majority Foundation (feminist.com) --  broad feminist website: advice column, young women’s groups, research, events, links (including workplace)
WWWomen.com -- search directory to resources on women
WomensEnews.org -- issues of importance to women; includes a database of resources for journalists
National Council for Research on Women -- alliance of 92 research centers.  Indexes sources by topic; annual conference, publications.  Liberal, action-oriented.
Center for the Advancement of Women - produces research, publicizes women's issues
United Nations WomenWatch -- international gateway on advancement of women; select "Women of the World" for country-specific information
National Organization for Women -- liberal activist organization
National Women's Law Center -- fights employment discrimination
Women's Foundation of California -- gives grants and supports feminist groups
Girls Inc. - local community groups supporting girls' self-esteem and abilities
About Face -- S.F. group combats negative, distorted images of women in media
Guerrilla Girls -- a group of women artists, writers, performers, and filmmakers who fight discrimination, sometimes in gorilla suits – FUNNY!
Children's Defense Fund -- activism, research
Women's Building (S.F.) -- community resource and meeting center
Radical Women -- West Coast socialist-feminist organization

WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT & WORKPLACE ISSUES
Workforce Diversity - select gender: links to professional organizations, career development info, data sources, legal info, self-employment
AFL-CIO -- labor union federation; select “issues and politics: working women”
Institute for Women's Policy Research -- studies employment, pay equity, poverty, welfare,  work/family issues, health care, domestic violence, politics
Business and Professional Women USA -- networking, activism
Catalyst -- researches, promotes women in leadership, especially in business
WomenTechWorld -- networking, stories of women in technical fields
Tradeswomen, Inc. -- recruits and supports women in building trades (Bay Area)
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) -- non-traditional work, welfare-to-work
Work 4 Women -- non-traditional work opportunities, by WOW
AboutMyJob -- people's honest descriptions of their jobs
WAGES - Women's Action to Gain Economic Security -- Bay Area housecleaning cooperatives for low-income women
Women's Bureau - government agency to research and support women's employment; little activity under President Bush, may be changing

WOMEN'S HISTORY
Internet Women's History Sourcebook -- grouped by culture, period
Women's Studies Resources: History -- great links for all periods of world history
Women and Social Movements in the U.S., 1600-2000 -- describes events, attaches primary-source documents
Feminist History Links -- links to sites on famous women, occupational areas, timelines, women's history, women's organizations
Gale's Free Women's History Resources -- includes 70+ biographies, links
Distinguished Women of Past and Present -- varied international biographies, grouped by subject area or name, with references
About.com Biographies of Notable Women -- alphabetical list of links/sources
National Women's Hall of Fame (Seneca Falls, NY) -- biographies
4000 Years of Women in Science -- biographies by name and field, other info
Bibliography of History of Western Sexuality -- search by topics (listed)
19th Century American History, Literature, Cultural Studies -- links to sources, original documents, maps, photos
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement - includes general issues, activism, women of color, lesbians

WOMEN'S STUDIES & FEMINIST THEORY
Women's Studies/Women's Issues Resource Sites -- frequently updated links to 600+ websites listed by topic, including business/work, women of color
Northern Arizona University Women's Studies Links -- links to feminist organizations, magazines, art, films
Voice of the Shuttle -- humanities links including Gender & Sexuality Studies
Gender Inn -- searchable database on feminist theory, feminist literary criticism, and gender studies

LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER ISSUES
Lesbian.org -- resources for and about lesbians
Queer Resources Directory -- 25,000+ links about everything queer, by topic
Institute for Gay and Lesbian Studies -- research, including economic issues
Out Proud -- Nat’l Coalition of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual & Transgender Youth
ACLU: Get Equal -- tools for fighting anti-gay discrimination, making schools safer for LGBT youth, getting equality for LGBT relationships
Gay, Lesbian, & Straight Education Network -- fights discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity/expression in K-12 schools
Trikone -- organization of LGBT South Asians (S.F. Bay Area)

REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AND SEXUALITY ISSUES
Planned Parenthood -- supports reproductive rights and education
Sex Workers Project (NYC)
-- provides legal services and advocacy
Bay Area Sex Workers Network -- advocacy and activism by sex workers

RACE, ETHNICITY, AND CULTURE
(woman-centered and general)

Multicultural American West
-- links include women, many races/ethnicities
Workforce Diversity - links by specific race, gender, etc., to professional organizations, data sources, legal info, self-employment
Diversity & Ethnic Studies websites - links to many African American, American Indian, Asian American, U.S. Latino and multicultural websites
Women of Color Resource Center -- Oakland; activism, publications
African American Women's History -- sources, links
Black Studies Links - CCNY - online library catalogs, university collections, programs, and websites
eBlack Studies - links to many academic and professional organizations
Making Face, Making Soul -- Chicana feminist website
Mujeres Unidas y Activas -- Bay Area organization of immigrant Latinas for activism and personal transformation
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum -- activism; S.F. chapter
South Asian Women's Network -- communication forum, news
Manushi -- feminist journal from India
Chinese for Affirmative Action -- S.F.; activism, publications

 

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