Selected Women's Organizations on Various Issues
- About-Face combats negative and distorted images of women.
- American Association of University
Women
Descriptions of AAUW projects, issues, fellowships and grants. - AWORC, the Asian Women's Resource Exchange, is an Internet-based women's information service and network in Asia.
- AWARE is a non-profit organization that teaches women about effective self-protection options.
- Canadian Council of Muslim Women assists Muslim women in Canada. Site includes several issues of a newsletter.
- Catalyst works to advance women in business and related professions. Site includes descriptions of research reports conducted by Catalyst.
- Center for Reproductive Rights (formerly Center for Reproductive Law & Policy) has numerous publications concerning the U.S. and other countries.
- Disabled Peoples International has a Women's Committee. Search the site for "women's committee."
- EMILY's List
Information on pro-choice Democratic women candidates. - European Profeminist Men's Network site has a bibliography, glossary of equality words, newsletter, and more.
- FeministCampus.org is a project of the Feminist Majority Foundation.
- Feminists for Animal Rights
Includes a description of a book by Sudie Rakusin featuring women and animals; description of the FAR newsletter; and programs. - Feminists for Free Expression promote free speech in all areas (arts, Internet, responses to pornography and sexual harassment, etc.)
- The Feminist Majority Online
Includes reports from The Feminist Majority, daily feminist newsbytes, media watch, and other information about the organization. - Flora Tristan is the site of the Centro de la Mujer Peruana (in Spanish)
- Gender and Social Policy Organizations in the Washington DC area, compiled by Jennifer Sleboda, on the website of the Women's Studies Program, George Washington University, provides information on numerous national organizations with headquarters in Washington.
- Global Fund for Women
International grantmaking organization. - Guerrilla Girls are a group of women artists and arts professionals who make posters about discrimination.
- International Federation of University Women in Geneva links over 180,000 women university graduates who are members of 67 national federations and associations.
- International Indigenous Women's Forum coordinates activities of indigenous women activists throughout the world.
- Isis International in Manila site includes articles from its periodical Women in Action.
- League of Women Voters is a U.S.-based membership organization that "encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government." There are state and local chapters including in Wisconsin.
- Ma'yan acts as a catalyst for change in the Jewish community in ways to make it more inclusive and responsive to women.
- Ms. Foundation for Women has projects on health and safety, economic development, and girls' issues.
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
(formerly National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League)
Factsheets, publications, and other NARAL resources, plus links to pending legislation, family planning information, reproductive health news, stories from women and more. - National Organization for
Women Homepage
Press releases and other information about N.O.W. concerns and links to other sites. - National Partnership for Women & Families, formerly the Women's Legal Defense Fund, advocates on behalf of "fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family."
- National Women's History Project disseminates materials on women's history.
- National Women's Political Caucus is "dedicated to increasing the number of women in elected and appointed office at all levels of government, regardless of party affiliation."
- Network of East and West Women has projects in Central and Eastern Europe
- Next GENDEReration Network is a European network of students and graduates working in various fields of women's, feminist and gender studies.
- Radical Women is a socialist feminist organization.
- Third Wave is devoted to young feminist activism for social change. Site includes articles, speeches, and resource information.
- Veteran Feminists of America is for and about veterans of Second Wave feminism.
- WHOA: Women Halting Online Abuse educates the online community about harassment, helps formulate voluntary policies to discourage harassment, and empowers victims.
- WIDNET: Women in Development NETwork contains statistics on women. (Site appears to be no longer active for women-in-development purposes, Jan. 2009.)
- Wisconsin Women of Color Network sponsors a statewide conference, confers awards, provides leadership development, and more.
- Wisconsin Women's Network advocates on behalf of women and families.
- Women for Women, an inter-faith, non-profit, humanitarian organization, helps women regardless of their nationality or religion. It originally started with a focus on helping women in Bosnia, but has now expanded to other troubled areas.
- Women in Decision-Making is a network of experts working for gender balance in decision making within the European Commission. Site is a database.
- Women's Environment and Development Organization (WEDO)
- Women's International Center San Diego, CA-based educational organization.
- Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) is the oldest and largest women's peace and justice organization in the world.
- Women's National Book Association supports women in publishing.
- WomensNet Women's Resources at the Institute for Global Communications (IGC).