Comprehensive Sites

• Digital Librarian: Women’s Resources - A comprehensive site of links, sorted alphabetically, to women’s resources on the Internet.

 

• Feminist.com - Contains several resources of feminist interest, including a directory of women’s organizations, links to women’s issues, resources for girls, and links to local women’s services.

 

• Selected Women and Gender Resources on the World Wide Web - Extensive list of links to women’s and gender resources on the web. Prepared and compiled by the University of Wisconsin System Women’s Studies librarian.

 

• Women’s Studies/Women’s Issues Resources Sites - Selective, annotated listing of web sites containing information about women’s issues, compiled by Joan Korenman, Professor of English at the University of Maryland.

 

Organizations

• The Feminist Majority Foundation - Organization dedicated to feminism; includes a Feminist Career Center, feminist news, and information on feminist research. 

   

• Independent Women’s Forum - Conservative women’s political organization. The web site provides commentary, political news, press releases, and excerpts from IWF’s The Women’s Quarterly magazine.

 

• National Organization for Women (NOW) - One of the oldest organizations for women in the United States, NOW’s web site provides information about key issues affecting women, as well as links to feminist, legislative, and political resources.

 

• National Women’s Political Caucus - Grassroots organization dedicated to identifying, recruiting, and preparing women to run for elected office.

 

• Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW) - National employment opportunity organization for women.

 

• Zonta International - Worldwide service organization of professionals working together to advance the status of women.

Local Resources

• Feminists for Life of New York - Local feminist organization focusing on education, outreach, and advocacy in the Rochester area.

 

• League of Women Voters: Rochester Metropolitan Area - Nonpartisan, political organization encouraging the informed and active participation of citizens in government.

 

• The New York State Division for Women - Office in the state government which serves as an advocate for women’s issues in New York, relying upon twelve regional advisory councils to gather and supply information on the issues affecting women in their regions.

 

• Rochester NOW - Information from the Rochester chapter of the National Organization for Women. Lists local resources, events, and news about women in the Rochester area. 

 

Professional Associations

• American Association of University Women - AAUW is a national organization which promotes equality in education for women.

 

• American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) - Organization of over 10,000 women physicians and medical students dedicated to women’s health and the advancement of women in medicine.

 

• Association for Women in Science - Professional association of women dedicated to promoting careers in the sciences.

 

• Business and Professional Women USA - An organization for working women, BPW provides networking opportunities, resources, career positioning, and educational programs for its members nationwide.

 

• International Federation of University Women (IFUW) - International organization of women university graduates from sixty-nine national federations and associations around the world.

 

• Women’s Workplace Links - Directory of women’s professional organizations and associations, listed alphabetically.

Research and Reference Sources

 

• Institute for Women’s Policy Research (IWPR) - A public policy research organization created to inform and energize the debate on public policy issues important to women, such as poverty, welfare, employment, family, and the economic and social aspects of health care.

 

• National Center on Women & Aging - This site from Brandeis University provides research, policy analysis, and education to help improve the lives of midlife and older women.

 

• The New York Public Library, Women’s Studies: A Research Guide - A guide to research in women’s studies at The New York Public Library, including access to the holdings of the General Research Division of NYPL.

 

• The Schlesinger Library - One of the most important collections of material on the history of women in the United States, the Schlesinger Library’s holdings include books, manuscripts, periodicals, diaries, oral history, and audiovisual material.

 

• University of Wisconsin System Women’s Studies Librarian’s Office - A fully searchable site with links to publications from the Women’s Studies Librarian’s Office; guides to resources available on women and gender; and links to other research and reference sources in women’s studies.

 

• Violence Against Women Office - Part of the Office of Justice Programs in the U.S. Department of Justice, VAWO was created in 1995 to lead the national effort towards eliminating violence against women. VAWO also works with law enforcement and victim advocates to develop programs and services for victims.

 

• Wellesley Centers for Women - The nation's largest women's research center is an interdisciplinary community of scholars engaged in research, programs, and publications promoting positive change for women and girls.

 

• Women’s Research & Education Institute - WREI is a nonpartisan, research "thinktank" devoted to women’s public policy issues.

 

Journals and Periodicals

• Michigan Feminist Studies - Print journal published annually and edited by the graduate students at the University of Michigan. Includes table of contents, call for papers, subscription information, and links to other feminist periodicals.

 

• Ms. Magazine - Web edition of the feminist magazine. Includes contact phone numbers, online surveys, current issue excerpts, subscription information, book reviews, classifieds, and past issue information.

 

• Off Our Backs: A Women’s Newsjournal - A "radical feminist newsjournal". Web site features a table of contents for the print version; a women’s festival calendar; submission guidelines; and information about their internship program.

 

• Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society - Leading international journal of women’s studies, publishing articles on race, gender, sexuality, class, and a wide range of disciplines.

Directories and Search Engines

• WWWomen: The Premier Search Directory for Women Online - Search engine which features keyword searching, category searches, or browsing.