WOMEN's STUDIES RESOURCES ON THE
INTERNET
This
list of sites relating to women is
taken from a document sent to
delegates to the U.N. 4th World
Conference on Women (FWCW). Many
of these sites should have
information pertaining to grants
and programs for women. If you
find a site on the Internet which
isn't mentioned here that you've
found helpful, please
mail us and we'll add it here.
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General Resources
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WomensNet
http://www.igc.apc.org/womensnet
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At the NGO Forum in Hauairou,
APC (Association for Progressive
Communications) had organized
women from 24 countries speaking
18 languages using 80 computers
to train women from around the
world around the clock on how to
use the Internet. Igc.apc is the
access provider for WomensNet,
PeaceNet, LaborNet, EcoNet,
etc.
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InterAction
http://www.interaction.org/
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American Council for Voluntary
International Action website.
U.S.-based organization of 150+
NGOs involved in international
development. Links to members,
related U.S. and U.N. agencies.
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Linkages FWCW
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/
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Global environment and
development
information/monitoring site.
Covers U.N. and other world
conferences. Publishes Earth
Negotiations Bulletin. Find
vol. 14, no. 21 for best
reportage of conference and
summary of PFA's disputed and
final language. For 11-page hard
copy contact me at above email
address or telephone number.
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Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org/
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Useful descriptive list of best
picks in categories such as
Women and Health, Women and
Work, Global Feminism, Women in
Politics, and Violence Against
women. There is a master list of
sites by issue area.
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Feminist.Com
http://feminist.com/home.htm
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Good site to branch out from
(logo is tree) but colorful
packaging that comes with its
engaging personality takes long
time to download to screen.
Topical lists/links, choice of
high-interest highlights
excellent. Related to
Cybergirls.
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Feminist Activist Resources on
the Net
http://www.igc.apc.org/women/feminist.html
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National Organization of Women
(NOW)
http://www.now.org/
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For legislative alerts, go right
to the
Action page.
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American Association of
University Women (AAUW)
http://www.aauw.org/
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Spearheading Women's Network for
Change fax network, initiatives
in educational equity. Local and
state NOW and AAUW chapters also
getting online.
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Ms. Foundation for Women
http://www.ms.foundation.org/
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Women's Studies Resources
http://www.inform.umd.edu/
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Click onto the Women's Studies
database, a comprehensive guide
to how to connect with
libraries, WS departments,
conferences, etc.
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ISIS
http://www.netdiva.com/isis.html
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Art and culture of women of the
African diaspora, its other
resources list has links to a
broad range of African-American
professional, political, and
educational organizations.
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Virtual Sisterhood
http://www.igc.apc.org/vsister/
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Dedicated to getting more women
online, site for swapping
information on how to expand
access, design sites and provide
training to more women to us the
net.
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LibertyNet
http://www.libertynet.org/
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Philadelphia-based online
resource and address for
community, government, and
business organizations in the
Philadelphia region. Excellent
support for non-profits going
online, future home of the
Philadelphia Beijing
Delegation's statewide Beijpage.
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Search Engine for women's
issues/interest sites on the
Internet
http://www.femina.com/
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Type in descriptive words of
what you're looking for, get
matches back.
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Institute for Global
Communications
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/11/igc/
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List of women's and other
progressive organizations on the
internet around the globe.
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Center for Women's Global
Leadership
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/11/orgs/cwgli
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Strong presence at U.N.
conferences. Links to
implementation worldwide,
especially active in human
rights. Located at Rutgers.
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Women's Environment and
Development Organization (WEDO)
gopher://gopher.igc.apc.org/11/women/wedo
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Bella Abzug's international
organization. Moving force in
"Linkage Caucus" before, at, and
after Beijing. Good
summary/analyses of PFA, is
organizing PFA-based Contract
with U.S. Women campaign at
national and state levels,
mobilizing internationally with
other organizations to monitor
performance of government
commitments. Also contact
through email
wedo@igc.apc.org or
telephone 212.759.7982.
United
Nations Sites
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Division on the Advancement of
Women
http://www.undp.org/fwcw/daw.htm
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Commission on the Status of
Women
http://www.undp.org/fwcw/csw.htm
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U.N. agency responsible for
implementation/monitoring
progress under PFA.
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Committee on the Elimination of
Discrimination Against Women
http://www.un.org/DPCSD/cedaw.htm
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Download the legally-binding
international treaty Convention
on the Elimination of All Forms
of Discrimination Against Women
(CEDAW) here. The U.S. has not
ratified.
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U.N. home page
http://www.un.org/
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UNDP home page
http://www.undp.org/
U.S.
Sites
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President's Interagency Council
on Women
http://women.usia.gov/usia
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Charged with implementation of
U.S. Beijing commitments.
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Department of Labor Women's
Bureau
http://www.dol.gov/dol/wb/welcome.html
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Agency for International
Development (AID)
http://www.info.usaid.gov/
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U.S. Department of State
http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/dosfan.html
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THOMAS: Legislative Information
on the Internet
http://thomas.loc.gov/
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Federal Web Locator
http://www.law.vill.edu/federalagency/fedwebloc.html
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Vote Smart
http://www.vote-smart.org/
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Non-partisan government and
politics resource.
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