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American Association of University Professors. “AAUP's purpose is to advance academic freedom and shared governance, to define fundamental professional values and standards for higher education, and to ensure higher education's contribution to the common good.” URL: http://www.aaup.org/
AAUP, Women in Higher Education. “The AAUP focuses on issues of concern to female faculty members. The AAUP has developed policy statements, guidelines and resources on equity in pay for female faculty, work/family, affirmative action, and sexual harrassment. Under the auspices of the Committee on the Status of Women in the Academic Profession, the Association publishes Paychecks, a workbook for identifying salary inequities and has recently published the FMLA Guide.” URL: http://www.aaup.org/Issues/WomeninHE/index.htm
American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education: “Since 1973, the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) at the American Council on Education (ACE) has been committed to the advancement of women leaders. For more than 25 years, OWHE has provided information and counsel to constituencies within the higher education community regarding policies, issues, education, and research that influence women’s equity, diversity, and advancement…The mission of the Office of Women in Higher Education (OWHE) is to: IDENTIFY women leaders nationally in higher education; DEVELOP women's leadership abilities; ADVANCE more women into leadership positions; SUPPORT the tenure of mid- and senior-level women administrators and educators.” URL: http://www.acenet.edu/programs/owhe/
Between Sisters, Inc. URL: www.betweensisters.org
BeyondMedia Education. "B eyondmedia Education envisions a compassionate and just society where universal access to media tools and information equip women and youth to document and communicate their stories, serve as educators and role models for others, influence public policy, and generate social transformation. Beyondmedia Education's mission is to collaborate with under-served and under-represented women, youth and communities to tell their stories, connect their stories to the world around us, and organize for social justice through the creation and distribution of alternative media and arts. Beyondmedia Education works with communities most in need of media education and services because of economic and/or social exclusion. Since 1996, we have partnered with over 100 community-based organizations and schools to produce media arts on subjects ranging from girls' activism to women's incarceration." URL: www.beyondmedia.org
Blackgirl International: the internet resource for black women. URL: index
Black Women's Health Imperative. "[BWHI is the] new name of the National Black Women's Health Project, is a leading African American health education, research, advocacy and leadership development institution. Founded in 1983 by health activist Byllye Y. Avery, it has been a pioneer in promoting the empowerment of African American women as educated health care consumers and a strong voice for the improved health status of African American women. The organization is gaining the well-earned reputation as the leading force for health for African American women. Black Women's Health Imperative possesses national stature as the only national organization devoted solely to the health of the nation's 19 million Black women and girls. Our mission is to promote optimum health for Black women across the life span—physically, mentally and spiritually." "URL: PageServer
Center for Women Policy Studies. URL: www.centerwomenpolicy.org
Feminist Majority Foundation online. URL:www.feminist.org
Gender Issues Research Center. URL: www.gendercenter.org
Institute for Women’s Policy Research. Extensive and useful links to general and specific subjects. URL: www.iwpr.org
International Center for Research on Women. "ICRW is a private, nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of women in poverty, advancing equality and human rights, and contributing to broader economic and social well-being. ICRW accomplishes this, in partnership with others, through research, capacity building and advocacy on issues affecting women's economic, health and social status in low- and middle-income countries." URL: www.icrw.org
National Council for Research on Women: “The National Council for Research on Women, founded in 1981, is a working alliance of 92 women's research and policy centers, more than 3,000 affiliates and a network of over 200 international centers. NCRW's mission is to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.” URL: http://www.ncrw.org/
National Initiative for Women in Higher Education: Improving Campus Climate and the Status of Women in Higher Education. A site dedicated “to support, utilize, and publicize existing resources to advance gender equity in higher education. We want to lift up models, best practices, and success stories to make them available to others who work towards creating gender friendly campuses. Using this section you can link to Women's Centers on campuses across the country, find Institutional Policies advancing gender equity, and link to more web-based resources focusing on women.” Focuses on: women’s networks; work/life; leadership in a new century; teaching/learning/research; campus and community connections. URL: http://www.campuswomenlead.org/resources.htm
National Institutes of Health, Office of Research on Women's Health. URL: orwh.od.nih.gov
National Women’s Law Center: “Our Mission: to protect and advance the progress of women and girls at work, in school, and in virtually every aspect of their lives.” Focuses on: athletics; child care; child & family support; education; employment; health; judges, courts and women’s rights; reproductive rights; sexual harassment; social security; tax; and women in the military. URL: http://www.nwlc.org/
Rutgers University, Center for Women's Global Leadership. URL: www.cwgl.rutgers
Rutgers University, Center for Women and Work. URL: ~cww
Siyanda: Mainsteaming Gender Equality. "An on-line database of gender and development materials from around the world. It is also an interactive space where gender practitioners can share ideas, experiences and resources." URL: www.siyanda.org
The South Asian Women's Network. URL:www.sawnet.org
University of Michigan, " The Center for the Education of Women, a unit of the University of Michigan, offers services to students, faculty, staff and community members; advocates for women in higher education and in the workplace; and adds to our knowledge of women's lives through our ongoing research program. The Center's focus areas include women’s education, employment, careers, leadership growth and development, and well being." URL: index
Wellesley Centers for Women. "At the Wellesley Centers for Women (WCW), we believe that only by thoroughly investigating the what, why, and how of a problem can we then begin to create a lasting solution. A partnership of the Center for Research on Women and the Stone Center for Developmental Services and Studies at Wellesley College, WCW has worked to shape a better world through innovative research, action, training, and published work." URL: index
Women of Color Websites: A rich list of annotated women-related academic links. URL: http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/links_wc.html
Women's Reseach & Education Institute. " Since 1977, Members of Congress have looked to the Women's Research & Education Institute for nonpartisan information and policy analysis on women's equity issues. Over the years, WREI's reputation as a source of reliable data and clear thinking about the status of American women has traveled far beyond the nation's Capitol. WREI's mission is to identify issues affecting women and their roles in the family, workplace, and public arena, and to inform and help shape the public policy debate on these issues. Today WREI is a respected resource not only for federal legislators and administrators, but also for state and local government officials, women's advocates, corporate policy makers, the media, teachers and students, and a myriad of other individuals and organizations throughout the United States and in many foreign countries." URL: index
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