WOMEN'S STUDIES

American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/

"The Association-with more than 100,000 members, 1,300 branches , and 550 college/university institution partners nationwide-advocates education and equity. Since it's founding in 1881, members have examined and taken positions on the fundamental issues of the day-educational, social, economic, and political."

Association of College and Research Libraries American Library Association Women's Studies Section
http://www.libr.org/wss/

"The Women's Studies Section (WSS) of the Association of College & Research Libraries was formed to discuss, promote, and support women's studies collections and services in academic and research libraries."

Artemis Guide to Women's Studies in the United States
http://www.artemisguide.com/

This site links to women's studies programs with web sites.

Canadian Women's Studies Association
http://www.yorku.ca/cwsaacef/cwsaacef/cwsa.htm

"The Canadian Women's Studies Association, founded in 1982, is a bilingual, pan-Canadian, feminist association. Its members are Women's Studies faculty and students, as well as policy researchers and community activists ."

Center for American Women and Politics
http://www-rci.rutgers.edu/~cawp/

"The Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) is a university-based research, education and public service center. Its mission is to promote greater knowledge and understanding about women's participation in politics and government and to enhance women's influence and leadership in public life."

Committee on Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Concerns, American Association of University Professors
http://www.aaup.org/Issues/glbt/index.htm

This committee of the National AAUP organization address ". issues of importance to the academic profession generally and specifically focus on topics involving the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender faculty. In particular, the committee has consulted with faculty on ways to include sexual orientation in an institution's non discrimination clause and to negotiate domestic partner benefits."

Committee on Women in the Academic Profession, American Association of University Professors
http://www.aaup.org/Issues/WomeninHE/index.htm

The National AAUP's Committee W ".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 , sexual harrassment , and Title IX . Under the auspices of the Committee on Women in the Academic Profession, the Association publishes Paychecks , a workbook for identifying salary inequities and has recently published the FMLA Guid e."

Committee W: Committee on the Status of Women in the Academic Profession, American Association of University Professors; University of Cincinnati Chapter
http://www.aaupuc.org/commw.html

The purpose of this committee is to advocate for the interests of women faculty in the University of Cincinnati.

Feminist Majority Foundation
http://feminist.org/

"The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically."

Gender-Related Electronic Forums
http://research.umbc.edu/%7Ekorenman/wmst/forums.html

Produced at the University of Maryland-Baltimore Count by Professor Joan Korenman, this directory is ". an annotated, frequently-updated, award-winning listing of publicly-accessible e-mail discussion forums (also known as "lists" or "listservs") related to women or to women-focused gender issues ."

General Federation of Women's Clubs
http://www.gfwc.org/whrc.html

The General Federation of Women's Clubs ".is one of the world's largest and oldest women's volunteer service organizations.   Working locally through thousands of clubs in the United States and globally in more than 20 countries, GFWC members support the arts, preserve natural resources, promote education, encourage healthy lifestyles, stress civic involvement, and work toward world peace and understanding."

H-Women
http://www.h-net.msu.edu/%7Ewomen/

". H-Women, [is] a member of H-Net Humanities & Social Sciences OnLine. H-Women is free and open to everyone with a mature and abiding interest in the history of women, especially scholars, teachers and librarians."   This site offers discussion lists, reviews, syllabi, dissertations, bibliographies, manuscript information and internet links.

International Institute of Social History: Women's History
http://www.iisg.nl/%7Ewomhist/index.html

Provides links to women's resources and maintains a bibliography of articles about women's history.

League of Women Voters
http://www.lwv.org/ and http://www.lwv.org/index2.html

"From its inception in 1920, the League of Women Voters has been a leading voice for change, strengthening our democratic system at every level of government."

Minerva Center
http://www.minervacenter.com/

This is a "nonprofit educational foundation supporting study of women in war and women and the military."

National Council of Negro Women, Inc.
http://www.ncnw.org/

" NCNW is a voluntary non-profit [501(c)(3] membership organization with the mission to advance the opportunities and the quality of life for African American women, their families and communities."

National Organization for Women (NOW)
http://www.now.org/index.html

Founded in 1966, NOW is the largest organization of feminist activists in the United States and is dedicated to bringing about equality for women in all aspects of American life.

National Partnership for Women and Families
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/

Founded in 1971 as the Women's Legal Defense Fund, " .The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote 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 Month
http://www.nwhp.org/

National Women's History Month is part of the National Women's History Project,   a non-profit educational organization that seeks to recognize women's achievements.   This site offers information on the annual National Women's History Month , including display materials.

National Women's Studies Association
http://www.nwsa.org/

This organization is ". committed to support and promote feminist teaching, research, and professional and community service at the pre-K through post-secondary levels."

Sisters in Crime
http://www.sistersincrime.org/

" We are 3600 members in 48 chapters world-wide, offering networking, advice and support to mystery authors. We are authors, readers, publishers, agents, booksellers and librarians bound by our affection for the mystery genre and our support of women who write mysteries. Sisters in Crime was founded by Sara Paretsky and a group of women at the 1986 Bouchercon in Baltimore."

U.S. Department of Labor Women's Bureau
http://www.dol.gov/wb/

The mission of the Women's Bureau is to ". promote profitable employment opportunities for women, to empower them by enhancing their skills and improving their working conditions, and to provide employers with more alternatives to meet their labor needs."

Women's International League for Peace and Freedom: WILPF
http://www.wilpf.org/

"WILPF works to achieve through peaceful means world disarmament, full rights for women, racial and economic justice, an end to all forms of violence, and to establish those political, social, and psychological conditions which can assure peace, freedom, and justice for all"

Women's Organizations (Compiled by the University of Wisconsin Women's Studies Librarian) http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/womensstudies/orgs.htm

This site contains many links to women's organizations worldwide. It is especially good for organizations of professional women in the United States.

Links to Additional Women's Organizations

Ms. Feminist Internet Gateway Organizations
http://www.msmagazine.com/gateway/feministgateway-results.asp?category1=organizations

This site contains many links divided by type of organization.

WWW Virtual Library Women's History
http://www.iisg.nl/%7Ewomhist/vivalink.html

This site provides links to women's organizations.