CURRENT ISSUES IN WOMEN'S STUDIES

The History Net
Current Issues in Women's Studies provided by The History Net

Feminist Studies Journal
Feminist Studies Journal encourages analytic responses to feminist issues.

UC Berkeley's Library
Resources and current issues provided by UC Berkeley's library.

University of Chicago's library
Resources and current issues provided by the University of Chicago 's library.

Victions of violence and harrassment
Information on Black, ethnic minority, immigrant, migrant, and refugee women in Britain who have suffered rape, racist sexual assault, or other forms of violence and harassment, including women seeking asylum after being raped in their country of origin.

Gender inequality worldwide
Though not focusing only on women, most of this site's resources do in fact concern women. Among the topics dealt with are gender inequality worldwide; sexual violence on campus; trafficking in women; gays and lesbians; men's efforts to end men's violence against women; and a multi-issue section on violence against women. In addition to resources arranged both by issue and by country/state, there's an up-to-date news/events section, recommended readings, and a searchable Knowledge Base, all of which can be accessed by clicking on "Browse CAVNET.

Feminist Majority
Web site sponsored by the Feminist Majority to provide tools and resources students need to become involved in pro-choice activism on campus. Includes opportunities for live chat.

Human Rights Research
A collaborative database of electronic materials essential to human rights research. This part of the database, at the University of Toronto 's Law Library, is devoted to Women's Human Rights. It includes a rich, well-organized set of links for legal research; documents from governmental and non-governmental organizations.

The DADs organization
Website provides "tools to strengthen father-daughter relationships and to transform the pervasive cultural messages that value daughters more for how they look than for who they are." Resources include articles, surveys, self-help ideas, book recommendations, media watch, research information, and links to related sites.

Ecofeminism
Formerly "Ecofeminism on the Web," this extensive, well-organized web site includes a definition of ecofeminism; a bibliography of books, journal articles, reviews, and videos; announcements of upcoming events; listings of ecofeminist sites and listservs; full-text articles; and links to related sites.

Philsophy and Ecofeminism
Resources include extensive, heavily annotated links to other sites, a bibliography, information about ecofeminist thinkers, and more. Now part of the Philosophy Research Base.

Activist organization for feminists
Feminists who are uncomfortable with mainstream feminism. Site includes an online newsletter and information about some of the issues the organization is involved with, among them sex workers' rights, gentrification, trans and intersex activism, domestic violence, expanding reproductive choice movement, and crip activism.

GDI
An institute "dedicated to improving the well-being of individuals and communities, especially women and girls, through innovative, gender-healthy approaches to life-long learning." The site also offers offers projects and resources that further those goals.

GenderWatchers
An organization devoted to the advancement of women and girls. Its searchable web site contains a rich assortment of resources concerning gender equity in education. The site also offers a weekly e-mail newsletter dealing with "educational, social, economic and political updates concerning women worldwide" and a monthly e-zine on education for women and girls.

Reproductive rights and health issues
Information and news about reproductive rights and health issues, legislative initiatives and alerts, campus organizing, and NARAL.

United Nations Development Fund for Women
Web site of the United Nations Development Fund for Women offers resources concerning women's empowerment and gender equity, including such issues as economic capacity/opportunity, violence against women, women's human rights, and more.

Domestic Violence
"Nationwide online resource for women and girls living with or escaping domestic violence." The site provides clear instructions on laws pertaining to, and procedures necessary to obtain, restraining orders in all 50 states. It also offers definitions of domestic violence and related terms, news items, guidelines for personal safety and for leaving an abusive relationship, an "Am I Being Abused?" checklist, and links to other resources.

Arab Women Connect
Arab women connect by UNIFEM, containing information containing reports, statistics and studies on arab women (available in both english and arabic)

Digital-Sistas
Non-profit designed to promote technology, education, and enrichment to women and children who are underserved.

Isis International
Isis International, based in Manila, dedicated to women's information and connection needs, focusing on advancing women's rights, leadership, and empowerment in Asia and the pacific.

Karamah.org
Muslim women lawyers for human rights

Latinitas Magazine
webzine focusing on informing, entertaining, and inspiring young latinas.

Indigenous Women's Network
Indigenous Women's Network, empowering Native American women to participate in political, social, and cultural processes.

Native American Women Photographers
Native American women photographers as storytellers

Community Breast Health Project
Community Breast Health Project, a non-profit dedicated to providing information and support to people dealing with breast cancer or with breast health issues.

Power-Surge.com
Site dedicated to women and menopause, including resources

womenheart.org
National coalition for women with heart disease

Women's Heart Foundation

About-Face.org
This is a site that fights negative and distorted images of women.

CEDAW
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women

Center for Reproductive Rights
The center for Reproductive Rights

CATW International
The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women

emilyslist.org
This site supports the election of pro-choice democratic women to public office.

WEDO
The Women's Environment and Development Organization

Misfortune 500
This is a project by WEDO, exposes corporate activities that violate women's rights, etc.

SaveRoe.com
Planned Parenthood's Save Roe website

Prostitute's Education Network
Site about sex workers rights.