Gender Studies
- Women's Research and Resource Center -Online Resource Center
- President's Commission on the Status of Women - PCSW
- Artemis Guide - list of over 900 Women's Studies Programs in the U.S.A. The Artemis list includes minors, concentrations, and individualized studies programs (as well as majors) in Women's Studies.
- Princeton Review - lists only 267 majors in the US.
- The University of Texas at Austin is in the unique position of having a university-wide interdisciplinary program in Women's and Gender Studies. The program's large and diverse faculty draws on the scholarship of over 200 distinguished faculty from 29 departments and 14 colleges and schools.
- The doctoral program in the Women's Studies Program at the University of Michigan offers four joint PhDs: in Women's Studies and English, Women's Studies and History, Women's Studies and Psychology, and Women's Studies and Sociology.
- For student internship opportunities and positions in the Gender studies field, check out the following website: http://www.nwsa.org/students/internships.php
- U Maryland comprehensive list of film reviews written by feminists.
- Women's Audio Visuals In English (WAVE) is a database maintained by the University of Wisconsin System Women's Studies Librarian's Office that lists documentary, experimental, and feature film and video productions by and about women.
- Academic Journals for Communication, Gender Studies, Masculinities, and Women's Studies Research, and Film studies.
- Meridians is a journal of feminism race and transnationalism. It concerns women of color in an international and global context.
- Mother Jones is a collection of articles on Domestic Violence and they are offering NWSA members free access to them. Please click on the link and use the access code: MJQUR3 to view the articles.
- Comprehensive list of electronic journals related to Feminism, Gender Studies, Masculinity, etc.
- h e r s p a c e
Interactive website for female artists. - Women Journeys
Women related issues. Includes several publications and articles. - RESOURCES AND LINKS
Resource directory for gender related topics. - Women of Color Website
This site contains information on Women of color. - National Council for Research on Women
A great resource page for issues related to women (i.e. Science, Technology and Engineering) - The Woman Source Online Homepage
If you are looking for books on Women, then this is a great site to visit. - Carnival of the feminists -
It is a "blog" site for all kinds of feminist finds. scroll down for interesting reading when you have time, and post as well.
- Written Out: How Sexuality is Used to Attack Women’s Organizing - pdf file
- WOMEN'S HEALTH
A great resource site on women's health and sexuality.
- Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse homepage
Contains great resources regarding issues ranging from sexual violence to health care and social service providers. You will also find several statistics on a range of topics. - WomenOf.com
This page is a great resource page for you if your looking for the latest information on gender related issues. You can find links to pages on career and business to health and home.
- WOMEN OWNED BUSINESSES
If your a business-woman, this is a great site for you to visit. This site promotes women owned businesses throughout the nation.
- Center for Gender Equality, AAUW Boulder Colorado News
This page contain reports on surveys conducted by the Cenetr for Gender Equality by Princeton Survey Research Associates.
EMPOWERMENT, FOUNDATIONS AND EDUCATION
- The War on Boys
This page contains information of gender equity in the schools. - A site devoted to critiquing feminist arguments about gender equity
This site is closely related to "The War on Boys". This site contains information on why boys tend to dropout of school. This site also contains links to forums on "A Man's Life" and other sites related to gender inequality. - Educational attainment of the population 25 years and over by sex (2000 census)
Statistic on education attainment of students 25 years and over by sex, March 2000. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. - (NWSA)
National Women's Studies Association
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supports and promotes feminist teaching, learning, research, and professional and community service at the pre-K through post-secondary levels and serves as a locus of information about the inter-disciplinary field of Women's Studies for those outside the profession.
GENDER AND INTERLOCKING SYSTEMS OF OPPRESION
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
Peggy McIntosh's piece entitled "White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack." - Black Feminist Thought in the Matrix of Domination
From Patricia Hill Collins's "Black Feminist Thought: Knowledge, Conciousness, and the Politics of Empowerment." -
Lambda Letters Project, a statewide organization, uniquely offers Californians direct access to the legislative process in order to affect public policy in four areas of concern: LGBTI issues; HIV/AIDS issues; people of color issues, and women's issues. We provide you sample letters and e-mails each month. You can sign and return these letters as is, or use them to create your own message. Lambda Letters Project has a Legislative Advocate who works full-time on behalf of the community. Last year Lambda Letters Project delivered over 360,000 letters and e-mails on your behalf. For more information, please visit http://www.lambdaletters.org
- Institute of American Values
A private organization devoted to researching and educating people on family related issues. - Mind on the Media - for girls
- United Nations Statistical Data on Women
This site contains numerous statistics on women all over the world. - U.S. Census Publication: Women in the United States: A profile
This site contains statistics on women here in the United States. This page is in .pdf format. - Statistics on Women and Computer Science
This page contains statistics on women in the computer science field and other technology related areas. - Statistics on Women Business Ownership
This site contains statistics on women and business. It also contains guidlines for small business owners. - Science, Math, engineering and technology
This site contains reports on studies conducted by numerous number of federal agencies regarding gender equity in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering and technology. - Misleading statistics: "Women Rising in Management" --Sort Of"
Article on how statistics today exaggerate what is really happening in our societies. - A comprehensive search of online sources for information on leveraging career possibilities with a Women's Studies degree. Although this page only includes a few links, these links lead to many more useful resources. As Minnesota State University, Mankato offers a minor, major, M.S. and graduate certificate in Women's Studies, the page provides considerable emphasis on careers in Women's Studies scholarship and related fields. Note also the inclusion of membership information for NWSA.
- Michael Kimmel
An interview with Michael Kimmel in which he discusses the connections betweentraditional notions of masculinity and violence against women. - Battered Men? Battered Facts EXTRA!
Piece on the issue of battered husbands. - Not All Domestic Violence Studies Are Created Equal
Piece by Jennifer L. Pozner. - A Hell of a Nice Murderer: Double Standards in Domestic Violence Coverage
Piece by Kim Deterline - Violence and Society
This site is about men who are fighting to end battering, rape and sexsism in our societies. - Mens' work against rape and sexual assault
A great site! Webring for men against violence.
- The Andrea Dworkin Online Library Catalog
Online library containing publications by women regarding gender related issues. - New York Times special piece on importance of "diversity" knowledge in the workplace, "Winning with Diversity"
- Executive Summary Recommendations of the National Initiative for Women in Higher Education's Agenda for the 21st Century: Improving Campus Climates and the Status of Women in Higher Education. (Honorary Chair Hillary Rodham Clinton). Look, for example, at the caucus report recommendations, especially under Teaching/learning/Research.