Women's Resources - International and Domestic

International

  • Women for Women, International. Direct aid and development program connecting U.S. women to women in several countries.
  • Equality Now New York based international advocacy organization.
  • Free Lori Berenson Website This social justice activist was framed on treason charges and imprisoned in Peru. The State Dept. has refused to intervene despite pressure from Congress and the public.
  • Amnesty International Campaigns for Women
  • Global Feminism - International Links From the Feminist Majority Foundation.
  • Women's International Center Extensive links and info, both domestic and worldwide.
  • Global Fund for Women Charitable foundation supporting international projects. With links to related resources.
  • U.N. Development Fund for Women Official site with reports and announcements.
  • International Center for Research on Women - ICRW
  • Association for Women's Rights in Development
  • U.S. State Dept. Intl. Women's Issues Project
  • FGM Education and Networking Project Info on female genital mutilation advocacy efforts.
  • Coalition Against the Trafficking in Women
  • Revolutionary Assoc. of the Women of Afghanistan - RAWA Indigenous Afghan women's group promoting self-help programs and providing political advocacy.
  • FEMNET - African Women's Development and Communications Network
  • South Asian Women's Network
  • Jewish Women International
  • International Jewish Women's Human Rights Watch
  • ISIS International - Manila Based in the Phillipines.
  • Latin American Women - Links From the University of Texas.
  • Arab Women Connect Sponsored by UNIFEM.
  • Women in the Middle East - Links From Columbia University.

    U.S. Domestic Focus

  • Feminist Majority Foundation Leading U.S. Advocacy group. Info and a huge compilation of online resources.
  • Legal Momentum Formerly the N.O.W. Legal Defense Fund.
  • National Women's Political Caucus
  • National Organization for Women
  • National Abortion Rights League - NARAL
  • Center for Reproductive Rights
  • Feminist Campus
  • Young Women for Social Justice From the Third Wave Foundation.
  • Muslim Women's League USA
  • Ms. Foundation
  • League of Women Voters
  • Breast Cancer Action. Advocacy group based in San Francisco.
  • Susun Weed - Wise Woman Health Center
  • Betty Kapen, PhD - Alternatives to Hormone Replacement Therapy Fund
  • Family Violence Prevention Fund

    Articles in Our Database

  • Islamic Fundamentalism's War on Women (1993). Contains fascinating interviews with Fatima Mernissi, Benazir Bhutto and other key players on this issue.
  • Rite is Wrong (1995) On FGM.
  • Government-Authorized Brutalization of Women (1997) includes information about a landmark asylum case in the United States.

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