WOMEN'S ISSUES

WOMEN'S ISSUES
An Internet Hotlist on WOMEN'S ISSUES

created by Marilyn Abramowitz
Mineola High School Library

Introduction
Use the Library's print resouces and online databases. Consult these links for addtional info.

The Internet Resources

Megasites on Women's Bias & Rights Issues

*Women's Studies Online Resources -
Background on Discrimination against Women -
Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination Against Women - as of 1 January 2008, responsibility for servicing the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women has been transferred to the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva - information on the 40th and future sessions of the Committee is available on the website of OHCHR (http://www.ohchr.org/EN/Pages/WelcomePage.aspx)
Discrimination Against Women -
Gender Bias - from Feminism and Women's Studies site
Gender Issues - from the Women's Studies Database
HUMAN RIGHTS - hotlist of links
Women Watch - initiative of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality
Women's Human Rights - from Amnesty International USA
Women's Human Rights Net - providing comprehensive information & analysis on women's human rights & global issues
Women's Issues - groups & organizations advocating for women
Women's Learning Partnership - for Rights, Development and Peace
Women's Rights Project - from the ACLU
Women's Rights are Human Rights - an essay
Women’s Rights - from Global Issues site

Health (incl Reproductive Rights/Abortion)

Abortion Access: All Sides of the Issue - from Religious Tolerance.org
Abortion Information - from Planned Parenthood
Abortion Issue - from Public Agenda
Abortion Issues - from Pro-Choice America Foundation
Abortion Law Homepage -
Abortion Resources - from the Guttmacher Institute
Abortion and Reproductive Rights - groups & organizations advocating on these issues
NOW and Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues - from the National Organization for Women
National Abortion Rights Action League -
Ohio Right to Life Organization -
Partial-Birth Abortion - from National Right to Life
ROE v. WADE, 410 U.S. 113 (1973) -
Roe vs. Wade - 25 yrs later - a CNN program
The Abortion Issue - from Planned Parenthood Federation of America
The Pill - how 'the pill' changed women's attitudes & their lives, and effects on their bodies
The Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice -
The World's Abortion Laws - from The Center for Reproductive Rights
Web Sites for Women's Health -

Sports Participation & Equity

All-American Girls Professional Baseball League - an up-close-and-personal look at the pioneering women who played professional baseball from 1943 through 1954
Battle of the Sexes - Billie Jean King raised women's tennis to new heights with her 'Battle of the Sexes' victory over Bobby Riggs
Gender Equity in Sports - a resource for anyone investigating the state of affairs in interscholastic or intercollegiate sport
Sports Illustrated Top 100 Women -
The First Ladies of Baseball -
The Slugger Wore Skirts - an interview with Faye Dancer, the model for Madonna in 'A League of Their Own'
Women in Sports: The Struggle for Equality -
Women's Sports Foundation - to advance the lives of girls and women through sport and physical activity
Women's Sports Page - links to girls' & women's sports pages on the web
Women-Related Sports/Recreation Web Sites -

Women in the Workplace (incl Sexual Harassment & Discr)

A History of Women in Industry -
Facts About Sexual Harassment -
LABOR & INDUSTRY HISTORY - with links on women in the work force throughout history
Sexual Harassment -
Sexual Harassment Resources -
Sexual Harassment and Discrimination -
Sexual Harassment at Workplace - A General Overview -
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace -
Sexual Harassment in the Workplace: A Primer -
Wages, Hiring Policies, and the Glass Ceiling - documents about policies that have historically reflected discrimination in the workplace
Women Working, 1800-1930 -
Women in Aviation -
Women in the Professions - Documents about women's experiences in the workplace
Women's Labor History -

Violence Against Women (incl Domestic Violence & Date Rape)

Domestic Violence - preventing crime & violence in California
Domestic Violence - from MedLine Plus
Domestic Violence Resources -
Domestic Violence Awareness Handbo -
Domestic Violence FAQs -
Domestic Violence Issues - from the American Bar Association
Domestic Violence.org -
International Women's Day - Ending Impunity for Violence against Women and Girls
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence -
Safety for Women -
TEEN ISSUES - Part 2 - includes links on abusive relationships, dating violence & date rape
Violence Against Women -

Women in Other Countries & Other Links

Afghanistan: Invisible Women -
Gender Differences in History - Women in China & Japan
Media Portrayals of Girls and Women - provides a snapshot of the issues around the media's portrayal of women and girls -- from effects on body image and self-identity to ramifications in sports and politics
Midwifery: History -
Muslim Women are the Key to Change -
Other Women's Voices - translations of women's writing before 1700
Uncle Tom's America - 19th century literature & the role of mother & motherhood
WOMEN: PAST & PRESENT - American women's history (incl Suffrage & Wom Lib Movements); women in world history; women writers, performers, artists, athletes; Feminist theories, literary characters & themes, gender issues; individual influential women throughout history
Women in Muslim Societies -
Women of Color Web Sites -
Women's History: 1950 - Present Day -

Content by Marilyn Abramowitz, mabramowitz@mineola.k12.ny.us
http://www.kn.att.com/wired/fil/pages/listwomensma.html
Last revised Fri Nov 20 10:38:48 US/Pacific 2009