Women Specific Links


Believe me, for every woman vamp there are ten men of the same . . . men who take everything from women--love, devotion, beauty, youth and give nothing in return! V stands for Vampire and it stands for Vengeance, too. The vampire that I play is the vengeance of my sex upon its exploiters. You see, . . . I have the face of a vampire, perhaps, but the heart of a 'feministe.'
-- Theda Bara
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MISCELLANEOUS

What Do We Mean by Gender-Based Censorship?
From a Woman's World publication titled, The Power of the Word: Culture, Censorship, and Voice.

Gender: Sexist Language and Assumptions
From The American Heritage Book of English Usage. A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996.

Voice of the Shuttle: Gender Studies
Includes links to women's studies and feminist theory, gay, lesbian, and queer studies, etc.

Feminist Theory Website: Various Fields within Feminism
A list of book titles in different categories such as cultural anthropology, epistemology, science, etc.

gender Inn
Searchable women's and gender studies database providing access to over 7,500 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature.

Feminist Perspectives on the Self
From The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.

Gender Watch
From ZNET. A collection of articles, essays, internal and external links relating to gender, sexuality, sexism, feminism, queer politics and struggles.

The 3rd WWWave
"feminism for the new millenium".

Gender
A guide from oneworld.net covering a variety of gender issues with an international scope.

Full Coverage: Gender
The OneWorld database contains tens of thousands of documents on gender from the partners' websites.

Women's Rights
A guide from oneworld.net covering a variety of women's rights issues with an international scope.

Women's Human Rights Net
An international network of women's human rights organizations that seeks the effective utilization of all available information and communication technologies (ICTs) toward the advancement of Women's human rights.

Out of the Cave: Exploring Gray's Anatomy
Features essays debunking John Gray's Mars & Venus.

Body Icon: fear and loathing the mirror

A well-hung show
"artist charges censorship and withdraws exhibit of male nudes". The article is by Anna Fahey from Seattle Weekly, published February 28 - March 6, 2002.

Fake 'porn crusade' fights online porn
Article about innovative Swedish effort to fight online porn.

Sexism in hardcore
From antisocialxbrat.com, "things being said about the females involved in the hardcore scene".

The Boy's Club: Know Your Role
From antisocialxbrat.com, "more on being a girl in the overly testerone filled straightedge hardcore scene".

Rendering Feminism Blacker
Article by Sueli Carneiro from Les Pénélopes French feminist site.

Being Pimped Ain't Easy
From wiretapmag.org, questions why the degradation of Black women in rap music is ignored or overlooked by the leadership in the Black community.

Sexism and Misogyny: Who Takes the Rap?
By bell hooks. Originally published in Z Magazine, February 1994.

Attack the Rap
"Sick of being called ho's and bitches, a group of young women in Boston has set up a new radio station to fight rap's misogyny." Article published by Diane Taylor in The Guardian, March 8, 2004.

Critical Noir: Spelman Women Take a Stand
"In protest of the degrading images of black women in the video for Nelly's song "Tip-Drill," the women of Spelman college forced the rapper to cancel his appearance at a bone marrow drive on their campus." Published on Africana.com, April 14, 2004.



WEB DIRECTORIES

Academic Info: Women's Studies
Feminist Internet Gateway - from the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Google: Women
Librarians' Index to the Internet: Women
Oingo: Women
Open Directory Project: Women
Social Science Information Gateway: Women's Studies
Women's Studies Internet Resources - comprehensive site with lots of links on women, gender and feminism. This is not just a list of women's studies programs.
WWWomen.com - directory of female-oriented web links online.
Yahoo: Women


HEALTH & SEXUALITY


NEWS & MEDIA

Women's Enews
News about issues of importance to women.

Media Report to Women
"providing information on all types of media -- television, cable, film, radio, newspapers, magazines, newsletters, the Internet and other emerging media -- and the way in which they depict women and issues of interest to women".

News We Can Use

FAIR's Women's Desk
Analyses sexism, racism and homophobia in the media and works with activists and media professionals to get a broad range of feminist perspectives included in the public debate.

Media Channel: Women's Media
Covers issues of women and the media.

Women's Desk at the National Radio Project
Produces programs on women’s issues and perspectives, including such topics as globalization, poverty, war, health, and human rights.

WomensNet
Includes news and events.

Guardian: Gender issues
News related to women, but not necessarily feminist-minded.

New York Times: College Womens Studies
News related to women, but not all necessarily feminist-minded.

Breaking Afghan News
From afghanwomensmission.org.

Human Rights Watch: Women's Human Rights
Global news related to women's human rights.

Women in Tech
A month-by-month Wired News collection.

NY Transfer News: Feminist Issues
Articles about feminist issues.

AlterNet: Women
Not focused on women only, but this link is a keyword search that brings up news about women.

Yahoo News: Women's Issues

Media Watch
A mostly volunteer media activist group. The group makes educational films, writes opinion pieces, holds protests and launches letter campaigns critiquing media images of women and ethnic minorities. More info about Media Watch in this article: Getting results with low-budget media activism

---- Individual Articles

Getting results with low-budget media activism
Posted January 21, 2004. Includes information about the activist group, Media Watch.

The Taliban's Bravest Opponents
Article by Janelle Brown from Salon.com, October 2, 2001.

UN Officer's Accused of Buying Sex Slaves
By James Ridgeway from The Village Voice August 8-14, 2001.

Persons of the Year 2002
Time magazine cover story (December 22, 2002) about women who took huge risks to blow the whistle on what went wrong at Worldcom, Enron and the FBI.



PUBLICATIONS / LITERATURE
---- Censorship
The Power of the Word: Culture, Censorship, and Voice - Published by Women's WORLD.
Islamic institute urges Egypt to ban novel by feminist; author defiant - article by Nadia Abou El-Magd originally published in Canada's National Post, June 1, 2004. "El-Saadawi rejected the criticism Monday, saying her book, The Fall of The Imam, concerns the abuse of religion and the alliances forged between corrupt politicians and religious establishments."
Talk of the Rest of the Town - survey pointing out that the overwhelming majority of The New Yorker magazine's writers are men.
---- Newspapers
Minnesota Women's Press - feminist newspaper.
Sojourner: The Women's Forum - activist, community-based, feminist newspaper publishing writing by and for women. Published by the non-profit Sojourner Feminist Institute.
Women section of Christian Science Monitor - an international daily newspaper published Monday through Friday.
---- Magazines / Journals
Awakened Woman - journal of women's spirituality.
Bitch: Feminist Response to Pop Culture - a print magazine featuring critiques of TV, movies, magazines, advertising, and more.
Brillo Magazine - online magazine which seems to have ceased publication beyond issue #3.
Feminist Majority Newsletter - published quarterly. Available online in .pdf format.
Feminista - "a journal of art, literature, social commentary, philosophy, wit, humor, and respect".
Feminist Studies - official site.
Journal of the American Medical Women's Association (JAMWA) - some issues free online.
Merge - a feminist zine out of Chicago. The focus is to heighten awareness, particularly with media images, the depiction of women, and sexuality.
Ms. Magazine
The Nation: Feminism & Women section - this magazine includes many other topics, but this section focuses on feminism.
Off Our Backs - feminist newsjournal.
On the Issues - progressive women's quarterly.
Radical Philosophy - a journal of socialist and feminist philosophy.
Radical Teacher - a socialist and feminist journal on the theory and practice of teaching. This includes mostly table of contents.
Said It - online zine about feminist news, culture and politics.
Scholar & Feminist - published by the Barnard Center for Research on Women.
@SecondOpinion - a newsletter about "biotechnology, reproduction, the female body, world economics...".
Women's Review of Books - mostly table of contents with excerpts from a few articles online.
Z Magazine Articles on Gender, Sexuality and Feminism since 1996
---- Other Lists of Magazines
Feminist Magazines - a list with descriptions from the Feminist Majority Foundation.
Women's Internet Periodicals - a list with descriptions from the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press.
Women's Print Periodicals - a list with descriptions from the Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press.
Wellesley Centers for Women: Research Titles
---- Books
The Feminist Press - publisher at The City University of New York.
Aviva: Publications in Brief - list of books from aviva.org
Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy & Utopia - large directory of feminist publications.
Oxford Readings in Feminism - list of books from Oxford University Press.
Women's Studies - new and recent titles from Oxford University Press.
Gender Studies - new and recent titles from Oxford University Press.
Studies in Feminist Philosophy - list of books from Oxford University Press.
Feminist and Gender Theories of Self Identity - list of books.
Comprehensive Bibliography on Feminist Perspectives on the Self - from the The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy.
Anthropology of Gender & Sexuality - course site which includes a related bibliography.
----Individual Book Titles
Gender: Sexist Language and Assumptions - from The American Heritage Book of English Usage. A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English. 1996. Full-text online.
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future - book by Riane Eisler. This link does not provide full-text, but publication information may be useful for those who would like to find it in print.
The Curse: Confronting the Last Taboo, Menstruation - book by Karen Houppert. In depth review of the book from The Guardian newspaper August 31, 2001.
Life's Delicate Balance: A Guide to Causes and Prevention of Breast Cancer - book by Janette D Sherman. Review from Rachel's Environment & Health News, April 26, 2001.
Scum Manifesto by Valerie Solanos. Full-text online.
Defining...the violence, the power - by Loolwa Khazzoom. She has also published a book called Consequence.
Single Minded - interview with Jaclyn Geller, author of Here Comes the Bride from Time Out New York magazine, Jun 28-Jul 5, 2001 issue.
Gender in the Mirror: Cultural Imagery and Women's Agency - by Diana Tietjens Meyers. Link is a brief review of the book.


FINANCE

Feminist Economics
A peer reviewed journal published three times a year.

Cassandra's Revenge
A site for women to talk about money, investing and personal growth.

MsMoney
Provides information for everyone with particular attention to women's needs.

Digital Dollars Investing for Women
For women seeking to learn about investing, stocks, stock portfolios, mutual funds, brokers, bonds, 401k programs, IRAs and more.

Women's Equity Mutual Fund
Invests in public companies that advance the social and economic status of women in the workplace.

Ethical Investing
Not a women specific resource, but dedicated to providing investment resources, including stocks and mutual fund investment resources, to those who are looking to make ethical investments.

Social Investment Forum
Not women specific resource, but offers comprehensive information, contacts & resources on socially responsible investing.

Money Magazine
Not a woman specific resource, but they used to issue a special edition called Money for Women.



WOMEN AND THE ARTS

Feminist Aesthetics
Includes a list of book titles by category including Aesthetic Theory, Art in General, History of Women Artists, Architecture, Dance, Film, Music, Painting and Sculpture, Performance Art, and Theatre.

--- Film

Women Filmmakers Encyclopedia
A print book, only an excerpt is available online.

Reel Women
A non-profit organization formed for the purposes of developing a permanent support system for women at all levels of experience in the film and video industries.

Women Make Movies
Non-profit feminist media arts organization which is the leading distributor of women's films and videotapes in North America.

The Troublemaker
Article in The Guardian, April 16, 2004. Discusses Sandra Hochman's 1973 documentary, Year of the Woman.

--- Literature

Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Utopia
Excellent site with many resources.

A Celebration of Women Writers
Provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.

The Feminist Press
Publisher at The City University of New York.

Women's Review of Books
Mostly table of contents with excerpts from a few articles online.

--- Fine Art

Women and Art
A collection of links from yours truly.



WOMEN & EMPLOYMENT


WOMEN AND EDUCATION


HISTORY
The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our Future - book by Riane Eisler. This link does not provide full-text, but publication information may be useful for those interested in reading it in print.
Minoan Snake Goddess - by Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe. Discusses women in Minoan culture.
Diotima - materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world.
From warrior women to female pharaohs: careers for women in Ancient Egypt - from BBC site, by Dr. Joann Fletcher.
Women and the Holocaust
Women's Sexuality in WWII Concentration Camps - An Oral History Project for UC Berkeley's English 1B, Section 7 By Johanna Micaela Jacobsen, Fall 2001. This paper was originally available at this address: http://www.itp.berkeley.edu/~hzaid/johanna/paper2.simpletext.html, but is no longer there. You can view the course site which had originally hosted it.
Women's Liberation Archive - an archive of feminist history from Duke University.
The Emma Goldman Papers
Heroines of Peace: The Nine Nobel Women - article about Nobel Peace Prize winners.
Gender, Politics, and Culture in Modern Europe - Course Readings - a list of books.
The Development of Communication Networks Among Women, 1963-1983 - a history of women's media by Martha Leslie Allen
Roe v. Wade, Then v. Now: Thirty Years in the Life of the American Woman - article by Jennifer Block, from the Village Voice, January 15-21, 2003. Includes statistics about women, not only abortion.


WOMEN AND LAW
Women's Human Rights: International Legal Standards
The Women's Law Forum - WLF at Villanova University School of Law is an electronic legal publication. The WLF "seeks to serve as a forum for legal scholarship, to educate and increase awareness on legal issues affecting women".
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund - pursues equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family and the courts, through litigation, education, and public information programs.
Women's Law Initiative - provides easy-to-understand legal information and resources to women living with or escaping domestic violence.
Findlaw: Columns by Joanna Grossman - she has written about sexual harassment, women's jury service, guardianship, annulment, and adoption. Her other research interests include sex-based discrimination, trusts and estates, and legal history.
Women's Law Journals:

  • The Berkeley Women's Law Journal
  • Columbia Journal of Gender and Law
  • Duke Journal of Gender Law and Policy
  • The Georgetown Journal of Gender and the Law
  • Harvard Women's Law Journal
  • Hastings Women's Law Journal
  • Journal of Gender, Race and Justice
  • Journal of Gender, Social Policy and the Law
  • Law and Sexuality
  • Michigan Journal of Gender and Law
  • National Journal of Sexual Orientation Law
  • Southern California Review of Law and Women's Studies
  • Texas Journal of Women and the Law
  • UCLA Women's Law Journal
  • William and Mary Journal of Women and the Law
  • Women's Rights Law Reporter
  • Yale Journal of Law and Feminism


    WOMEN AND POLITICS

    How Politics Impact Your Personal Life
    Article by Riane Eisler in the Humanist, May-June 2002.

    Center for American Women and Politics
    Located at Rutgers University, CAWP is a research, education, and public service center which compiles information about women in American government and politics.

    An Introduction to Anarchism
    An essay by Liz A. Highleyman. Makes mention of anarcha-feminism.

    The Emma Goldman Papers

    Women's Human Rights: International Legal Standards

    Human Rights Watch World Report 2002: Women's Human Rights

    Socialist Feminism
    Bibliography of socialist feminism.

    Marxist/Materialist Feminism
    Essay and bibliography of Marxist/Materialist feminism.

    Feminism and Politics
    Includes information on various types of political feminisms and a bibliography for Gender Issues, Political Theory, Politics and Political Strategies, Race Issues, and Postcolonialism.

    Women and Voting
    Editorial from commonwealthclub.org.

    Get Out Her Vote

    10 for Change
    Campaign to register more voters.

    Awkward Kerry, Hopeless Bush
    Article about women and voting. Written by Sharon Lerner and published in the Village Voice newspaper, June 15, 2004.

    Get Back, Loretta
    Article about Bush's rollback of women's rights. Written by Richard Goldstein and published in the Village Voice newspaper, April 23, 2004.

    One Woman, One Vote
    Article about women and voting in Mother Jones magazine published July 14, 2004.


    WOMEN AND NATIONALITY
    ----International
    Women's Human Rights Net - an international network of women's human rights organizations that seeks the effective utilization of all available information and communication technologies (ICTs) toward the advancement of Women's human rights.
    Gender - a guide from oneworld.net covering a variety of gender issues with an international scope.
    Full Coverage: Gender - the OneWorld database contains tens of thousands of documents on gender from the partners' websites.
    Women's Rights - a guide from oneworld.net covering a variety of women's rights issues with an international scope.
    Les Pénélopes - this French feminist site covers current events internationally. The site is in English, French and Spanish.
    ----Afghanistan
    The Taliban's Bravest Opponents - article by Janelle Brown from Salon.com, October 2, 2001.
    ----Bangladesh
    Taslima Nasrin Speaks (Still) : Not Your Father's Fatwa - article by Thulani Davis from The Village Voice newspaper, November 13 - 19, 2002.
    Taslima Nasrin and the Struggle Against Religious Fundamentalism - an interview from ISIS.
    Radio Interview with Taslima Nasrin, the Bangladeshi doctor, author and feminist, conducted by Melinda Tuhus. Aired on WPKN Radio, December 13, 2002.
    ----Egypt
    Islamic institute urges Egypt to ban novel by feminist; author defiant - article by Nadia Abou El-Magd originally published in Canada's National Post, June 1, 2004. "El-Saadawi rejected the criticism Monday, saying her book, The Fall of The Imam, concerns the abuse of religion and the alliances forged between corrupt politicians and religious establishments."
    Nawal El Saadawi - the Egyptian feminist's website.
    ----France
    Les Pénélopes - this French feminist site covers current events internationally. The site is in English, French and Spanish.
    Revolt against the rapists - article by Rose George in The Guardian, April 5, 2003.
    Sexual Difference and Politics in France Today - article by Danielle Haase-Dubosc in Feminist Studies, Spring 1999.
    ----Japan
    In Japan, Liberation at Long Last - women seek liberty in a separate grave. By Howard W. French (The New York Times) May 13, 2002.
    ----Mexico
    'Rich killers' stalk City of Lost Girls - article by Sandra Jordan in The Guardian, November 2, 2003.
    ----Turkey
    Third of Turkish women attacked by family, says Amnesty - article by Mark Oliver from The Guardian, June 2, 2004.
    Turkey: Women confronting family violence - from Amnesty International.
    ----United Kingdom
    While we were shopping... - the first part of a three-day series on feminism by Katharine Viner. From The Guardian, June 5, 2002.
    The F-Word - "young UK Feminism".
    Girls! New feminism needs you! - discusses feminism in relation to today's Britain.
    ----United States
    Women in the United States: A Profile, 2000 - (PDF file) Census Brief from the U.S. Census Bureau.
    Roe v. Wade, Then v. Now: Thirty Years in the Life of the American Woman - article by Jennifer Block, from the Village Voice, January 15-21, 2003. Includes statistics about women, not only abortion.
    Exoticize My Fist - Asian American feminist resources.


    WOMEN IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY


    WOMEN AND RELIGION

    Religion and Feminism
    Feminist links from Kathleen Trigiani's site.

    Feminists, Theology and the Reclaiming of the Goddess
    By Keveney Barley.

    Minoan Snake Goddess
    By Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe. Supports the argument that women occupied a dominant position within the religious sphere of Minoan culture.

    Eve and the Identity of Women
    By Christopher L. C. E. Witcombe.

    The Witch Hunts: The End of Magic and Miracles
    Page 114 from Chapter Eight of The Dark Side of Christian History, by Helen Ellerbe.

    Taslima Nasrin Speaks (Still) : Not Your Father's Fatwa
    Article by Thulani Davis from The Village Voice newspaper, November 13 - 19, 2002.

    Taslima Nasrin and the Struggle Against Religious Fundamentalism
    An interview from ISIS.

    More Sins of the Fathers
    Catholic women blast sex abuse and sexism. Article by Ginger Adams Otis from The Village Voice newspaper, December 4 - 10, 2002.

    Awakened Woman: The Journal of Women's Spirituality


    ORGANIZATIONS
    Feminist Organizations - a long list from NAU's women's studies site.
    Feminist Majority Foundation
    National Coalition Against Domestic Violence - a private non-profit formed in 1978 dedicated to the empowerment of battered women and their children.
    Network Women's Program of the Open Society Institute
    United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM)
    United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women (DAW)
    United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (INSTRAW)
    Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
    International Federation of University Women (IFUW)
    American Association of University Women (AAUW)
    Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan (RAWA)


    MEN AND FEMINISM / MALE GENDER ROLE


    HUMOR & SATIRE
    Time on Feminism - satire from Tom Tomorrow's comic strip This Modern World. Read Read the 6-29-98 cover story and the letters in response in the 7-20-98 issue.
    Big Bad Chinese Mama - fighting against stereotypes of Asian women and mail order brides - the "harem of angst" and "pranks" sections are hilarious.
    Girlcomic.net - "feminist. funny."


    EMAIL LISTS AND FORUMS

    Women and Gender-Related E-mail Lists/ Electronic forums
    http://www-unix.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/forums.html

    Searching for Safety Online: Managing "Trolling" in a Feminist Forum
    http://www.slis.indiana.edu/CSI/WP/WP02-03B.html

    Feminista
    http://www.feminista.com/issues/message_board.php


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