W
O M E N ' S S I T E S (General)
Texas
Women's Sites Tech
Resources Austin
Organizations
ARTS
- Reel
Women
- A permanent support system for women at all levels of experience
in the film and video industries. http://reelwomen.org/
- National
Museum of Women in the Arts
(NMWA) - Founded in 1981 and opened in New York in 1987; is the only
museum dedicated solely to celebrating the achievements of women in
the visual, performing, and literary arts. The permanent collection
contains works by more than 800 artists, including Judith Leyster,
Maria Sibylla Merian, Mary Cassatt, Camille Claudel, Georgia OšKeeffe,
Frida Kahlo, Elizabeth Catlett, Lee Krasner, Helen Frankenthaler,
and Louise Bourgeois. NMWAšs national membership of more than 35,000
is among the top ten percent of museum memberships nationwide. http://www.nmwa.org
ASTRONOMY
- Woman
Astronomer - The mission of Woman Astronomer is to promote astronomy
as a hobby and science, to encourage women and girls interested in
astronomy, and to be a resource to the astronomy community and the
public at large. This Web site strives to spark interest in astronomy
through profiles of the inspirational lives of women astronomers,
professional and amateur, past and present.
Lots of links! http://www.womanastronomer.com/
BUSINESS
- BreakTheGlassCeiling.com
- Committed to helping individuals gain that full potential and
move into fulfilling, successful careers. Caters to women, minorities,
deaf, blind, physically disabled individuals, sexual minorities, and
individuals suffering from age discrimination. Offers services in
the areas of diversity recruiting, speaking, presentations, organizational
analysis, and diversity training. http://www.breaktheglassceiling.com
- Online
Women's Business Center - Promotes the growth of women-owned businesses
through programs that address business training and technical assistance,
and provide access to credit and capital, federal contracts, and international
trade opportunities. http://www.onlinewbc.gov/
- Women
in Technology International (WITI) - International
organization solely dedicated to advancing women through technology;
for women
who consider technology central to their businesses, careers and professions.
Provides inspiration,
education, conferences, on-line services, publications and a worldwide
network of resources.
Includes the development of web based tools, products and services,
innovative support to women entrepreneurs, early-stage ventures, education,
technology centers, and media networks. http://www.witi.com/center/aboutwiti/
CHILDREN
Missing
& Exploited Children
- Cybertipline.com
- Cyber Tip Line handles leads from individuals reporting the sexual
exploitation of children. http://www.missingkids.com/cybertip/
- National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) - Co-founded
in 1984 by the now-host of American's
Most Wanted, John Walsh. Provides assistance to parents, children,
law enforcient, schools, in recovering missing children; raises public
awareness about preventing child abduction, molestation, and sexual
exploitation. http://www.missingkids.com/
- OPERATION
LOOKOUT® - Works with searching parents on a national and
international level by giving practical and technical help when children
are missing before age 18.
http://www.operationlookout.org/
COMPUTER
GAMES
- Women
in Games International (WIGI) - Works to promote the inclusion
and advancement of women in the global games industry. Women in Games
International Advocates for issues important to both woman and men
in the game development industry, including a better work/life balance
and healthy working conditions. http://www.womeningamesinternational.org/
- Women
in Game Development Special Interest Group (SIG)
- Formed to create a positive impact on the game development industry
with respect to gender balance and equity. A special interest group
of the International Game Developers Association. http://www.igda.org/women
ENGINEERING
- Women
in Engineering Program
(WEP) - Established in 1992 to recruit and retain female engineering
students, to increase the percentage of female engineering graduates,
and to provide a supportive structure that encourages the success
of women in the College of Engineering at UT. Mission is to educate
girls and women about engineering, to inspire women to pursue the
unlimited opportunities within the world of engineering, and to unleash
the potential of engineering-educated women to benefit society in
an effort to increase the overall percentage of women in the College
of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. http://www.engr.utexas.edu/wep/
FEMINISM
- Feminist.com
- Promotes women's business development, supports women-friendly organizations,
expands civic participation and encourages women's self-sufficiency.
http://www.feminist.com
- Feminists
for Life - Mandated to working for a society in which women can
choose reproductive alternatives. http://www.feministsforlife.org/
- Feminist
Majority Foundation Online - Dedicated to women's equality, reproductive
health, and non-violence. http://www.feminist.org
- Ifeminism
- Individualist feminism, or ifeminism, advocates the equal treatment
of men and women as individuals under just law. The core principle
of individualist feminism is that all human beings have a moral and
legal claim to their own persons and property.
- National
Organization for Women (NOW) - Dedicated to making legal, political,
social and economic change to eliminate sexism and end oppression.
http://www.now.org/
- Pro-Life
Feminism - Various sites containing information on the view of
pro-life feminism. http://www.gargaro.com/fem.html
- Women
Leaders Online & Women Organizing for Change - First and largest
women's activist group on the internet - empowering women in politics,
media, society, the economy and cyberspace. http://wlo.org/
HISTORY
- Distinguished
Women of Past and Present - Biographies of women writers, educators,
scientists, heads of state, politicians, civil rights crusaders, artists
and entertainers who have contributed to our culture. http://www.distinguishedwomen.com/
- Women's
History Resource - Page of links to websites to American Women's
History and History Outside the USA. http://www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/hist.htm
- History's
Women Unsung Heroines - Online Magazine - Lists of "First"
Women, Women of Faith, Women in the Arts, Reformers, Women Who Ruled,
Life's Lessons, Amazing Mom's, Women to Admire. http://www.historyswomen.com/
INSPIRATION
- InnerMidst
Magazine - Published by CirclePoint, a wholistic-oriented informational
magazine written by and for women regarding issues and ideas that
impact and concern us. http://home.earthlink.net/~circlepoint/innermidst.html
INTERNET
- WWWomen!
- Search directory for women online. http://www.wwwomen.com/
- Webgrrls
- Provides a networking forum for women in new media and technology;
job and business leads, learn skills to succeed in an increasingly
technical work world. http://www.webgrrls.com/
- Women-Related
Lists for Internet Information - Email lists that focus on the
internet and cyberculture. http://research.umbc.edu/~korenman/wmst/f_net.html
- Women's Resources
on the Internet - http://www.ibiblio.org/cheryb/women/wresources.html
MEDIA
- Women's
e-News - A nonprofit independent news service covering the issues
that are of particular concern to women. http://womense-news.org/
-
Women's International News Gathering Service (WINGS)
- All-woman independent radio production company that produces and
distributes news and current affairs programs by and about women around
the world. http://www.wings.org/
- Virtual
Women - covering issues of primary interest to women such as family,
career, health and fitness, personal finance, relationships, and fashion.
http://virtualwoman.org/
MEDICINE
- The
American Medical Women's Association (AMWA)
- An organization of 10,000 women physicians and medical students
dedicated to serving as the unique voice for women's health and the
advancement of women in medicine. http://www.amwa-doc.org/
SCIENCE
- National
Association for Women in Science
- Austin Chapter. Serves to connect, support, and promote women in
science and is dedicated to achieving equality and full participation
for women in science, technology, http://www.utexas.edu/students/wis/engineering,
and math.
- 4000
Years of Women in Science - Lists over 125 names from our scientific
and technical past. http://crux.astr.ua.edu/4000ws/4000WS.html
- Women
of NASA - A resource developed to encourage young women to pursue
careers in math, science, and technology. http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/intro.html
- The
Association for Women Geoscientists
- Promotes the professional development of its members, to provide
geoscience outreach to girls, and to encourage women to become geoscientists.
http://awg.org
SPORTS
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