Feminism/Activism

Third Wave Foundation
Founded by Rebecca Walker, writer and daughter of Alice Walker to support young women, transgender youth and allies. http://www.thirdwavefoundation.org/

International Women’s Rights Action Watch.
http://iwraw.igc.org/

Northwest Women's Law Center
The Northwest Women’s Law Center provides legal information online or by phone as well as providing legal representation for cases that will have a significant social impact for social justice/equality http://www.nwwlc.org/

V-Day
“Global movement to stop violence against women and girls” through creative, large scale benefits. http://www.vday.org/main.html

Push
Push is a locally based “collaborative, queer, feminist publication that engages our Pacific Northwest community in an ongoing dialogue on issues of politics, activism, identity and representation”. http://www.pushmagazine.org/

The Feminist Majority's News Page
This site is a great place to get a quick update on daily news about women and gender inequality issues. http://www.feminist.org/

National Organization for Women
NOW's home page, with links to numerous issues and resources for women. http://www.now.org

ACLU
The American Civil Liberties Union has put together this web site on Women's Rights. http://www.aclu.org/womensrights/index.html

Guerrilla Girls
The Guerrilla Girls are a group of women artists, writers, performers, film makers and arts professionals who fight discrimination. http://www.guerrillagirls.com

EMILY's List
An acronym for "Early Money is Like Yeast" (it makes the dough rise), EMILY's List identifies viable pro-choice Democratic women candidates for key federal and state-wide offices. http://www.emilyslist.org

YWCA
This site is the source for comprehensive information about the critical issues facing women and girls in America. http://www.ywca.org

Radical Women
RW is an autonomous, all-women's group, affiliated with the Freedom Socialist Party on the basis of mutual respect, solidarity, and shared socialist feminist ideals. http://www.radicalwomen.org/

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Reproductive Freedom

National Organization for Women
NOW's web site on Abortion Rights/Reproductive Issues. http://www.now.org/issues/abortion

National Abortion Federation
Founded in 1977, NAF is the professional association of abortion providers in the U.S. and Canada. The organization's mission is to preserve and enhance the quality and accessibility of abortion services. Their web site includes information, resources, and links to abortion providers. http://www.prochoice.org

International Planned Parenthood Foundation
IPPF is the largest volunteer organization in the field of sexual and reproductive health including family planning, represented in over 180 countries worldwide. http://www.ippf.lrg

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals
ARHP is an interdisciplinary association of professionals who provide reproductive health services or education, conduct reproductive health research, or influence reproductive health policy. ARHP, founded in 1963, has a mission to educate health care professionals, public policy makers, and the public. The organization fosters research and advocacy to promote reproductive health.. http://www.arhp.org

Concentric Media
Concentric Media's current project is worldwide outreach featuring a trilogy of documentaries about reproductive rights: From the Back Alley to the Supreme Court & Beyond (produced with KTEH-TV (PBS). http://www.concentric.org

NARAL
The National Abortion Rights Action League is the leading political force dedicated to securing the freedom to choose. http://www.naral.org

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Other Gender-Equity Resources