Gender & Women's Studies at SUNY Plattsburgh - Resources

Resources

Web Resources for Gender & Women's Studies Students

Academic

• National Women's Studies Association (NWSA) - The association for scholars and students; NWSA puts out a newsletter and a scholarly journal, and holds yearly meetings.
• Library links
  • http://libraries.mit.edu/humanities/WomensStudies/wscd.html
  • www.library.wisc.edu/libraries/WomensStudies/
• National Women's History Project

Activism

• The Feminist Majority Foundation - Gateway to wide range of resources. The foundation aims to promote equality between women and men and to enhance feminist participation in public policy.
• National Organization for Women - Legislative alerts and links to local chapters.
• Independent Women's Forum - From a conservative perspective.
• Women's Net Grass-roots perspective focusing on international issues of concern to women.
• Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) - WILPF is among the leaders in the drive to end war and its devastation on women and families.
• Planned Parenthood Fedearation of America - A leader in providing health care to women and ensuring reproductive freedom.
• RAINN - Good source of statistics. The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) is the nation's largest anti-sexual assault organization. RAINN operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline at (800) 656-HOPE.
• Women's Rights National Historical Park - Commemorates the the struggle for equal rights and the first Women's Rights Convention in Seneca Falls, 1848.

Job Banks Focusing on Women's Issues

• www.careerwomen.com/index2.html
• www.feminist.org/911/jobs/911jobs.asp
• www.womans-work.com

Non-Profit Job Banks (with listings for women's issues)

• www.idealist.org
• www.nonprofitjobs.org
• www.opportunitynocs.org

General Interest

• www.msmagazine.com (the magazine)
• www.oxygen.com (the TV station)
• www.ivillage.com (internet for women)

Questions, Comments, Suggestions?

If you would like more information about gender & women's studies at SUNY Plattsburgh, please contact

Dr. Simona Sharoni, Department Chair
Professor
Office: Hawkins Hall 100A
Phone: (518) 564-3026
E-mail: sshar001@plattsburgh.edu
Learn more about Simona Sharoni