ADVOCACY
The Women's Fund of Greater Omaha is committed to providing information that will help to advance understanding and interest in the many issues that affect the future for women and girls. Listed here are websites that provide many resources to increase that understanding.
RESEARCH LINKS
WOMEN & LEADERSHIP:
The White House Project - http://www.thewhitehouseproject.org
Ms. Foundation for Women - http://ms.foundation.org
Women Leaders On-line - http://www.wlo.org
Institute for Women's Leadership at Rutgers University - http://iwl.rutgers.edu
Institute for Women's Leadership - http://www.womensleadership.com
Center for Policy Alternatives - http://www.stateaction.org
The Woodhull Institute - http://www.woodhull.org
WOMEN & POLITICS:
Center for American Women in Politics - http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu
Women in Politics Institute - http://www.american.edu/oconnor/wandp
National Foundation for Women Legislators - http://www.womenlegislators.org
National Women's Political Caucus - http://www.nwpc.org
Women's Campaign Fund - http://www.wcfonline.org
Women Matter - http://www.womenmatter.net/index.htm
League of Women Voters - http://www.lwv.org
Women and Public Policy Program - http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/wappp
Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at University of Massachusetts Boston - http://www.mccormack.umb.edu/cwppp
WOMEN & GLOBAL POLITICS:
Center for Women's Global Leadership - http://www.cwgl.rutgers.edu
Women and Politics: A Global Perspective - http://www.auburn.edu/outreach/womenandpolitics
Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership - http://www.guide2womenleaders.com
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance - http://www.idea.int/gender
GENERAL POLITICAL INFORMATION:
Politics One - http://www.politicsone.com
DC Political report - http://www.dcpoliticalreport.com
Center for American Women & Politics - Candidate List - http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/elections/Can2006.html
Appointment of federal judges that will protect women's rights - http://www.benchmarkcampaign.org
WOMEN & MEDIA:
Oxygen Media - http://www.oxygen.com
Lifetime TV - http://www.lifetimetv.com
Girls, Women, & Media Project - http://www.mediaandwomen.org
Women in News & Media - http://www.wimnonlne.org
WOMEN IN BUSINESS:
http://www.advancingwomen.com
http://www.aflcio.org/women
National Women's Business Council - http://www.nwbc.gov
Women's Business Enterprise National Council - http://www.wbenc.org
WOMEN'S BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION:
A small business administration site specifically geared toward working women. - Women's Leadership Exchange - http://www.womensleadershipexchange.com/index.php
Woman Owned - http://www.womanowned.com
SUBJECT GUIDES:
Internet Public Library – Contains many links to sites of interest to women. - http://www.ipl.org
Femina Web Search for Women – A comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web. - http://femina.cybergrrl.com
WOMEN & NEWS:
http://www.mediareporttowomen.com
WOMEN & SPORTS:
http://www.womenssportsfoundation.org
http://www.makeithappen.com/wis
WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS:
National Council of Women's Organizations - http://www.womensorganizations.org
National Organization for Women - http://www.now.org
Feminist Majority - http://www.feminist.org
American Association of University Women - http://www.aauw.org
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund - http://www.legalmomentum.org
HISTORICAL WOMEN:
Women's History - http://womenshistory.about.com
National Women's History Project - http://www.nwhp.org
RESEARCH ON WOMEN:
National Council for Research on Women - http://www.ncrw.org
New York based advocacy group - http://www.catalystwomen.org
Institute for Women's Policy Research – http://www.iwpr.org
STATISTICS:
Federal Statistics - http://www.fedstats.gov
Polling Report - http://www.pollingreport.com
FOR GIRLS:
Girl Scouts - http://www.girlscouts.org
Girls Inc. - http://www.girlsinc.org
New Moon - http://www.newmoon.org
Girl Summit - http://www.girlsummit.org
Eleanor Roosevelt Vall-Kill Home Leadership Program for Girls - http:// www.ervk.org/glw
Turn Beauty Inside Out - http://www.tbio.org
Daughters: A Newsletter for Parents of Girls - http://www.daughters.com
For Girls and Their Dreams - http://www.forgirlsandtheirdreams.org
TV by Girls - http://www.tvbygirls.com
WOMEN OF COLOR ORGANIZATIONS:
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials - http://www.naleo.org
YOUNG WOMEN'S ORGANIZATIONS:
New Leadership at Rutgers - http://www.newleadership.rutgers.edu