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Feminist Theory
- What is Patriarchy?
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Comments: This website is about how all governments, class structures, and major religions are based on a patriarchy. Patriarchy depicts men as the perfect norm where women are measured and found lacking. In this website there are passages fr om religions stating "God's" will for the purpose of women. That purpose is to have children. I gave this website one star because it addresses the impact of female and male socially, politcally, and ecomically. Women are at the bottom of these three a reas because of this patriarchial system. Also, this site focuses on the relationship between individuals and the impact on them. The site gives an example of how women were treated in order to keep them from running away. Men would break the women's a nkles to hold them down. Unfortunately, there is not enough support by men for the domination of women to reach the point where we will not see the worlds patriarchial view.
Submitted by: Vibrant Vanessa
- Latin American
Alliance
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Comments: The Latin American Alliance has set up this web page called "Four Projects, One Programme". The web page gives a history of the women's movement throughout Brazil. It addresses ideas that encompass environmental, developmental and women's issues. The programme objective is to train women and men in all the above areas. The web site addresses the issues at both a local and global perspective. To make a change in the way women are treated world wide, you need to teach the women's movement one step at a time. Soon, country after country, women will be able to unite. The site looks at the matrix of oppression and how people around the world are affected. This web site gives good examples of what the women's movement set out to ac complish so many years ago. For all the above combined reasons, I rated this web sight four stars.
Submitted by: Kind Kristin
- 75
Reasons Why Angry Women (Your Worst Nightmare) Are Exercising Their
Freedom of Speech
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Comments:This web site was different from other web pages I looked at because it was straight facts and statistics. I like it because it covers such a broad section of feminist issues like: sexual assault, wage differences among men and women, the diet industry,abortion, and homosexuality. I gave this web page two stars because although it addressed gender and race, it did not come close to hitting the matrix of oppression. The authors also failed to focus on any sort of collective change. The site is very enlightening, but I would have liked to see some links to web site where the reader could get involved.
Submitted by: Crafty Corrie
Identity
- White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack
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Comments: This essay is written by woman, and she is writting about her experiences as a white woman in a world dominated by male and especially white privilege. She explains that she never really thought about the privileges she had growing up just because of her skin color and how white people don't realize or think about this privilege they have. She also talks about the more powerful privilege that white men have. The author of this essay says that she never realized that racism and sexism affects everybody and that it is not just an individual social problem. I gave this site two stars because it deals with both racism and gender. The author does talk about some social changes but thay are mostly on an individual basis.
Submitted by: Loud Lori
Body Politics
- BODY IMAGE, WEIGHT, AND SIZE
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Comments: This web site addresses the issue of how women in some cultures are proud to be overweight and see themselves as beautiful. They focused on women from Hawaii and African American women. While in many other cultures women feel that bei ng white and thin is beautiful and being overweight is not. The issue of overweight women having to live through life with a lot of discrimination and hostility is mention in this site. In order to create change women all over the world have to come toget her and focus on racism, sexism, ableism, ageism, and their obsession with size and shape. I gave this site one and a half stars even though it proposes collective actions, it mainly focus on the individual change and only provided examples of women from two different ethnic backgrounds.
Submitted by: Smiling Sandra
- Fear and Loathing the Mirror
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Comments: This is a master's project for three Columbia University Graduate students. Using interviews and photographs of both regular people and models, it discusses the corporate manipulation of the female body image . This site stresses how the media, our culture, and the diet industry all promote an unattainable and often dangerous ideal for the female form. Focuses on the impact of this image on women's self worth historically and in today's society. I highly recommend the body as commodity pages, especially the section titled Fat, USA which is particularly pertinent as it points out that minority and low income groups are more excessively affected by obesity, a problem closely associated with the body image issue. Body (i)con encourages women to fight the popular images of the female form and highlights people and corporations who have changed their standards. This encourages collective action through economic means. Good links and photos, some nontraditional.
Submitted by:Patient Patty
- Forbidden Food - Warped Mirror
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Comments: This site shows that dieting starts early and that parents who impose unnatural dieting have children who overeat and who develop weird behavior. Studies find that the cupboards of women who have eating disorders are often bare. The Women's Therapy Centre Institute's approach requires women to fill their cupboards in order to eliminate feelings of deprivation which leads to binging. I rate this site with two stars because the article deals with a possible cause (mother dictating diet to daughter because of "beauty ideal"), the outcome (overeating and strange behavior by the child) and a possible solution to an eating problem (filling bare cupboards).
Submitted by: Venturous Victoria
Relationships
- Suite 101.comWomen's issues by Nancy Coulter
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Comments: "Standing Tall" This article is about women who stick up for themselves and speak out. they are women who confront men and who say NO to them. This essay addresses the fact that although women work in positions of power, they are of ten not accepted in those positions as actually having power. Women like anyone else, must earn the position of power,however, in the woman's situation, it is harder to earn sometimes. Physical abuse, although different from years ago, is still prevalen t when women stand up for themselves. Women must learn to stand up to an abuser and correct the situation. The women's movement has accomplished much, but a constant vigilance must be kept in order to retain those accomplishments. I have chosen to give this article two stars because it actually only deals with a few issues. The issue of gender is considered mainly as it relates to the social position that power and authority creates for a woman. Standing Tall places emphasis on indivudual women and t heir relationships. The article states that women are considered "bitches" and that men are shocked to have a woman say "no" to them, and that all families are not accepting of outspoken women. The focus is on individual change. Women are encouraged to seek help for themselves through organizations that can help them help themselves.
Submitted by: Chatty Kathy
- Balance-The Inclusive Vision of Gender Equality
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Comments: I have given the web site "Balance" one star because this web site primarily focuses on many important issues related to gender equality. This site gives a unique slant to gender issues by giving both men and women a voice. This onl ine magazine, published from 1996 through 1998, presents articles and essays discussing such issues as: affirmative action, women's rights, conferences, custody issues, child abuse, domestic violence, father/daughter relationships, divorce, victimization of both men and women, pornography, male sexuality, and various parenting issues. These articles are written with loud, sometimes cynical voices, which discuss many view points and opinions. This site also gives the viewer links to other pages related t o primarily gender equality. When reading the articles within this site, remember that there are many ways of viewing feminism and relations between men and women. Although harsh at times, I found this site rather realistic and educational on the subjec t of men and women within our society.
Submitted by: Babbling Brooke
- Men for Change
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Comments: I gave this site one star only because this site covers how feminism can effect people who are against it, what it can cause and the result that can happen. This site is about the massacre that had happened in Montreal in 1989. A ma n singled out his victims because they were a bunch of feminist. The cause of this tragedy turned the whole town around and formed a group called Men for Change. This group helps men to learn and know how to control their anger and to share their feeling s with others. They cover issues on relationships, commitment, sexism, anger, competition, male role models, and fatherhood. This site goes more in depth about their group and their life stories.
Submitted by: Goofy Gina
Global Economy
Work and Welfare
- Will Social Security Reforms Harm Women?
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Comments: This is a great site that deals with Social Securiy and the affects on gender, mainly women. The one star doesn't give it justice for all the information that it has. This site talks about Social Security and how the proposed change s by President Clinton and members of Congress will affect women. 60% of Social Security beneficiaries are women. Women depend on it more than men because they are less likely to receive employer-provided pensions. Plus, women who spent anytime as "stay at home mothers" would be harmed more than others. They work hard raising a family but it isn't acknowledged by Congress. The site also states that new proposals of Social Security would reduce benefits for persons with disabilities, which shows how mu ch the government cares about its people. This site gives an enormous amount of information that everyone should know.
Submitted by: Blunt Becky
- An Interning Community for Women in the Workplace
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Comments: I gave this site two stars. Even though, the web site is elaborate and talks about different issues concerning women, of all ages and ethnic-backgrounds. The web-site only clings on to work related issues. The web site is great for women, who are concerned about investing, advanced opportunities in their career, or looking for information on how to own their own business. This website is also easy to access and is very well organized, for example if your interested in getting inform ation on investing, you can just click on the icon. This website also, takes you to other websites, incase this one does not meet your needs.
Submitted by: Angie Guerrero
- Feminist Mothers at Home
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Comments: This web site is about Feminist mothers at home. The feminist mothers are a email discussion group for women who choose to stay at home with their children. These mothers don't just watch television but they also discuss issues about mothering that is affecting them today. I think this web site is good because these mothers can discuss different issues they are having as a parent. I gave this site one star because the Feminist mothers at home only focused on women.
Submitted by: Laid back Latesha
- Servants and feminism
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Comments: In an excerpt from her book Women, Race, and Class, Angela Davis argues that industrialized societies have the capacity to transform housework from an individual woman's responsibility to a societal one. I gave this site three stars because Davis addresses how the system of housework impacts the lives of working class women; places housework within the context of the economy, and proposes collective actions for social change through the industrialization of housework; her perspective, however, focuses on the primacy of the economic structure and does not connect the public issue of housework with the personal choices women make.
Submitted by: Marvelous Martha
- Men have work to do
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Comments: A succinct summary of a study by Chloe Bird in which she found that women who do more than their perceived fair share of housework are more likely to suffer from depression than women who share housework with their husbands. I gave this page one star because it addresses an important area of gender inequality:housework.. The focus is limited, however, to individual households and no suggestions for social change are made.
Submitted by: Marvelous Martha
Health
- Office of Minority and Women's Health
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Comments: The purpose of this website is to promote activities that reduce the problems in the health status of women and racial and ethnic populations. It also stimulates partnerships to ensure access to affordable, comprehensive healthcare t hat respond to unique cultural needs. Under the topic of Health Related issues and data trends, the article "Health Status of Racial/Ethnic Older Women" describes the many ways women are discriminated against in terms of healthcare. The four major group s discriminated against are, African American older women, Asian American older women, Hispanic American older women, and American Indians and Alaska Natives. Each group has their own particular healthcare needs. The site gives suggestions on how to dea l with with the ongoing problems that these women face and how each group can go about getting the proper healthcare they deserve.
Submitted by: Jewish Jeremy
- Poor Health Habits are Norm among African Amricans in California According to Latest Study
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Comments: The California Dept. of Health of Sacramento, California completed a comprehensive study of the long term affect of poor dietary habits of African American adults. The study was done in Sept. 1999.The study was done on more than 5,00 0 California adults over a span of eight years. The study found that most African Americans had poor eating and exercising habits to fight off chronic illnesses. Only 5% of the adults ate with enough fiber in the diet to produce good health. The study fo und that eating at fast food chains has increased from 33% to nearly 50% since 1989. African American women were most at risk for being overweight compared to Latina women. Approximately 35,000 people will die this year because of poor eating habits. Comp ared to Latina women, African Americans showed a lower consumption of fruits, vegetables and low-fat dairy products. The state of California is establishing support services geard toward fitness and health communications to promote a healthier lifestyle among African Americans through advertising and consumer communications. For free brochures, recipes and living tips in living a healtier lifestyle call 1-800-422-6237. I gave this article two stars because it not only address the issues of African Ameri cans diet but it points out the fact that African American women have been proven to be the most at risk for being overweight and unhealthy. It also addressed that women of both races African Americans and Latinas are more at risk than the men of either r ace.
Submitted by: Busy Beverly
- Women's Health at Risk in Abortion Debate
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Comments: This website is a one-sided argument about women's health at risk due to abortion. The topic in question (abortion) has gone all the way to Congress and President Clinton and they have refused to pass a bill to legalize abortions, eve n if the woman's health is at risk. It talked about how there are times when it would hurt the woman, health wise, to have the baby, but they are still not allowed to have an abortion because it is considered illegal. Eileen McDonagh wrote a book entitl ed,"Breaking the Abortion Deadlock" which looks even more closely at this issue. She raises questions to prove the point that parents would have no problem giving their child a kidney for health reasons, but for other health reasons they won't allow a mo ther to have an abortion. The Supreme Court has allowed some compromises, but the issue of aborion is still not legal. This site received one star because it is a one sided view of the topic. It is one writer writing about abortions and it is her view point and only her view point. The article also only focuses on the mother's best interest and really does not go into detail as to how it would affect the father or both parents as a whole. The article just raises concern's from a one sided perspective being the author and also a one sided perspective of that being the mother.
Submitted by: Jerky Jennifer
- Women Healthcare and Violence-The Ninth International Nursing Conference on Ending Violence
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Comments: The web site was written by Carmen Retzlaff, MPH. She writes about the women that attended the Ninth International Conference on Ending Violence Against Women to support the issue of domestic abuse and how it needs to be seen as a he athcare problem. Healthcare providers need to help put an end to domestic abuse. The article discusses the relationship between HIV/AIDS and domestic abuse. Both men and women are abused but many more women are victims. The article discusses the affec ts of domestic abuse on African-American, Hispanic, teenage, and lower-class women. I gave it three stars because it covers issues on gender, race, class, culture, and how they are connected to one another. Traditionally domestic abuse has been seen as a problem in the home that has been kept a secret. Women have taken action to speak out against ending domestic violence and to receive help from the social system.
Submitted by: Vicious Vera
- Female Genital Mutilation Education and Networking Project
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Comments: This site gives an inside look at Female Genital Mutilation. It gives explainations to where, why and how this practice occures. This practice occurs in many cities in Africa, Asia, and in parts of Europe. Most of the time it is don e as a religious practice and a ritual to help keep the women in these countries from being unfaithful to their future husbands. Compared to male circumcision, this practice is much more dangerous for the female. This site looks at how women's circumcisi on tends to be more of an oppressive act, then a medical one. The article by Waris Dirie tells of the life of a girl who was put through this awful act, but overcame the circumstances of FGM to live a productive life. The site also gives insite to how t he United States also deals with this horrific act aimed solely at women
Submitted by: Crabby Kim
Crime
- AWARE
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Comments: This site is very informative about self-defense and why it is an important issue.It answers questions about self-protection, common crimes, and self-defense options. It offers a listing of AWARE's courses and the institutions from wh ich their instructors have been trained with links to their web sites. AWARE has also provided a list of materials which help to educate people on self-defense. This is an empowering site. It lets women know that it is okay to defend yourself.While this s ite does not address the matrix of oppressions, it does address the impact of gender in a specific area of social life. For this reaon and for the fact that it proposes individual action, I gave the site one star.
Submitted by: Magnificent Miranda
- Sexual Abuse of Women in U.S. State Prisons
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Comments: This web site examines sexual abuse of female prisoners largely at the hands of male correctional employees at eleven state prisons located north, south, east, and west of the United States. Research was conducted over a two-in-a-half year period from March 1994 to November 1996. The research conducted by the Human Rights Women's Rights Project focuses on the U.S. government, department of corrections, correctional officers and how they are not performing their duties by policy and et hics. The male guards and the department of corrections use their authority to manipulate and oppress women prisoners and the government is allowing it to happen. Statistics show that male correctional employees have vaginally, anally, and orally raped pr isoners and sexually assaulted and abused them. This web site deserves three stars because it talks about a social issue as it relates to gender and the inequalities taking place in the prison institutions. Collective actions were used at the system level . Recommendations were made towards changing the policies and politics of the criminal justice system.
Submitted by: Troublesome Tamar
- Working Effectively with the Police: A Guide for Battered Women's Advocates
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Comments: Jane Sadusky discusses how important it is for the criminal justice system to understand and take action against violence toward women. Sadusky argues that people need to understand that violence toward women is a societal problem an d not just a husband/wife spat. She believes that police need to recognize that their attitudes regarding domestic violence is influenced by their own experiences with women, men, power, control, families and violence. Their race, class and cultural exp eriences all play a part in how they feel about violence against women. Sadusky would like to see more changes in policy and the training of police when dealing with this issue. She is calling for more of a community and problem solving approach when wo rking with battered women. Mandatory arrest is not the only answer but it is a start. I gave this site two and a half stars because it talks about how women are treated unequally when it comes to domestic violence but it does not address specifically wo men of color, poor or lesbian women. However, it does offer collective actions at a societal or system level and not just at an individual level, therefore, I gave it an extra half star.
Submitted by: Dynamic Donna
- About Men's Violence
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Comments: "About Men's Violence" is a website organized by men to help women stop the violence against men. Male violence against women includes physical violence-both sexual and nonsexual, verbal, emotional and economic abuse.It helps that the men are getting involved. For years women have tried, but have had no luck. Violence against women have perpretrated through war, enslavement and genocide; in the workplace, the social structure and at large; and in intimate relationships. These men rec ognize that cultural norms and social and institutional practices often promote and act out of those sexist beliefs, allowing men to "get away" with their assualts. This shows that they are working on social change. It's not just about gender differences , but also political. They also stated that justice for women cannot be achieved through ending sexism solely, but will require ending racism, classism, heterosexism and all other forms of oppression. At the end of the page they listed other organizations that women can turn to if they are in this situation.
Submitted by: Neat Natalie
Military
- Women in the Military
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Comments: "Women in the Military" is a site that addresses the impact of gender in the military. It focuses on the impact of females and their experiences in the military. From first hand experience, Tracy who has served 15 years in the Marin es, tells us of several mis-perceptions people have about women. Some of these include: This country doesn't support women in the military; That time of the month for women is a problem; Women are held to lesser standards; Women don't want to serve in c ombat; and some others. The site includes support groups, organizations and policies like the Combat Exclusion Rule, and occupations as well as units that are still not open to women. This clearly reveals that there continues to be gender inequalities in the military. Tracy also looks at women in a global perspective. She make interesting comparisons of occupations women are eligible for in other countries. Overall, I gave this site only 1 one star because although it addressed social inequalities, it did not suggest any collective action on ways to create awareness on gender inequalities.
Submitted by: Jelly Jackie
- What Did You Do In The War, Grandma?
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Comments: This unique site deals with an oral history of Rhode Island Women during World War II. These women were interviewed by Honors English Program students from South Kingston High School, I assume in Rhode Island. Interviews dealt with women left home alone during the war, as well as women that participated in the war. One women, Catherine Ott, discussed working in an airplane factory, and Genevieve Chasm was part of the original group of enlisted women in the Women's Army Auxiliary C orps. I think that this is an extremelly interesting web site, with up close accounts of women in or dealing with the military. Hearing these womens exact words shows the reality of what life was like during World War II.
Submitted by: Mysterious Matt
Environment
Social Change
- The Feminist Page
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Comments: This site was created by a student named Luisa from the University of Missouri at Columbia. The site is dedicated to more than one topic related to women. Just to name a few foot binding, genital mutilation, rape, women in history, w omen's studies programs, feminist organizations, and a link to a peace page focusing on ending racism and multi cultural education for all. It seems to be updated on a regular basis to include the most recent information on topics that directly effect wo men. It includes links to tons of sites that can help anyone, not just women, become involved in prevention or simply just learn about what a topic is and how it effects society. There are links to personal accounts written by women and articles from pe ople who are trying to make a difference. There are also links to pages that represent women's organizations that are getting involved politically and explain what you can do to get involved. I gave this site two stars, although parts of this site may s eem to lean toward three, because it centers on women and the inequalities that they face in society, what is happening, and most importantly what can be done to help. This is a great site for gathering information on almost any topic pertaining to women .
Submitted by: Adament Ann
- Veteran Feminist of America
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Comments: This cite is based on Veteran Feminist of America and its goal is to provide women with a better understanding of their history, which they cleverly coin, herstory. Herstory is termed this because it is only a history of women, not m en. The goal of this site is to educate women on the struggles that other women have gone through in this man's world that we live in. The site provides articles of celebrations and movements that are currently happening and that have happened in the past. It provides a list of activities that feminist can get involved in and a directory of other feminists. It focuses on getting an individual into the bigger picture. The goal is to make women look at where they are and change what they do not want , in order to gain equality. I feel that this site is a one star because it provides individuals with a way to become involved in the feminist movement by providing events, activities and sources of history.
Submitted by: Sneaky Stacey
- Ten Things Men Can Do to End Sexism and Male Violence Against Women
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Comments: I thought this site is an excellent site for things to watch out for that degrade women, and what we can do to avoid them or try to stop some of them. This site gives some suggestions on how men can help end sexism and stop the viole nce against women. It tells men what we are looking to fight for and what to stay away from. Things like dirty magazines degrating women, booing at comedy clubs that verbally assult women, support feminists, confront people who are sexist, don't fund se xism, etc. The site gives some good examples on how we can do each of these things to help men fight for women. Such as organizing or joining groups that support women, supporting certain people and supporting certain groups who fight for womenavoiding sexist and racist things, etc. Overall I think this site is very helpful to those who would like to make a difference. After all, not all men are evil. I know i'm not.
Submitted by: Macho Man Marty
- Real Men Work To End Violence Against Women
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Comments: I gave this site a two star because, this site talks about how men as a group, are trying to end violence against women. Real Men is an anti-sexist group that are contributing for a better understanding of what it means to be a man. They are a political educational group commited to public activism. There main focus is to encourage other men to take responsability for their sexism and to stop the violence against women in our society. Also to raise an awareness gainst inequality a nd other violence against women. They also give tips for men to begin a new social change within this sexism society we live in.
Submitted by: Energetic Erika
- W.I.S.E. Women's Issues and Social Empowerment
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Comments: This web site contains women's issues concerned mainly with domestic violence towards women and children and a connection from that to women's health issues. It contains vital information on how to situate yourself away from violence and the people who commit them against you. There are also several links to other feminist pages and sites that could be of use to anyone concerned with these matters. This site received two stars because it promotes the feminist movement, acknowleges problems with gender empowerment, and recognizes the health problem of women not only in domestic violence situations, but also general ares as well. It could have been more developed since they brought up other issues of health, and not others. A more consistent basis and more topics related to race and etnicity are needed to present a more broad view.
Submitted by: Mimic Maria
- The Feminist Majority and The Feminist Majority Foundation
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Comments: The Feminist Majority and The Feminist Majority Foundation has focused on women's issues nationally, as well as, globally. They have met with women around the world to discuss how to put more women in power, provide leadership, and r eproductive rights at international conferences. As feminists, they stand up for women's rights, equality, and empowerment in a system of inequalities. They consider and challenge the interconnection of unreasonable and unfair positions that are encount ered in our personal, social, and political arenas. For example, they launched a nationwide effort to defend women's health clinics from anti-abortion protesters and safeguard women's constitutional rights. They contributed to the congressional fight to amend the Civil Rights Act to provide monetary damages to women who win sexual harrassment law suits in court. And, they inspire women to run for public office. In Congress, women and the Feminist Majority succeeded in passing more bills to help women nationally than ever before in history, including the Violence Against Women Act. Other issues of interest that they have touched on are contraception and gender balance in the workplace. The Foundation has created research programs to further women's e quality and to increase the health and economic well being of women. This organization's home page offers many important avenues and related sites to visit such as, global feminism, 911 for women, which has links to hotlines and resources on domestic vio lence, sexual assault, and sexual harrassment. Other links include women and girls in sports, women's health, and a take action link if you want to get involved. This 3-star site is worth checking out because it considers the issues women face and addre sses the inequalities by challenging the system so that change can occur for all.
Submitted by: Nice Nancy
- Pro-Feminist FAQ's
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Comments: The Pro-Feminist FAQ's answers many frequently asked questions about pro-feminist men and pro-feminist men's politics. It addresses questions like: How do men come to be pro-feminist? Why do you call yourselves pro-feminist? and Aren't you just motivated by guilt? The focus here is on men who believe that women suffer inequalities and injustices in society, while men receive various forms of power and privilege. Also it provides links to other pro-feminist men's sites around the world. I found this site t o be very interesting because it considers gender and how women have been treated so unfair in the past. It addresses the relationship change between women and men. Finally there is a group of men who see the suffering women have been dealing with in soci ety and now they are doing something to change how society sees women. Most importantly, in this article it states that these pro-feminist men are not just gay men. They are men that are heterosexual, bisexual, as well as gay. So all men are taking a stan d and are trying to make a difference in how women are perceived and treated today.
Submitted by: Dedicated Debbie
Other
- Equal Pay for Working Families: National and State Data
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Comments: I'm giving this web site three stars. The AFL-CIO had done a survey of comparison on Equal Pay for Working Families: National and State Data. This article is about women and men not having equal pay for the same job done. The gove rnment wants for the people to get out of the Welfare and to get a job. Some peole don't have an adequate education for them to get a well paying job therefore, will have to accept whatever it's offered to them. It mentions the Wage Gap for women and peo ple of color in United States. The unequality pay and the loses of billions of income for the families. The steep price both sexes get when men do the women's job. The size of the Gap Varies by State; it mentions the wage gap is much smaller then the N atonal average in some States. Belonging to the Union helps to keep equal pay and steady. I would hope with the start of the millenium the unequal pay would become more equal for both sexes and for the same jobs.
Submitted by: Adventurous Ada
- Women Networking
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Comments: This is a site that gives information and tips on how to improve the daily lives of women. It gives daily survival tips on how to live day by day. This site gives links to pages that they call Survival Links. This site has a section c alled Today's Agenda, which consists of information about the weather, travel and other things. Today's Agenda is updated daily, and you can also get information from their daily agenda from as far back as 7 days. This site has links to sites about the we ather, travel, movies, television, shopping, and to the Mirriam Webster Dictionary website. Their site about travel also gives information on airport and airline delays and the weather in that area. In addition, they have sites that have to do with findin g people. Those sites have to do with maps, phone numbers, and Yahoo! Yellow Pages. They have links to sites related to women, which they call Chick Sites, one of which has to do with being or becoming a midwife, and another that has to do with moms and a rt. They also give information on education for their children, and information on cooking. Their site also gives information on managing your money, with sites about investments and the stockmarket. This site doesn't take any particularly close look at w omen's place in society. It gives a look at their day to day survival. This site doesn't call for any action, but in its Higher Ground section, it does point out the need for equal pay for equal work for women.
Submitted by: Lucky LaShumbra
- Gender Equity: Compelling Reasons to Engage Girls in Science
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Comments: This site is offered by the "Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering, and Mathematics", and it addresses the issue of gender bias and inequality in education with respect to these particular curriculums and fields of study. I gav e the site three stars because it begins by addressing this inequality and looks at the institution of education. It cites statistics and specific research of how girls are being shortchanged in math and science and how they lose confidence in these area s as they progress in school. The article also looks at the cycle of poverty in relation to this gender inequality. It highlights evidence of how these inequalities are perpetuated by the educational system. The site proposes some solutions and suggest ions for individual action by asking people to recognize these disparities and to balance sexual stereotyping by encouraging girls and young women to pursue interests in science, mathematics, and engineering. In a collective sense, families, teachers, an d the community can hold high expectations for girls and praise their performance.
Submitted by: Kindhearted Karen
- Sexuality: Development, Identity, Relationships, Diversity
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Comments: This is a web site created by women's studies students at Pennsylvania State University. It, first, addresses the issue of sexuality, how it is learned , perpetuated, and somehow incorporated into our personal identities. It then rel ates sexuality to gender by addressing the social learning theory(where both female and male children are socialized to imitate masculine,playing with trucks and being tough, and feminine behavior, playing with barbie dolls and being gentle).It also talks about how "Normative Sexuality" reinforces male dominance over women because it perpetuates societal norms about women in relationships ( having to be more submissive and eager to please),and about it being expected of women to forfeit her career to care for her family. It also talks about homphobia, and hate crimes against gays. Although it addresses these issues, it does suggest some collective actions on ways to promote an awareness of sexual diversity and ways in which we can create more open-mindedn ess.It mentioned the laws that may be passed to prevent anti-gay crimes from being committed, the content of what to teach our children about,and ways even in the classroom to prevent homophobia, thus promoting the same benefits for homosexuals, bisexuals , lesbians, and transexuals( such as marriage).Lastly it gives suggestions on creating and maintaining an egalitarian relationship with significant others.This web site was enlightening and maybe could somehow promote equal treatment for all.
Submitted by: Chivalrous Cherelle
- MENINIST:"WE ARE THE SAME"
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Comments: This meninist web site primarily discusses males responses to their societal observations. Its belief pertains to the right for equality in society among genders stemming from political, and economic facets. There are excerpts from men of different cultures which focus on their expectations for change. This site is given only one star. It does pertain to important issues but its content consists of opinionated reports based on observation. It gives personal accounts of women being affected politcally or economically by male counterparts. This site divulges what its objections are to treament of women but doesn't go to a more profound level. The goal of this site is to produce an awareness among men, but doesn't go beyond collecti ng opinions for change or awareness.
Submitted by: Approachable Andy
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