OTHER WOMEN'S RESOURCES

Advocacy / Politics
About-Face	Promotes positive self-esteem in girls and women of all ages, sizes, races, and backgrounds through education, outreach, and activism
ACCESS	Ensures access to comprehensive, quality reproductive health care
Action Alliance for Children	Provides information on current issues, trends, and public policies that affect children and families
American Association of University Women - California	Promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change
Breast Cancer Action	San Francisco based activist organization--mission is to inspire and compel the changes necessary to end the breast cancer epidemic
California National Organization for Women (NOW)	Protects women's rights against discrimination.
California Women's Agenda (CAWA)	Alliance of organizations to implement the Beijing Platform at the grassroots level in California.
California Women's Law Center	Works to ensure, through systemic change, that life opportunities for women and girls are free from unjust social, economic and political constraints.
Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP)	Promotes greater understanding and knowledge about women's participation and influence in politics and government.
Emily's List	Political network that raises campaign contributions for pro-choice Democratic women canidates running for the House, the Senate and for governor.
Equal Rights Advocates	Women's law center-litigating, educating and organizing for your rights.
Feminist Majority Foundation	Advocacy for political, economic, and social equality for women.
HispanasOrganized for Political Equality (HOPE)	Promotes political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education.
League of Women Voters of California	Encourages informed and active participation in government.
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL)	Promotes policies and programs that enable women and men to make informed decisions about sexuality, contraception, pregnancy, childbirth and abortion.
National Partnership for Women and Families	Promotes fairness in the workplace, access to quality affordable healthcare, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family.
National Women's Political Caucus (NWPC)	Dedicated to increasing the number of pro-choice women in elected and appointed office.
NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund	Pursues equality for women and girls in the workplace, the schools, the family and the courts, through litigation, education, and public information programs.
Treaty for the Rights of Women	Help ratify the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women. (CEDAW)
Women's Intercultural Network (WIN)	Creates opportunities for women and girls to exchange skills in professional, economic and political leadership and to foster better understanding for cross-cultural activities.
WomenWatch	A joint United Nations project created to provide information and resources on the promotion of gender equality throughout the United Nations system.
Business/ Professional
California Federation of Business and Professional Women	Works at the local, state, and national level to promote equality for all women in the workplace through advocacy, education, and information.
Catalyst-Advancing Women into Business Leadership	Research and advisory organization working to advance women in business and the professions. The Catalyst Award honors companies for their initiatives to advance women through their corporate ranks.
National Association of Female Executives (NAFE)	The largest women's professional association in the country. NAFE provides resources and services to empower women to achieve career success and financial security.
National Association of Women Business Owners	Represents the interests of women entrepreneurs in all types of businesses.
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce	Creates economic and leadership opportunities for women by building a strong community voice, lobbying, and providing programs and benefits to support the growth of our members.
Wellesley Centers for Women	Nation's largest women's research center-an interdisciplinary community of scholars promoting positive change for women and girls.
Women Incorporated	Improves the business environment for women through access to capital, credit, business discounts and products, and financial services.
Women Work!	National network for women's employment and training programs.
Health Assistance
100% Campaign	Campaign to provide health insurance for every California child.
ACCESS	Ensures access to comprehensive, quality reproductive health care.
BreastCancerinfo.com	Offers a range of resources on breast cancer prevention, detection, treatment, etc.
California Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL)	Dedicated to defending the rights of all women to have access to a full range of reproductive choices.
California Insitute for Mental Health (CIMH)	Promotes excellence in mental health services through training, technical assistance, research and policy development.
Children's Health Access and Medi-Cal program network (CHAMP-Net)	Provides information to those helping low-income families find free or low cost health coverage for children and pregnant women.
Family Caregiver Alliance	Addresses the needs of family and friends providing long-term care. Contains specialized information on Alzheimer's, stroke, brain injury, Parkinson's disease, ALS, and other disorders and long-term care concerns.
Iris Alliance Fund	Focused on depression, suicide prevention, and improving the mental health of children and families.
Latino Coalition for a Healthy California	Provides a voice for Latino health in California by initiating and advancing policies that build healthy communities.
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action	Political arm of the pro-choice movement and a strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice.
National Asian Women's Health Organization (NAWHO)	Focus on education and empowerment of Asian-American women to become active players in the development of health programs for their communities and families.
Recovery, Inc.	A self-help mental health program offering weekly group meetings
State of California Office of Women's Health	Guides women's health policy to promote health and reduce the burden of preventable disease and injury among the women and girls of California.
Yahoo! Women's Health Links	Links to internet sites containing health research, expert advice, and healthy recipes.
Reproductive Freedom
California Abortion Rights Action League (CARAL)	Dedicated to defending the rights of all women to have access to a full range of reproductive choices.
Emergency Contraception Pharmacy Program	Promotes a safe method to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse.
National Abortion Federation (NAF)	Professional association of providers dedicated to keeping abortion safe, legal and accessible.
National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action (NARAL)	Political arm of the pro-choice movement and a strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice.
Planned Parenthood	Believes in the fundamental right for each individual throughout the world, to manage his or her fertilitiy.
Women's Reproductive Rights Assisitance Project	Raises money for low income women of all ages, ethnicities and cultural backgrounds who are unable to pay for either emergency contraception or a safe and legal abortion.
Research/Education
American Association of University Women-California	Promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change.
California Elected Women's Association for Education and Research (CEWAER)	Encourages women to seek public office and to provide them support through networking, collaboration, and research and information gathering on policy issues.
Institute for Women's Policy Research	The Status of Women in the States is part of an ongoing research project to establish baseline measures of the status of women in all 50 states.
National Council for Research on Women (NCRW)	NCRW's mission is to enhance the connections among research, policy analysis, advocacy, and innovative programming on behalf of women and girls.
Stanford Institute for Research on Women and Gender	Supports research on women's changing economic and social roles and organizes educational programs.
WEEA Equity Research Center	National project that promotes bias-free education to increase educational opportunities and outcomes for all students.
Wellesley Centers for Women	Nation's largest women's research center- an interdisciplinary community of scholars promoting positive change for women and girls.
Women's Research and Education Institute (WREI)	Nonpartisan information and policy analysis on women's equity issues.
Sexual Assault/Domestic Violence Services
California Alliance Against Domestic Violence	Represents the needs and interests of battered women and their children throughout the state of California.
California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)	Statewide coalition of rape crisis centers and prevention programs committed to ending sexual violence.
Family Violence Prevention Fund	Dedicated to preventing and reducing domestic violence and ending abuse of women and children.
Purple Berets	Direct advocacy for women who are victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Safe at Home-Confidential Address Program	A project of the Secretary of State providing no-cost mail forwarding service to help victims of domestic violence and stalking keep their new addresses confidential.
Safe Network	Provides internet-based resources for domestic violence agencies and prevention programs in California.
Statewide California Coalition for Battered Women	Coalition of advocates and agencies throughout California, dedicated to stopping domestic violence.
Women's History
HerStory for Futures Unlimited	Founded by educators to include histories of women in the curriculum plan for elementary and middle grades.
Equal Rights Amendment	A project of the ERA Task Force of the National Council of Women's Organizations
National Women's History Project	Provides historical and current information celebrating the diverse and historic accomplishments of women
Women's History in America	Presented by Women's International Center
Women in American History	From the editors of Encyclopedia Britannica
Women's Organizations
American Association of Univeristy Women-California	Promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education and positive societal change.
California Women's Agenda (CAWA)	Alliance of organizations to implement the Beijing Platform at the grassroots level in California.
California Women's Commission	Promotes equality and justice for all women and girls in the state of California.
California Women's Law Center	Works to ensure, through systemic change, that life opportunities for women and girls are free from unjust social, economic and political constraints.
Feminist Majority Foundation	Advocacy of political, economic, and social equality for women.
Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE)	Promotes political and economic parity for Latinas through leadership, advocacy, and education.
National Council of Women's Organizations	Network of more than one hundred women's organizations, which together represent more than 6 million members.
National Organization for Women (NOW)-California	Protects women's rights against discrimination.
Older Women's League	Works to improve the status and quality of life of midlife and older women.
The Women's Foundation	The oldest and largest philanthropic fund for women in the Western U.S-supports organizations that serve low-income women and girls throughout California.
Women's Intercultural Network (WIN)	Creates opportunities for women to exchange skills in professional, economic, and political leadership and to foster better understanding for cross-cultural activities.
Women's Leadership Conference of the Americas	Seeks to expand and enhance the contribution of women in top leadership positions in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Women's Radio	Provides community, content, and commerce to give women a voice.