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Chapter 2
The Media
- Media Watch
http://www.mediawatch.com
Representation of Gender in Language
- Gender-Neutral Language
www.mywritertools.com/gb.asp
Chapter 3
Gender Identity
Non-binary Pronouns
Chapter 4
Sports
- Empowering Women in Sports
www.feminist.org/sports - http://aboutus.com/GirlPower.gov
- www.girlsinc.org/
- www.nedic.ca
Chapter 5
Association for Women in Mathematics
Engineer Girl!
National Center for Women & Information Technology
Women in Engineering: ProActive Network
Chapter 6
Disability
- Disabled People’s International
www.dpi.org
Sexual Minorities
- American Civil Liberties Union—LGBT Rights
www.aclu.org/lgbt-rights - http://pride-institute.com/programs/?gclid=CPKoy5jyutACFdccgQodpZQDtQ
Chapter 7
Sexuality and Reproductive Health
- About Go Ask Alice!
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/
Contraception
- About Go Ask Alice!
www.goaskalice.columbia.edu/ - Planned Parenthood: Your Contraceptive Choices
www.plannedparenthood.org/pp2/portal/medicalinfo/birthcontrol/
Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Reproductive Health
www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/index.htm - www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/in-depth/hiv-20049471
- Childbirth
www.childbirth.org - Pregnancy & Child Health Resource Centers
www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/pregnancy-week-by-week/basics/healthy-pregnancy/hlv-20049471
Infertility
- Infertility Resources
www.ihr.com/infertility
Menopause
- North American Menopause Society
www.menopause.org
Chapter 8
Lesbian and Gay Parents
- www.apa.org/pi/lgbt/resources/parenting-full.pdf
- www.lifewithroozle.com/2013/05/11/lesbian-motherhood/
Living Arrangements
- Senior Living Alternatives
www.senioralternatives.com/
Parents with Disabilities
Caregiving
- National Alliance for Caregiving
www.caregiving.org
Grandparents
Chapter 9
Education
- American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
Women with Disabilities
- Disabled People’s International
www.dpi.org
Chapter 10
Women in the Workplace
- Women’s Bureau of the U.S. Department of Labor
www.dol.gov/wb/
Lesbians in the Workplace
- Human Rights Campaign: Workplace
www.hrc.org/issues/workplace.asp
Pay Equity
Retirement and Economic Issues
- AARP (formerly, the American Association of Retired Persons)
www.aarp.org - Gender and the Social Security System
www.socialsecuritymatters.org
Chapter 11
Family–Work Coordination
- Catalyst
www.catalyst.org - Institute for Women’s Policy Research
www.iwpr.org - Work and Family: National Partnership for Women and Family
www.nationalpartnership.org - Work and Family Connection
www.workfamily.com - Sloan Work and Family Research Network
www.bc.edu/wfnetwork
Chapter 12
Health Care and Health Issues: General
- The New York Times articles on women’s health and excerpts from the Harvard Guide to Women’s Health and the American Medical Women’s Association
Women’s Complete Health Book
http://topics.nytimes.com/topics/reference/timestopics/subjects/w/women/index.html - Iris Cantor Women’s Health Center
www.cornellwomenshealth.com - The Society for Women’s Health Research
www.womenshealthresearch.org - www.fda.gov/womens/tttc.html
- www.nwhn.org
- www.cdc.gov/women
- www.womenshealth.gov
- http://iwhc.org
- www.healthywomen.org/about-us
Disability
- Disabled People’s International
www.dpi.org - National Organization on Disability
www.nod.org - American Association of People With Disabilities
www.aapd.com
Heart Disease
- American Heart Association
www.heart.org/HEARTORG/
Cancer
- American Cancer Society
www.cancer.org - National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC)
www.ovarian.org - Susan G. Komen for the Cure
www.komen.org - Foundation for Women’s Cancer
www.foundationforwomenscancer.org
Arthritis
- Arthritis Foundation
www.arthritis.org - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
www.niams.nih.gov
Diabetes
- American Association of Diabetes Educators
http://diabeteseducator.org - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
www2.niddk.nih.gov
Sexual Minority Health
- Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
www.glma.org
GLBT National Help Center
Chapter 13
Mental Health
- National Mental Health Association
www.nmha.org - Suicide Prevention Action Network
www.spanusa.org
Eating Disorders
- www.mirror-mirror.org/
- National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA)
http://nationaleatingdisorders.org/ - www.anad.org
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
- National Institute on Drug Abuse
www.nida.nih.gov
Vital Older Women
- Older Women’s League (OWL)
www.owl-national.org - Center for Healthy Aging
www.ncoa.org/center-for-healthy-aging
Chapter 14
Education
- American Association of University Women
www.aauw.org
Sexual Harassment
Violence Against Girls
- Abuse/Incest Support
www.siawso.org
Rape
- National Clearinghouse on Marital and Date Rape
www.ncmdr.org
Intimate Partner Violence
- American Bar Association Commission on Domestic Violence
www.americanbar.org/groups/domestic_violence.html - National Center for Injury Prevention and Control
www.cdc.gov/injury/index.html - Same-Sex Domestic Violence
www.rainbowdomesticviolence.itgo.com - Stop Abuse for Everyone (SAFE)
www.safe4all.org - U.S. Department of Justice
www.ovw.usdoj.gov
Elder Abuse
- National Center on Elder Abuse (NECA)
https://ncea.acl.gov/
Chapter 15
Feminism
- www.feminist.com
- www.theestablishment.com/aboutus/
- http://everydayfeminism.com
- https://femwoc.com
- http://feministing.com
- https://femsplain.com
- www.global-briefing.org/2015/01/feminismis-men-too/