We know there are many places on the Internet to find resources and information about women, services, equity and diversity, literacy, and education.
The WE LEARN Connections Web Team has identified some of the sites we think are important. These are organizations or services with information to support the concerns and mission of WE LEARN. Many of these websites include extended lists of links and resources as well.
Organized by Topic
Adult Learners
Student Coalition for Action in Literacy Education
Voice of Adult Learners United to Educate (VALUE)
Employment
Wider Opportunities for Women (WOW)
Wider Opportunities for Women: Work4Women (Nontraditional Occupations)
Family Literacy
Goodling Institute for Research in Family Literacy
National Center for Family Literacy
Health and Wellness
Managing Stress to Improve Learning
National Center for Gender and AD/HD
Ontario Women’s Health Network
World Education – Health and Literacy Publications
Healing Violence & Trauma
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
Power and Control: Domestic Violence in America (Video Resources)
Sexualization Protest – Action, Resistance, Knowledge
International Projects / Focus
The United Nations
United Nations Development Programme / Women's Empowerment (UNDP)
United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women
World Education
Ambassadors Girls Scholarship Program (AEI-AGSP) (Mentoring)
World Education – Girls and Women Initiative
Other Projects
Afghan Women’s Writing Project (News, stories and poems)
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women
Help-One Women’s Organization (Support and Fundraising)
ProLiteracy / Women's Initiative
Women's Education Project (WEP) (Support and Fundraising)
Women for Women (Support and Fundraising)
News and Media Activism
About-face (Media, body issues and self-esteem)
Women in News and Media (A Group Blog)
Women Make Movies (Films By and About Women)
The Women’s Media Center (Media Activism)
Organizations and Foundations
National Council of Women’s Organizations
National Organization for Women (NOW)
National Women’s History Project
Women of Color Resource Center (News, Politics and Culture Blogs)
Participatory and Popular Education
Center for Popular Education and Participatory Education (CPEPR) (Dormant, but has bibliography)
Highlander Research and Education center
Professional Organizations and Professional Development
American Association for Adult and Continuing Education (AAACE)
Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE)
Learning Disability Organizations
Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
National Center for the Study of Adult Learning and Literacy (NCSALL)
System for Adult Basic Education Support (SABES)
Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL)
Research and Policy
Institute for Women’s Policy Research
Journal of International Women’s Studies
National Council for Research on Women
Social Justice Issues
National Network for Immigrant and Refugee Rights (NNIRR)
“Comprehensive” Resource Lists on Women’s Education or Issues
Canadian Congress for Learning Opportunities for Women (CCLOW)
Focus on Women: Women and Literacy Webliography
Literacy Resources – Rhode Island
Women's Studies Librarian's Office - University of Wisconsin System
Women’s Studies Online Resources
