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The World Wide Web is growing to be an incredible source of information about women’s resources and organizations who care about women, children, government, and business. In addition to the World Wide Web, the Yellow Pages have an extensive list of community services and resources available in your local area.

The County or the Commission does not necessarily endorse the following links for women, but we hope you will find them useful.

Women's Issues Health Resources
Parenting Law
Resources/National Organizations Women's Rights
Small Business Information Financial Information
Career Education
Charities and Nonprofit Organizations Government
International News and Views

WOMEN'S ISSUES

AdvancingWomen.com

An Activist's Guide to the Internet

Boston College Center for Work and Family

CatalystWomen.org

CEDAW - U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 

DigitalEve

The Entrepreneurial Parent

Families and Work Institute

F.E.M.A.L.E. - Formerly Employed Mothers At the Leading Edge

iVillage.com: The Women's Network

Moms Online

Sisterhood Is Global Institute

Women.com

Women's Health Hot Line

Women's National Commission

Work and Family Connection Home Page

 

HEALTH RESOURCES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

4SelfHelp.com

American Board of Medical Specialties: Certified Doctors

American Heart Association's Women's Web Site

American Psychological Assocation

EmpowermentResources.com

Hazelden Foundation

Intelihealth

Mental Health Net

National Women's Health Information Center

Planned Parenthood Offices
Antioch 925/754-4550
Concord 925/676-0300
Central Richmond 510/232-1250
Hilltop Richmond 510/222-5290
San Ramon 925/838-2108
Walnut Creek 925/935-3010

QuitNet

ThriveOnline on Oxygen

United States National Library of Medicine

WebMD

WellnessWeb: The Patient's Network

 

PARENTING

4WorkingMothers

Adoptive Families Together

BabyCenter

Children's Toy Store for Educational Toys and Games

The Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute

eSafety.com - Family, Children & Home Safety

FamilyEducation Network

Infertility Information from the International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination

Parents.com

 

LAW

Cornell Law School Supreme Court Collection

Divorce Central Home Page

FindLaw.com

Martindale-Hubbell Lawyer Locator

Nolo.com - Self Help Law Center

U.S. Department of Justice - Office of Justice Programs

 

RESOURCES/NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Arming Women Against Rape and Endangerment (AWARE)

Battered Women's Support Services

Breast Cancer Action

Bridges for Women Society

Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research

CareerMosaic: Diversity Links for Women and Minorities

Cybergrrl.com

Femina

Feminism and Women's Resources Page

Feminist Majority Foundation Online

The Give Early Money (GEM) List PAC

Gray Panthers
733 15th Street, NW
Suite 437
Washington, DC 20005
(800) 280-5362 or (202) 737-6637
Fax: (202) 737-1160
E-mail: info@graypanthers.org

National Foundation for Women Business Owners

Net-Working Women

NorthWest Feminist Anti-Censorship Taskforce

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

Professional Business Women of California

University of Maryland Women's Studies Database

University of Maryland Women's Studies - Sexual Harassment

Virtual Sisterhood

Women's Bean Project

Women's Health Hot Line

Women in Global Science and Technology: Gender, Science and Development Program

WomensNet

Work, Family, and Community Life

The Work/Family Initiative at Penn State

Yahoo Women's Health Links

 

WOMEN'S RIGHTS

Amnesty International USA Women's Human Rights Program

California Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League

Equity: Women's Resources

Feminist Majority Foundation Online

Global Fund for Women

National Organization for Women

NARAL: Abortion and Reproductive Rights: Choice for Women

Planned Parenthood

Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California

Pro-Choice Women Candidates: Emily's List

Women Count

SMALL BUSINESS INFORMATION

Association of Small Business Development Centers

California Procurement Training and Assistance Center

CEO Express: The Executive's Internet

DOD: Mentor-Protege Program

DOD Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

DOD Subcontracting Directory

National Foundation for Women Business Owners

Small Business Administration

SBA: Procurement Marketing and Access Network

USEPA Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization

WomanOwned.com - Dedicated to Women Owned Businesses

Yahoo! Small Business Resources

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

http://www.committment.com

Cassandra's Revenge - Money, investing, and personal growth for women

Debt Counselors

Financenter: Personal Finance & Calculators

http://www.fpanet.org

Investorama.com

The Money Maven: Women's Financial Forum

Money.com - Financial Strategy Center

Personal Finance by Quicken.com

Quotesmith.com, Inc. - Insurance

Suze Orman: Author and Financial Motivator

Yahoo! Finance Resources

 

CAREER

4work.com

CalJOBS

Career Guidance for All Ages

CareerMosaic

www.careers - Career Counseling

The Career Key

GeoWeb Interactive - Job Search

GoTrain: Online Guide to Vocational Training Schools

The Idealist - Nonprofit Organization resource

Institute of Careers Guidance

Jewish Vocational Service

Mapping Your Future: Planning

The Monster Board Job Search

UCSB Library: Environmental Careers

US Dept. of Education: Office of Vocational and Adult Education

whichCareer.com - Career Guidance

ZoomJobs.com

 

EDUCATION

BizTech Network

Colorado State University Distance Education

Council for Higher Education Accreditation

The Fuqua School of Business

New York University of Continuing and Professional Studies

OnlineLearning.net

University Access

 

CHARITIES AND NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

America's Charities

American Council for Voluntary International Action

American Red Cross

American Red Cross Bay Area Chapter

America's Second Harvest

Bay Area Job Opportunities

The Carter Center

Nonprofit Career Network

Save the Children

 

GOVERNMENT

All Things Political

Commerce Business Daily

Congress.org - congressional info resource

Congressman George Miller

105th Congress - Major LegislationDefense Logistics Agency

Federal Acquisition Jumpstation

Federal Acquisition Regulations

Federal Marketplace

Mr. Smith Emails Washington

The National Political Index

opensecrets.org - online source for money in politics

Small Business Administration

SPB Services for State Departments

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. EPA Publications Source

U.S. House of Representatives

U.S. Occupational Safety & Health Administration

U.S. Senate

Washington Post on Politics

The White House

 

INTERNATIONAL NEWS AND VIEWS

About.com: Global Business

Christian Science Monitor Electronic Edition

CNN World

Council on Foreign Relations

Foreign Affairs Magazine

News Directory

News Central

oneworld.net

Reuters

U.S. Dept. of State: Office of the Coordinator for Business Affairs

 

 

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