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American Association of University Women
The AAUW, a "national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls," has put a large amount of material and information on its web site. Users can explore AAUW issues, tap into research publications, discover ways to get involved in AAUW activities, and even find out about AAUW fellowships, grants, and awards. In addition a significant portion of the site is devoted to the AAUW's Voter Education Campaign, an ambitious effort that utilizes the Internet to spread information and encourage action.

Association of Reproductive Health Professionals (ARHP)
2401 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 350 Washington, DC 20037-1718 USA Phone: (202) 466-3825 Fax: (202) 466-3826

Campus Activism
The largest online database of student activists, resources, and events.

Center for the Advancement of Women
The Center for the Advancement of Women is a not-for-profit, independent, nonpartisan public education institution established to advance women's status in society through reliable research, effective communications and forceful advocacy.

change for development
KSDESH is a registered social development organization set up in 2004 with a vision to “to build a social movement that will uproot all forms of exploitation and oppression from the society, promote and protect the basic human rights of children , women and men. The organization’s aims to improve the socio-economic conditions of children and their families, working with them for a bright future with functional literacy, skills training, and scope to climb up the social and economic ladder on the road to an improved standard of living for themselves, their families, and a next generation free from child labor. A good number of beneficiaries of various services provided by KSDESH have moved towards self-sustainability in their economic life and are running businesses with their own resources generate.

F.I.T ANGELS: Women Helping Women
F.I.T ANGELS (Future Is Today: Ambition, Nurturing, Goal Oriented, Empowered, Loving, Strong) F.I.T. ANGELS was founded in January 2006 to allow me, Candice Bent, to give back to the community and share my skills, experience and knowledge with girls that are transitioning in to teenage motherhood. I, myself, was a teenage single mother, I was scared, confused and was not sure if I was going to be able to be a teen mom. I stayed focused, finished high school, continued onto college where I attained my Business Administration Certificate and shortly there after my now 12 year career began. My daughter recently graduated from High School and is starting her first year of college. Proof is in the pudding. I am going to do my best to ensure you that "if I could do it so can you". I will share all my experiences, education, knowledge and guidance to assist you into transitioning into your new life as a single teenage mother. I am from an Aboriginal background and want to get involved with my aboriginal culture. I want to focus on assisting young aboriginal girls in achieving their dreams and goals as teen mothers. Our ultimate goal is to create a culture of women helping women, and enable the women of the future to continue on a successful, health and happy life path. Our Vision Statement is to enable teen moms to make a successful transition into motherhood with the following qualities: Ambition Nuturing Goal Oriented Enpowered Loving Strong The world is full of ANGELS, it is this ANGELS that we will seek to be part of our organization in a volunteer or supporter capacity. Every client will strive to become ANGELS. The future is today.

PLEN: Washington, DC Internships and Seminars for Women
The Public Leadership Education Network (PLEN) is the only national organization whose sole mission is preparing women for public leadership. Each year, PLEN brings hundreds of women students from colleges and universities across the country to Washington, D.C. for a weekend, week, or an entire semester to experience first-hand how public policy is shaped and implemented at the national level. These students meet with and learn from women leaders making and influencing public policy at some of the highest levels in the Congress, courts, federal agencies, corporate sector, policy research and advocacy organizations and the media. PLEN offers week- and weekend-long seminars and a semester-long internship program.

The Chronicle of Higher Education
1255 23rd Street, NW Suite 700 Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 466-1000 A newspaper on higher education issues, including athletics.

The Helen M. Upton Center for Women's Studies
The Helen M. Upton Center was founded in 1990 to be the intellectual and community focus for Women's Studies and women's issues at Russell Sage College. It has three primary tasks: To oversee the interdisciplinary Women's Studies minor To coordinate special events that highlight women's accomplishments, speak to women's needs, and bring together diverse women of all ages and backgrounds who study, work, and teach at The Sage Colleges. To serve as a clearinghouse for scholarship on women Throughout the year the women's center sponsors a number of programs and events that are open to The Sage Colleges community and the public

Women/The Heart , Soul and Mind of the Classical Canon
Founded by women, for women artists and featuring women in its reinterpretation of Shakespeare's plays.