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Resources
In addition to the offerings of the Women’s Initiative, we have
also provided resources below to promote the advancement of women in
business. You will find an extensive list of resources to inspire your
personal and professional growth.
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American
Association of University Women
AAUW promotes equity for all women and girls, lifelong education, and
positive societal change. With over 100,000 members,
1,300 branches, and 550
college/university institution partners nationwide, AAUW advocates
education and equity for women.
Center
for Gender in Organizations
Rather than view gender as a problem that individual women face at work, we
analyze how gender is embedded in an organization’s work practices and
culture. Analyzing an organization through a gender lens creates
opportunities to identify systems, practices, and norms that make it
difficult for different groups of women (and often men) to be optimally
effective.
Coalition of
Labor Union Women
The primary mission of CLUW is to unify all union women in a viable
organization to determine our common problems and concerns and to develop
action programs within the framework of our unions to deal effectively with
our objectives.
Equal
Rights Advocate
Equal Rights Advocates has led the legal fight for women’s equality for
almost 30 years. Since 1974, ERA’s mission has been to protect and secure
equal rights and economic opportunities for women and girls through
litigation and advocacy.
Equal
Rights Amendment
The ERA has been ratified by 35 of the necessary 38 states. When three
more states vote yes, the ERA might become the 28th Amendment.
Feminist
Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a
cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive
health, and non-violence. In all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action
to empower women economically, socially, and politically.
General
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Working locally through thousands of clubs in the United States and
globally in more than 20 countries, GFWC members support the arts, preserve
natural resources, promote education, and encourage healthy lifestyles,
stress civic involvement, and work toward world peace and understanding.
Girls
Incorporated
A national nonprofit youth organization dedicated to inspiring all girls to
be strong, smart, and bold. With roots dating to 1864, Girls Inc has
provided vital educational programs to millions of American girls,
particularly those in high-risk, underserved areas.
Institute
for Women’s Policy Research
IWPR focuses on issues of poverty and welfare, employment and earnings,
work and family issues, health and safety, and women's civic and political
participation.
National
Council of Women’s Organizations
NCWO members collaborate through substantive policy work and grass roots
activism to address issues of concern to women, including workplace and
economic equity, education and job training, affirmative action, Social
Security, child care, reproductive freedom, health, and global progress for
women's equality.
National
Organization for Women
NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace,
schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure
abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms
of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and
promote equality and justice in our society.
National
Partnership for Women & Families
The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan
organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in
the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men
meet the dual demands of work and family.
National
Seminar Training – Leadership Conference for Women
Held annually in Southfield, Michigan this conference is sponsored by the
National Businesswomen’s Leadership Association.
Skillpath
Training Seminars for Women
Over the years, Skillpath has grown to become the premier provider of
business training in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and
the UK. When we launched the company in 1989, we offered 82 seminars. Today
we deliver more than 2,000 "how-to" sessions to over 500,000 people in 450
cities.
Wider
Opportunities for Women
WOW includes practitioners who provide education, training, and employment
services to women and girls; human service agencies; advocacy organizations;
employers and unions.
Women’s
Hall of Fame
The National Women’s Hall of Fame honors in perpetuity these women,
citizens of the United States of America whose contributions to the arts,
athletics, business, education, government, the humanities, philanthropy and
science, have been the greatest value for the development of their country.
Women’s Action
for New Direction
WAND empowers women to take political action, change our culture and our
national priorities toward peace and real security, away from militarism and
violence.
Women’s
Campaign Forum
Women's Campaign Forum is a membership organization focused on inviting
more women into the political process and WCF Foundation, a sister 501(c)(3)
which educates women to become more effective public leaders.
Women’s
Edge Coalition
The Women’s Edge Coalition advocates for international economic policies
and human rights that support women worldwide in their actions to end
poverty in their lives, communities, and nations.
9 to 5 National
Associations of Working Women
In 1973 a group of office workers in Boston got together to talk about
issues which had no name—sexual harassment, work/family challenges, and pay
equity. From this beginning 9to5 emerged as the national organization
dedicated to putting working women’s issues on the public agenda.
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