Women's Studies Program
Florida State University
214-J William Johnston Bldg.
Tallahassee, FL 32306-2205
Phone: (850) 644-9514
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Miscellaneous
Third Wave Feminisms Interest Group
This email group is intended mainly for people who identify as third wave
feminists themselves to talk to each other, but is not an identity group
or specific to any generational affiliation. The third wave is tentatively
defined as feminisms outside of (rather than "after") the second wave, although
each member is entitled to have her or his own definition. For subscription
information visit:
http://www.nwsa.org/twf.htm
Half The World
focuses on news, issues, books and Web
sites of interest to women, most of which aren't heavily publicized in the
mainstream media. http://www.newswecanuse.com/
The American Association of University Women
(AAUW) is a national organization that
promotes education and equity for all women and girls. Our commitment to
these issues is reflected in our public policy efforts, programs, and diversity
initiatives. http://www.aauw.org
National Association for Women in Education
works to address issues in higher education with particular attention to
the interests, scholarship, and advancement of women educators and students.
Call 202/659-9330 or visit http://www.nawe.org
References on Chilly Climate for Women Faculty
in Academe is a list of references about sex discrimination in
the academic world; gender bias in student evaluations, hiring, the tenure
process, and peer review; and pay inequity. A number of other online resources
are also referenced and linked.
http://dynamic.uoregon.edu/~jjf/chillyclimate.html
Women Making History Today
is a web site that chronicles women's progress in the US and around the world.
The site is comprised of more than 150 stories that document women's breakthroughs
as well as obstacles to their progress. Presented by the Christian Science
Monitor.
http://www.csmonitor.com/women
The Body Image Project
This project, started in late 1993, utilizes art to show what we, as human
beings, really do look like. It consists of finished casts taken directly
from a person's body. The endgame is to change the way we look at ourselves
and the way we perceive others. It affirms the fact that, the way we look
physically is "okay." If change needs to occur, it is from the inside out
and not the reverse.
http://www.kirkwoodstudios.com/
Said It: Feminist News, Culture, and Politics
bimonthly newsletter can be viewed
online at http://www.saidit.org/
Media Watch
challenges racism, sexism, and violence in the media through education and
action. http://www.mediawatch.com/
emPOWer -
the magazine for aspiring women.
http://www.myempower.net/main.asp
Farzaneh, is a new bilingual
journal of women studies. This is the only specialized journal for women's
studies and research in two languages (Persian and Enlgish) with many subscribers
in the world. To get more information and to subscribe to "Farzaneh", visit
the website http://www.farzanehjournal.com
or send an email titled Subscription Email to farzaneh@neda.net There
is also an electronic newsletter to which you can become a member by sending
a blank email to this address: farzaneh-subscribe@topica.com By becoming
a member to this list you will receive weekly updates, abstracts of
the articles and subscription announcements.
The Journal of Interdisciplinary Gender
Studies is a refereed journal published twice a year by the
University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia.The journal is concerned with gender
issues of interest to
those from a wide range of academic disciplines. The Journal is currently
seeking reviewers for a number of books. Book reviews are normally 800-1200
words in length and are due within three months of the receipt of a book.
If you are interested in reviewing any of the following titles, please contact
the book review editor, Nancy Cushing, at
hinec@cc.newcastle.edu.au
stating your area of expertise and providing a mailing address to which
the book may be sent.
- Drucilla Cornell, Feminism and Pornography;
- R. Marie Griffith, God's Daughters: Evangelical Women and the Power
of Submission;
- Gay Becker, The Elusive Embryo;
- Robert Aldrich and Garry Wotherspoon (eds), Who's Who in Contemporary
Gay and Lesbian History;
- Marysia Zalewski, Feminism After Postmodernism: Theorising Through
Practice;
- Brooke A. Ackerly, Political Theory and Feminist Social Criticism;
- Peter A. Jackson and Nerida M. Cook, Genders and Sexualities in Modern
Thailand;
- Londa Schiebinger, Feminism and the Body;
- Rosemary Crompton (ed.), Restructuring Gender Relations and Employment;
- Colin Blakemore and Susan Iverson, Gender and Society: The Herbert
Spencer Lectures;
- Jo Burr Margardant (ed.), The New Biography;
- Cecilia Menjívar, Fragmented Ties: Salvadoran Immigrant Networks
in America;
- Martin A. Berger, Man Made;
- Sarah Lamb, White Saris and Sweet Mangoes;
- Michael Gorkin, Marta Pineda and Gloria Leal, From Grandmother to
Granddaughter;
- Barbara Entwisle and Gail. E. Henderson, Re-Drawing Boundaries;
- Richard A. Schroeder, Shady Practices;
- Marilyn Poole and Susan Feldman (eds), A Certain Age: Women Growing
Older;
- R. W. Connell, The Men and the Boys
For more information:
http://www.newcastle.edu.au/department/hi/jigs/
Announcing the launch of Sexing the Political:
A Journal of Third Wave Feminists on Sexuality, a unique bimonthly
online journal located at www.sexingthepolitical.com
Sexing the Political (STP) features artistic and written work by third
wave/Gen X feminists on issues related to sexuality. Formats of contributions
include essays, editorials, poetry, photography, artwork, interviews, and
music and book reviews. STP is intended to serve as a forum for the creative
and radical political expression of third wave/Gen X feminists from diverse
cultural, racial, sexual, and economic perspectives.
The Association for Women in Slavic Studies
is opening its electronic discussion list to all interested members
of the academic community. AWSS-L is a monitored list that acts as a clearing
house for information concerning the study of gender and women's issues in
all disciplines of Slavic area studies, including history, literature, the
social sciences, and the arts. Postings include conference and publication
announcements, discussions of current issues in the field, and the biweekly
job, internship, and funding guides. To subscribe to the list, send
the following message to listserv@h-net.msu.edu: subscribe awss-l Firstname
Lastname. Please ensure that nothing is in the subject line.
Women's International Net Magazine (WIN)
is proud to announce win-chat, the new WIN email discussion group
. The discussion will be very free-wheeling, with all topics within
good taste welcome. Emails will pass by the Editors on their way to the members.
The editors seek queries about women's issues, newspaper articles of interest,
and, of course, comments about WIN articles. As the discussion picks
up, there will be more and more emails sent, so those who wish may register
for the once-a-day digest with all of that day's correspondence. Others may
choose to have emails turn up in their box one by one as they are sent.
To join, click on this link:
http://www.egroups.com/subscribe/win-chat
and you will be taken to a page at egroups.com where you will sign
up. If you have any questions about or difficulties in doing
this, contact: editor@winmagazine.org
Medieval and Early Modern Women Interest Group
The primary purpose of the Medieval and Early Modern Women Interest Group
is to promote discussion of scholarly and pedagogical issues related to gender
and sexuality in the middle ages and early modern period. Emphasis will be
on multi- and inter-disciplinary explorations of these topics across the
vectors of class, language, nationality, culture, raceand geography.
A second purpose is to establish links between NWSA and other professional
organizations whose goals are consistent with the Medieval and Early Modern
Women Interest Group, especially the Society for the Study of Early Modern
Women. Contact Person: Colette Morrow, Associate Professor of
English, Director of Women's Studies, Purdue University Calumet, Hammond,
IN 46323. Email: morrow@calumet.purdue.edu; telephone:
219.989.2256; fax: 219.989.2160
AWID Resource Net is a new, free
service provided by the Association for Women in Development that
offers both members and potential members access to information and discussions
on events, issues, and opportunities in the Gender and Development or Human
Rights field. This email discussion list offers daily announcements
on conferences, job postings, career development workshops, new publications,
funding opportunities, web site debuts and more. Sign on by sending
a blank e-mail with the word "subscribe" in the subject heading to:
awid.resource@reply.net To post a question or contribution
to the list, send the message or inquiry to awid.resource@reply.net
It will be checked for content by an AWID moderator and posted to
the list within two to three working days.
Gender-Related Electronic Forums
, an award-winning, annotated listing of more than 600 women and gender related
e-mail lists, has listings arranged both alphabetically and by topic.
It can be found at http://www.umbc.edu/wmst/forums.html
Women's International Net Magazine (WIN)
is an electronic magazine devoted to three purposes: Furthering knowledge
of women's issues worldwide; Bringing together women from all over
the world for dialogue and greater mutual understanding; Tapping new sources
of talent in writing and enabling women from different countries to express
their views and situations. Subscribe to WIN on email each month at
no cost: Write "subscribe" to winmagazine@oaknetpub.com or view the current
and back issues on the WIN web site at:
http://www.winmagazine.org
The website About-Face! is devoted
to "combating negative and distorted images of women," including those in
advertising. Visit: http://www.about-face.org
DiversityWeb includes many
on-line resources about research on campus diversity. Individual
research sections include faculty and staff involvement, curriculum transformation,
student involvement and development, and campus-community connections. It
contains samples of surveys on student, faculty, and staff diversity and
its impact on social and academic interactions on several major college campuses.
Also available are reports on the status of women, under-represented minority
faculty, Asian, African-American, Latino, Gay, Bisexual, and Lesbian students,
and students with disabilities on campus. Find links to findings and
conclusions from reports, surveys, and polls conducted nationally and at
the state level. Visit: www.diversityweb.org
The Virginia Tech Center for Public Administration
and Policy in
Northern Virginia just completed a six year study on the impact of
welfare reform. It was done in conjunction with Mathematica
Policy
Research Inc. in New Jersey for the Virginia Dept. of Social
Services. It only addresses the impact of reform in Virginia but it
provides a good start for information on welfare reform. Their web
site is http://www.cpap.vt.edu
Follow the link to the Northern Virginia
Graduate Center for contact information.
The Tallahassee chapter of
NOW has compiled a list of quotes
by perceptive women for their web site. Contributions are welcome.
PuLSE is the
Policy Listserve and Strategy Exchange offered by the
Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
. The IWPR Pulse is an opportunity to share your work on policy issues
affecting women and families with other advocates, legislators, and researchers.
The list welcomes participation by all individuals invested in improving women's
status and encourages discussion of disparities and diversity among women.
To subscribe, send an email message that reads: [SUBSCRIBE
PULSE, your name] to listserve@hermes.circ.gwu.edu
For any questions, contact Suzanne McFadden, States
Issues Coordinator, at mcfadden@iwpr.org
Welfare Monitoring Listserv
Currently, more than 900 advocates, researchers, administrators, policy makers,
and service providers participate in the Welfare Monitoring Listserve
(WELFAREM-L), moderated by the Institute for Women's Policy Research
. This list is a premier source for current information on welfare
policy and provides an avenue for diverse constituencies to dialog on an
ongoing basis. To subscribe to WELFAREM-L:
For more information about the Welfare Monitoring Listserv,
please email annisah@iwpr.org or april@iwpr.org
"The War Against Boys"
is a controversial article on the equality of boys and girls in school published
in The Atlantic Monthly.
http://www.TheAtlantic.com/issues/2000/05/sommers.htm
Stop Gender Apartheid in Afghanistan!
This site offers information on the Taliban and links to opportunities to
take action in support of women in Afghanistan.
http://feminist.org/afghan/intro.html
Links to Women's History and Technology Resources
http://www.faculty.maconstate.edu/tashford/ITWomen.html
Bucknell University Women's Resource Center
has done the clothesline project
several times. They have collected over 150 shirts that are
displayed in the student center.
News from the National Women's History Project
August 26 was designated as Women's Equality Day
in 1971 to commemorate the date in 1920 when women finally won the vote
in the United States. While annual celebrations are fixing that important
event in the minds of many, a national poll conducted this past August by
the New York-based Global Strategy Group revealed that 74% of Americans have
yet to hear the news. The poll revealed that 93% cannot identify Elizabeth
Cady Stanton as the principal author of the Seneca Falls declaration that
gave birth to the women's rights movement, with only 1% accurately identifying
her as a women's rights activist. While 32% recognize Susan B. Anthony
as the woman on the coin, only 36% know her to have been a women's rights
activist (51% of college graduates, 38% of those with some college, and 23%
of high school graduates). Not surprisingly, 93% of Americans polled could
not identify the decade the women's rights movement began. Nearly
half (49%) thought it was after 1900, 11% after 1949. Almost three-quarters
(72%) were unaware that husbands had full economic control of their
wives throughout much of the 19th century. Sixty percent were unaware that
women were barred from colleges until the1840s. Check out
www.NWHP.org
for information about women's history and National Women's History Month
or www.legacy98.org
for the history of the Women's Rights Movement in the United States.
Call for Book Reviewers.
Transformations is looking for people to review books.
Book reviews are generally 3 to 6 pages in length (longer if they cover more
than one book) and should be submitted on a 3-1/2 inch disk in Macintosh
Microsoft Word 6.0 (or earlier format) or IBM-compatible Microsoft Word 6.0
(or earlier format) along with 3 hard copies. Please label the disk
with the name of the reviewer, the title of the book (s) under review, and
the format and word processing program used. The reviewer should examine
the text in terms of its contributions to curriculum transformation efforts.
S/he should also evaluate the text in terms of how it can be used by faculty
wishing to transform their curriculum or pedagogy. The review should
be approximately three-quarter evaluative. As with all manuscripts,
its language should be accessible and free of jargon and racist, sexist,
or heterosexist language, and any citations should be carefully proofread.
If you are interested in serving as a book reviewer, please send a curriculum
vita and a cover letter indicating your areas of expertise and the kinds
of books you would be able to review to Ellen Friedman, Book Review Editor,
Transformation, The College of New Jersey, P.O. Box 7718, Pennington
Road, Ewing, New Jersey 08628-0718, Fax (609)-771-2539, Phone: (609)-637-5162.
E-mail: friedman@tcnj.edu
The Feminist Majority Foundation i
s seeking graduating seniors and recent college graduates to be part
of the team organizing the Feminist Majority Foundation's innovative campus
leadership program: Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances. As a member
of the field team, representatives are trained in FMF's DC office and travel
throughout the country and working with student activists and feminist faculty
on campus to launch and maintain Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances.
Field Representatives alternate spending time in the field and in the office
for one full year. Field Representatives have the opportunity to organize
on a grassroots level, gain first-hand experience with a national feminist
organization, and contribute to training the next generation of feminist
leaders. Qualifications and Applications: Successful candidates
will have a knowledge of and commitment to feminist issues, past activist
or leadership experience on campus, a solid academic background and the ability
to communicate well with others. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis,
and pay is modest. Health insurance and traveling expenses are included.
The Feminist Majority Foundation is an equal opportunity employer and is
committed to being a multi cultural organization. People of color are strongly
encouraged to apply. To apply, send or email resume, writing sample, two
academic/professional references, and cover letter detailing leadership experience
and interest in feminist issues and grassroots organizing to:
Justine Andronici
Director, Campus Program
Feminist Majority Foundation
1600 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 801
Arlington, VA 22209
703-522-2219 (fax)
703-522-2214 (phone)
Justine@feminist.org
UMBC's Center for Women and Information Technology
We are pleased to let you know that the Center's web site
is up, at http://www.umbc.edu/cwit/
In addition to providing information about the Center, the web site
offers resources related to women and information technology. One resource
likely to be of interest to many WMST-L readers is a new, very extensive collection
of web-based syllabi for women- and gender-related courses (located in the
Curricular Resources section). More than 450 syllabi are arranged by
discipline, and syllabi that make substantial use of Internet resources are
singled out. Links are also provided to four other collections of syllabi,
though these for the most part do not make use of Internet resources.
FEMVIEWS was established to provide
a forum for undergraduate students enrolled in women's studies classes and
graduate students in women's studies to discuss/debate issues. To join the
list, interested students and/or faculty should send a personal e-mail
at the address listed below containing your full name (not an alias) and
your COMPLETE e-mail address (not just your user name). Angela (Iana) Pattatucci
List Moderator, ampatt02@athena.louisville.edu
Women's Studies Archives: International Women's
Periodicals Online is a tool designed to
assist scholars and researchers by providing an online collections of women's
journals, newspapers, and magazines from Primary Source Media's History of
Women microfilm collection. Online search capability and downloading available.
Visit
www.womenperiodicals.psmedia.com
Isis is a World Wide Web page which
features the art and culture of women of the African diaspora. Sections
currently available are: Written, Word, spirituality, and Our Story.
About Face, a grassroots effort
dedicated to combating negative and distorted images of women and promoting
alternatives through education and action-and humor.
http://www.about-face.org/
The Documents from the Women's Liberation
Movement web site is now available at the following address:
http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/wlm
This on-line archival collection features transcribed texts
and scanned images of over 40 articles, pamphlets, flyers and booklets published
from 1969 to 1974 which reflect the diversity of theory and activities characterizing
the early years of the U.S. Women's Liberation Movement. This
site provides easy access to significant movement literature which is often
hard to find today.
African American Women On-line
provides a place for Black women to share positive images, team work, entrepreneurial
spirit, and information on the family, community, and relationships.
Introducing WM-Researchers, A List for Activists,
Scholars, and Students Women's Movements. This list is designed
to promote the free exchange of ideas, discussion and debate on issues list
members are facing in their research. The list also welcomes the sharing
of information about archives, libraries, or resources on women's movements
in the US and abroad. Researchers both from within and outside of academia
are welcome. There is one way to subscribe to a group: via the web
on the group's home page.
To subscribe via the group's home page: Go to:
http://www.egroups.com/list/wm-researchers
Go to the group info page. Click on the "Join" button, and then follow the
instructions to complete subscription. You can choose to receive messages
via e-mail (in individual or daily digest format) or only by accessing via
the web on the group's home page.
Attention Science and Math Students!
Mentornet, is a mentoring program that links female
students with working women scientists via the Internet. Founded three years
ago, Mentornet now has 1,200 mentor-student pairs who talk
weekly via e-mail. Visit the website,
www.mentornet.net
for more information, including applications and tips on how to develop
the mentoring relationship.
SA-CYBORGS This list focuses on
interactive, experimental creative writing with an implicit focus on gender,
race, class, caste, sexuality, age, geographical location, identity issues
pertaining to voice and voicelessness, silence and resistance, Self and Other
narratives and more. If you have questions, send a message to radhik@bgnet.bgsu.edu
(Radhika Gajjala - technical liason and moderator of sa-cyborgs)
See the archives from
http://lists.village.virginia.edu/~spoons
Feminist Majority Foundation
The FMF is seeking graduating seniors and recent college graduates to be
part of the team organizing the Feminist Majority Foundation's innovative
campus leadership program: Feminist Majority Leadership Alliances and
Choices Campaign. For more information on the qualifications
and application process, send or e-mail a resume, writing sample, two academic/professional
references, and cover letter detailing leadership experience and interest
in feminist issues and pro-choice organizing to:
Campus Program Director
Feminist Majority Foundation
1600 Wilson Blvd., Ste. 801
Arlington, VA 22209
(703) 522-2219 (fax)
(703) 522-2214 (phone)
campusteam@feminist.org
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