1. ORGANIZATIONS/COALITIONS
This section contains links to local and national women's organizations, and coalitions of women's organizations in Canada and elsewhere. Some focus on providing services, some on advocacy and some on both. This information is presented in alphabetical order.
Canadian Organizations
Non-Canadian Organizations
2. CANADIAN GOVERNMENT SITES
This section contains links to government-sponsored sites: both research and political sites. This includes the parliamentary websites, and site access for contacting federal, provincial and municipal politicians.
3. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZING
This section contains links to international bodies like the United Nations (UN) as well as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that focus on lobbying in the international arena. This information is presented alphabetical order.
4. WOMEN'S STUDIES
This section contains links to the School of Women's Studies at York, a listing of women's studies programs in Canada and the United States, and women's studies organizations in Canada and internationally.
5. RESEARCH/INFORMATION
This section contains links to sites that provide information on issues such as violence against women,health issues, sexuality, black women, women with disabilities, Aboriginal Studies, political representatio, etc., and current and historical research material from the Canadian government and other sites. This information is presented in alphabetical order.
6. ON LINE JOURNALS
This section contains links to academic journals that are free to access on-line. Note that many journals are also available on line when you search the York University Library site (www.library.yorku.ca). To access the on line versions, you need to search from a yorku.ca address.
If you are using another server (like Rogers or Sympatico), visit http://www.library.yorku.ca/Home/eResources/RemoteAccess.htm for remote access instructions.
7. CONNECTING WOMEN ONLINE/ALTERNATIVE
NEWS
This section contains information about discussion groups/listservs/electronic mailing lists you can join, zines, and alternative news services.
8. SEARCH ENGINES
This section contains links to a variety of engines used to search the internet. Try a variety of them to see which ones are most helpful to you.
9. THE INTERNET AND TECHNOTIPS
This section contains links to sites which provide direction about how to search the internet, evaluate websites, and reference internet material.
10. ANTI-FEMINISM/ANTI-CHOICE
This section contains links to anti-feminist, anti-choice and 'men's rights' sites. You may find some of this material disturbing. These sites are linked to the course website for research purposes. There is no endorsement of the material found on them. These sites require careful critical analysis to assess their political agenda. |