Study of Gender
The Society for the Psychology of Women
The Society was established in 1973 as Division 35 of the American Psychological Association. The
Society is devoted to providing an organizational base for all feminists, women and men of all national origins who are interested in
teaching, research, or practice in the psychology of women.
The Society for the Psychological Study of Men and Masculinity
The Society was established in 1995 as Division 51 of the American Psychological Association.
The Society promotes the critical study of how gender shapes and constricts men’s lives, and is committed to an enhancement of men’s capacity
to experience their full human potential.
National Organization for Women
NOW's official statement of purpose, which Betty Friedan scribbled on a napkin, remains the same today: "to take action to bring women
into the full participation in the mainstream of American society
now, exercising all privileges and responsibilities thereof in truly
equal partnership with men."
The National Organization for Men
TNOM is a heterosexual men's rights organization whose purpose is to protect
the family, children, and men's rights and to prevent the further erosion of
men's role in society.
The National Organization for Men Against Sexism
This is an activist organization of men and women supporting positive
changes for men.
The World Wide Web Virtual Library: The Men's Issues Page
David R. Throop maintains this site as an online reference source for statistics, studies and bibliographies
of interest to the men's movements, particularly, to address topics of special need in the areas of fathering,
fatherlessness, false accusations, single dads (child-support, custody, visitation), and battered men.
American Association of University
Women
AAUW promotes education and equity for all women and girls.
Promise Keepers
Promise Keepers is dedicated to igniting and uniting men to be passionate
followers of Jesus Christ through the effective communication of the 7 Promises.
National Congress for
Fathers and Children
NCFC advocates for equal parental responsibility and protection of the
father-child relationship.
MANA
A national Latina organization whose purpose is to empower Latinas through
leadership development, community service, and advocacy.
Older Women's League
OWL strives to improve the status and quality of life for midlife and
older women.
Wide Sky Men's Council
Wide Sky is a place where individual men are acknowledged, listened to, recognized, empowered and
most of all, appreciated. Meetings feature the wild and woolly raw energy of maleness via drumming, dancing and storytelling
to open the door to authentic, heart felt expression.
Researching Gender
Men, Women, and Sex Differences: The Attitudes of Three Feminists--Gloria
Steinem, Gloria Allred, and Bella Abzug
A paper by Russell Eisenman entitled Men, Women, and Sex Differences: The
Attitudes of Three Feminists--Gloria Steinem, Gloria Allred, and Bella Abzug is presented on this Web site. This paper is a case study of perspectives on sex
differences of three prominent feminists.
The International Center for Research on Women
ICRW strives to improve the lives of women in poverty, advance womens' equality and human rights, and contribute to the broader economic and social well-being.
ICRW accomplishes this, in partnership with others, through research, capacity building and advocacy
on issues affecting womens' economic, health and social status in low and middle income
countries.
The
Fathers' Manifesto
This is an anti-feminist website oriented toward fighting feminism, ending
affirmative action, and restoring responsible fatherhood. This site presents
"research" to demonstrate that feminism is the cause of many of the
problems in modern society.
Hormones and Chromosomes
The
Zuni Man-Woman
This page includes discussion of and excerpts from Will Roscoe's
1991 book entitled The Zuni Man-Woman which describes the Zuni berdache.
Intersex Society of North America
The Intersex Society of North America (ISNA) is a peer support, education,
and advocacy group for intersexuals. This Web site includes annotated bibliographies on
intersexuality, scholarly and popular press resources on intersexuality, and numerous links to related sites.
The True Story of John/Joan
This Info-Circumcision Web site by the Circumcision Information Resource
Centre includes John Colapinto's original article entitled, The True Story of John/Joan, Rolling Stone (December 11, 1997). This article reveals details of
the John/Joan case.
Link List: Resources on Sex Differences
This site provides links to papers on sex differences.
Intelligence and Mental Abilities
www.queendom.com/tests/
This website includes information about intelligence. You can take an online
version of an IQ test as well as other assessments.
www.indiana.edu/~intell/
This site gives the history of intelligence testing and presents an
interactive map, references, and contributors to the development of IQ testing.
www.grrlgamer.com
The GrrlGamer webpage features reviews and sarcastic essays about the status
of female characters. It also features women in the video game industry.
Women Gamers has this website which offers reviews of video games and
provides a forum for women who are involved in video games.
Gender Development
www.freud.com
This site on Sigmund Freud is devoted to the development of psychoanalysis.
www.williampollack.com
William Pollack, author of Real Boys, maintains his own web site with
advice to parents about raising happy boys who are well adjusted but not
violent.
www.barbie.com
Barbie’s website is a world of pastels, presenting an attractive picture
of this icon.
www.adiosbarbie.com
AdiosBarbie uses mostly bright colors and presents information about body
image problems.
www.girlsinc.com/ic/
Girls Incorporated is an organization devoted to inspiring girls to be
strong, smart and bold. Their website includes information for adults who want
to help girls achieve these goals. There are also games and exercises for girls.
www.childrennow.org
Children Now is an organization with good information
on child development. Look for the feature on the influence of media on gender
role development.
Gender Identity
The Gender Identity
Center of Colorado, Inc
This educational web site describes nontraditional gender
identity.
The International
Journal of Transgenderism
This is an online peer-reviewed journal with articles focusing
on various expressions of gender identity. A searchable archive of articles is
available.
Transsexuality
This is Jennifer Reitz' site about transsexuality, including
writings on the experience of transsexuality and the dangers and benefits of
"coming out" for transsexuals.
www.ifge.org
The International Foundation for Gender education is devoted to promoting
self-definition and providing information about transgender individuals through
its online newsletter, notices and updates. Links on this site will help
interested individuals find a support group.
www.twentyclub.org
The Gender Identity Clinic of New England offers advice, publications, a
newsletter and support for transsexuals at any stage.
www.isna.org
The Intersex Society of North America maintains a web site of information
and links.
www.ren.org
The Renaissance Transgender Organization offers support for transgender
individuals and those close to them.
http://www.gender.org.uk/about/index.htm
About Gender is an extensive web site that contains
topics related to gender, gender development, and gender identity. There is a
link to an organization that offers support and information to individuals with
gender dysphoria.
Stereotypes
www.socialpsychology.org
The Social Psychology Network is an organization that maintains an extensive
web site with 5000 links to psychology related resources, including a list of
links to sites with information about prejudice, discrimination and diversity;
the psychology of gender; lesbian and gay issues; and homophobia, disability and
other factors that can lead to stereotyping.
www.salon.com/tech
Salon.com presents articles about women and computers on the technology
section of their web site. Look for the article on the gendering of computers
for children. Another article reviewed the background of women’s web pages and
how they have changed from feminist and groundbreaking to presentations that are
more like traditional women’s magazines, contending that women remain
stereotyped even when they go online.
www.musicvideo.about.com/musicperform/musicvideo/library/bibliographies/blsexismbib.htm
A bibliography on gender stereotyping in music videos is featured on this
site.
www.media-awareness.ca/eng/med/class/teamedia/session1.htm
Men for Change hosts these lessons aimed at 8th
and 9th graders, which examine the stereotypes associated with being a lady and
acting like a man.
Communication and Media
Gender Games: Doing Business
with the Opposite Sex
Candy Tymson, Australian business educator and speaker, promotes
her views on how the sexes can better communicate in the workplace on her site.
Gender and
Communication Styles of Deborah Tannen
This web site provides an overview of Professor Deborah Tannen's
work on gender and communication.
Gender
and Race in Media
This web site is maintained by the University of Iowa Department
of Communication Studies. There are links to articles and other resources in
several media categories, including ads, TV, print and cyberspace.
Emotions
Young
and Male in America: It's Hard Being a Boy
This Christian Science Monitor article looks at
contemporary boy's issues and the role of gender in the Littleton, Colorado
school killings.
www.salon.com/mwt/feature/1999/12/09/maternal
Salon.com offers an article “She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not” by Susan
Caba, which offers a review of Sarah Blaffer Hrdy’s book, Mother Nature: A
History of Mothers, Infants, and Natural Selection (1999, Pantheon). Hrdy
argues against the concept of maternal instinct, drawing from human and primate
research.
www.womanabuseprevention.com
The mission of Education Wife Assault is to inform and educate the community about the issue of wife
assault/woman abuse in order to decrease the incidence of physical,
psychological, emotional and sexual violence against women and the effect that
woman abuse has on children.
www.abanet.org/domviol/home.html
The American Bar Association's Commission on Domestic Violence maintains
this site devoted to ending domestic violence.
www.sheridanhill.com/batteredmen.html
Sheridan Hill has written an article "In Defense of Men" that
examines the statistics on domestic violence and shows that women are also
violent toward men. There are also links to other information about partner
violence.
Relationships
Marriage-Dividing
the Duties
This article on shared parenting is found on The Baby Center web
site, first under Baby, then under Sex and Relationships.
FatherWork
Brigham Young University has this web site on "generative
fathering" based on Erikson's crisis of generativty vs stagnation. Included
are activities and ideas to encourage active participation by fathers in their
children's lives.
NetWorking Moms
A primary feature of the NetWorking Moms site is an archive of threads from
an active discussion list on issues relevant to working mothers. Also included are personal stories about managing work and family responsibilities.
Welfare Made a Difference National Campaign
The Web site for the Welfare Made a Difference National Campaign includes
personal stories of diverse individuals who are former welfare recipients.
Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse (MINCAVA)
This Web site from the Minnesota Center Against Violence and Abuse
(MINCAVA) contains extensive resources on violence and abuse, including
such topics as batterer intervention, survivor resources, and connections between welfare and domestic violence.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/women_rebuttal_from_uranus/
This article presents a critical review and analysis of the enormously popular
self-help book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus: A Practical Guide for Improving Communication and Getting What You Want in Your
Relationships (New York: HarperCollins, 1992).
www.heartless-bitches.com
This site presents a light-hearted, satirical, and impatient look at
problems with relationships. I t has a funny quiz and links to other sites, some
funny, others serious.
www.queendom.com/portals/love.html
On this site, you can find articles, discussion boards, relationship tests,
and advice, all about love.
Sexuality
Go Ask
Alice!
Everything you want to know about sexuality, sexual health,
emotions, relationships, and physical health is on this question and answer site
sponsored by Columbia University's Health Education Program.
www.sexualhealth.com
The Sexual Health Network is dedicated to providing easy access to sexuality information, education, mutual support, counseling, therapy,
healthcare, products and other resources for people with disabilities, illness, or natural changes throughout the lifecycle and those who love
them or care for them.
www.siecus.org
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS) is a national, nonprofit organization which
affirms that sexuality is a natural and healthy part of
living. Incorporated in 1964, SIECUS develops, collects, and disseminates information, promotes comprehensive
education about sexuality, and advocates the right of
individuals to make responsible sexual choices.
www.queendom.com/portals/love.html
On this site you can find articles, discussions boards, relationship tests,
and advice, including sexuality quizzes and surveys.
www.cyberpsych.org/homophobia/noframes/
www.psychology.ucdavis.edu/rainbow/html/homophobia.html
http://sociology.about.com/science/sociology/cs/gendersexuality/index.htm
World Health
Organization: Female Genital Mutilation
This World Health Organization page has information on types of
female genital surgery, activities against female genital mutilation, and a
database of articles on female genital mutilation.
School
American
Association of University Women
There are reports, research projects and other resources on
gender inequities in education. Topics include gender gaps, sexual harassment in
schools, single sex education, gender and technology, and schools shortchanging
girls.
University of Iowa
Gender Equity in Sports Project
This site has considerable information on Title IX which
prohibits gender discrimination in school sports programs.
Careers and Work
The
World Wide Web Virtual Library: Sexual Harassment Issues
Men's comments on sexual harassment are featured on this section
of the Men's Issues Page of the WWW Virtual Library.
Work and Family:
National Partnership for Women and Families
This is a public education and advocacy site to promote policies
that help men and women meet the demands of work and family. This site has
statistics, research reports and other information about public policy issues,
including the Family Medical Leave Act.
Health and Fitness
Stress, Coping and Psychopathology
Treatment for Mental Disorders
How Different? and the Future
X: A Fabulous Child's Story by Lois Gould
This is a provocative piece of speculative fiction entitled X: A Fabulous Child's
Story about raising gender-neutral children. This is essential reading for thinking through the possibility of raising children to transcend gender.