I have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is; I only know that people call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat.

 Rebecca West

Top ten sites useful for today's women facing today's issues:

Women's Issues

• About.com Guide Karen Gould includes information on many of the key issues for women today, especially in the United States and the western world. Like the other About.com sites, this one includes both original articles and well-organized links to other resources on the web.  She covers subjects including: abortion, activism, business, discrimination, feminism, global issues, grrls, laws and legislation, lesbian issues, media and culture, military women, ethnic issues, notable women, parenting and family issues, politics, pregnancy and health issues, Social Security, violence and women and welfare.  You'll find current news as well as background information here.

National Organization for Women

• their web site not only includes organizational news for one of the most important women's organizations since the 1960s, but it also covers current news and issues.

The Feminist Majority Foundation

• While this organization focuses on electing women to public office, their web site covers many current public issues too.

Women's Third World Issues

• About.com Guide Cecil Marie Cancel covers issues facing women in the Third World, including ways that feminists can get involved in protecting the rights of women in the developing nations. She covers issues of female genital mutilation, women's health in the developing world, honor killings, marriage customs including child marriages, indigenous women's issues, refugees, and religious issues.  Like Karen Gould's site, this one covers breaking news as well as including lots of background information and great links.
1. Investing for Women
• About.com Guide Lita Epstein looks at money and women's unique challenges, as she covers investing for financial security, retirement and college, plus articles and links on related issues and news. From beginners to experienced investors, women will find something here to help them manage their money and future.
2. Women's Health
• About.com Guide Tracee Cornforth covers a wide range of women's health issues, illnesses and disorders, and related information.  If you're looking for information on hysterectomies,  headaches, cancer, restless legs -- more than 100 categories of information are here, including articles and links to the best web resources.

The Human Rights of Women

• Index to United Nations documents addressing the rights of women around the world.
3. Gender-Related Online Forums
• Joan Korenman's extensive list of email lists, bulletin boards, and other cyber-places where women's issues are at the center.
4. Gay and Lesbian Issues
• About.com Guide Deborah Levinson covers breaking news as well as including lots of background information and great links.
5. WWWomen
• Essentially a web directory of sites by and about women, this is a huge resource. It's hard to make your way through page after page of links alphabetized by web page title, but there's some basic organization of the links, and if you can't find what you're looking for in better-organized directories like the About.com sites, then you might try searching through this wealth of women-oriented links.

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