LibGuides: Women's History Month: Women's Issues

Women's Rights

Human Right's Watch: Women's Rights
"Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights."
WomenWatch
"One of the world’s leading independent organizations dedicated to defending and protecting human rights."
ACLU: Links to Other Women's Rights Resources
"The American Civil Liberties Union is a nonprofit organization founded in 1920 "to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed to every person in this country by the Constitution and laws of the United States""
Peace Corps: Global Issues: Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment
This International Women’s Day, Iranian Feminists Are at the Front Lines
"There is much that the global feminist movement can learn from the current women’s struggle in Iran and their vision."

Transgender Women

Funders for LGBTQ Issues: Transgender Issues
"Funders for LGBTQ Issues works to increase the scale and impact of philanthropic resources aimed at enhancing the well-being of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer communities, and advancing racial, economic and gender justice."
National Center for Transgender Equality: Important Resources
"NCTE’s theory of change includes the belief that we must work in concert with all communities who face discrimination, violence, or limitations on opportunities because of race, nationality, class, religion, ability, and other dimensions of identity."
The Center for American Progress: Protecting and Advancing Healthcare for Transgender Adult Communities
"The Center for American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country."
The Well Project: Resources for Women of Trans Experience
"The Well Project is a non-profit organization whose mission is to change the course of the HIV/AIDS pandemic through a unique and comprehensive focus on women and girls."
GLAAD: Transgender Resources
"The world’s largest Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization – increases media accountability and community engagement that ensures authentic LGBTQ stories are seen, heard, and actualized."

Reproductive Rights

Amnesty International: Sexual and Reproductive Rights
"Amnesty International is a global movement of more than 3 million supporters, members and activists in more than 150 countries and territories who campaign to end grave abuses of human rights."
United Nations: Sexual and reproductive health and rights
"The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR) and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) have both clearly indicated that women’s right to health includes their sexual and reproductive health."
Center for Reproductive Rights
"In the United States, the Center for Reproductive Rights litigates in federal and state courts and advocates for laws and policies to ensure reproductive rights and health services are available across the country."
ACLU: Reproductive Freedom
"The ACLU works to ensure that every person can make the best decision for themselves and their family about whether and when to have a child without undue political interference."
CDC: Women's Reproductive Health
"Women’s health and women’s reproductive health are high priorities for CDC’s Division of Reproductive Health. Our goal is to improve women’s health from menarche through menopause. "
Maternity Care Deserts Report
"March of Dimes has released its 2022 report on maternity care deserts across the United States—counties where there’s a lack of maternity care resources, where there are no hospitals or birth centers offering obstetric care and no obstetric providers."
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Know Your Rights: Reproductive Health Care
"The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is committed to providing you with accurate and up-to-date information about access to and coverage of reproductive health care and resources."

Violence Against Women

National Domestic Violence Hotline

CALL 1 800-799-SAFE (7233)

SMS Text START to 88788

The United Nations defines "violence against women" as "any act of gender-based violence that results in, or is likely to result in, physical, sexual or psychological harm or suffering to women, including threats of such acts, coercion or arbitrary deprivation of liberty, whether occurring in public or in private life" (United Nations).

Resources in Oklahoma

Oklahoma Attorney General: Victim Services Resources

Resources in Tulsa

Lindsey House

"Lindsey House serves women with children who are experiencing situational homelessness. In addition to providing families a fully-furnished apartment, women participate in a series of curriculum focused on financial literacy, workplace proficiency and life skills." (Lindsey House)

Women's Shelters: Women's Shelters in Tulsa, OK

Women of Color

Women of Color and the Fight for Womens Suffrage
After the passage of the 19th Amendment in 1920, women of color were often kept from the polls through a variety of tactics. They faced racial and ethnic discrimination and were often discouraged from voting via violence.
The State of Women of Color in the United States
"Sophia Kerby examines the state of women of color in the United States at large in regards to four key areas: the workplace wage gap, health, educational attainment, and political leadership."
Catalyst: Women of Color
Research shows that women of color—Asian, Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and multiracial—experience exclusion, discrimination, and bias within the workplace. Too few women of color are represented on corporate boards, and many experience an emotional tax at work. These Catalyst resources include research and actions you can take to address these obstacles and make your workplace more diverse, equitable, and inclusive.
Status of Women: Spotlight on Women of Color
"The Status of Women in the States provides data on women’s progress in 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the United States overall. The data can be used to raise awareness, improve policies, and promote women’s equality."

Women's Alliances

International Alliance for Women in Music
"Advocating for women in music around the globe and promoting their music through concerts, competitions, conferences, and grants."
Refugee Women's Alliance
"Refugee Women’s Alliance (ReWA) is an award-winning, nationally recognized nonprofit that provides holistic services to help refugee and immigrant women and families thrive."
International Alliance of Women
"The International Alliance of Women (IAW) is an international NGO comprising 41 member organizations involved in the promotion of women’s human rights, of equality and of the empowerment of women . The IAW has general consultative status at the UN Economic and Social Council and is accredited to many specialized UN agencies, has participatory status with the Council of Europe and is represented at the Arab League, the African Union and other international organizations."
Women's Earth Alliance
"WEA provides leadership, strategy, and technical training for women leaders to scale their climate and environmental initiatives "