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Chapter 12

UNIFEM
www.unifem.org/
Home page of the United Nations Development Fund for Women, which finances and coordinates projects for the advancement of women around the world.

Human Rights Watch: Women's Rights
www.hrw.org/women/
Details of the organization's activities; includes textual and multimedia resources.

NARAL Pro-Choice America
www.prochoiceamerica.org/
A US-based group which campaigns in favour of a woman's legal right to abortion.

The Internet Women's History Sourcebook
www.fordham.edu/halsall/women/womensbook.html
A collection of documents written by women throughout history, plus commentaries.

International Prostitutes Collective
www.allwomencount.net/EWC%20Sex%20Workers/SexWorkIndex.htm
Home page of an international organization which campaigns for the legalization of prostitution, and the protection of sex workers' civil and human rights.

XY
www.xyonline.net/
An Australian website for feminist men; includes a large back-catalogue of articles on various issues relating to gender, sexuality, and the family, and advice for men about how to support sex equality.

Chicago Women's Liberation Union
www.cwluherstory.com/
Online archive outlining the history (or herstory) of a Chicago organization which campaigned for women's rights between 1969–77.  Includes the memoirs of activists, and galleries of posters and other materials.

Women's E News
www.womensenews.org
A news website, updated daily, reporting on stories of interest to women (US focused).

The F-Word
www.thefword.org.uk/
A UK-based feminist webzine, updated monthly, and featuring a group blog.

QueerTheory.com
www.queertheory.com/
A large compendium of resources on gender, sex, and sexuality.