UMass Lowell - The Center for Women & Work (CWW)

Policy, Legislation and Legal Issues


The American Association of University Women - (http://www.aauw.org)
The American Association of University Women is a national organization promoting education and equity for all women and girls. The site includes information on becoming a member, ways to take action, a research which gives full descriptions of several studies the AAUW has done on the problems girls face in school, and a listing of fellowships, grants and awards the AAUW supports.

Public Policy Office - (http://www.apa.org/ppo/pippo.html)
This site provides policies on children, youth and families, aging issues, disability issues, ethnic minority affairs, lesbian, gay and bisexual issues, HIV/AIDS, and women related issues.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commision - (http://www.eeoc.gov)
This page includes information for employees and employers as well as helpful definitional material regarding the laws, regulations and policies.

Harassment, Discrimination

Feminist Majority Foundation - (http://www.feminist.org)
From here you can find the Sexual Harrasment Internet Resource - (http://www.feminist.org/911/sexharlinks.html)
and the Sexual Harassment Hotline Resource List - (http://www.feminist.org/911/harass.html)

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