Websites for Women

Links and resources on violence and abuse against women.

Abused Deaf Women’s Advocacy Services

ADWAS is committed to providing services to Deaf and Deaf-Blind victims of sexual assault and/or domestic violence. The mission of ADWAS is a belief that violence is a learned behavior and it should not be tolerated.

Arte Sana

Arte Sana (art heals) is a nonprofit agency for underserved survivors of gender and racial violence that promotes healing and empowerment through the arts and community education. Tiene recursos en español.

A Window Between Worlds

A Window Between Worlds (AWBW) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence. Through creative expression, battered women and children gain a sense of renewal and power. Their images of hope, survival and strength educate the public and become "a window between worlds" for survivors taking steps to change their lives.

BP Asociacion Iniciativas y Estudios Sociales

ASOCIACIÓN INICIATIVAS y ESTUDIOS SOCIALES es una organización no gubernamental, independiente, legalmente inscrita en el registro de asociaciones y orientada a propiciar una cultura respetuosa de la igualdad de oportunidades y a favorecer actitudes sociales antidiscriminatorias hacia las personas con discapacidad y otros colectivos inmersos en procesos de exclusión social. Tiene recursos en español.

California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)

The California Coalition Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA) provides the unifying vision and voice to all Californians speaking out against sexual violence. CALCASA’s leadership at both the state and national level brings support, justice, and hope to victim/survivors of sexual assault, and to those who work to eradicate this pervasive problem in our communities.

Center for Disease Control and Prevention - Women With Disabilities

CDC’s disability and health team has targeted women with disabilities as a major area of emphasis and works to promote their health and well-being through research, partnerships, and education. CDC funds projects around the United States to improve surveillance and promotes research that focuses on women with disabilities as a special subpopulation. Tiene recursos en español.

Center for Research on Women with Disabilities, Baylor College of Medicine (CROWD)

The mission of the Center for Research on Women with Disabilities is to promote, develop, and disseminate information to improve the health and expand the life choices of women with disabilities.

DeafHope

DeafHope is a nonprofit organization, established for and by Deaf women in January 2003. Our mission at DeafHope is to end domestic violence and sexual assault against Deaf women and children through empowerment, education and services.

Disabled Women on the Web

Disabled Women on the Web was established by Corbett O'Toole of the Disabled Women's Alliance to provide information, resources, and support for women with disabilities to continue to CHANGE THE WORLD!

Domestic Violence & Incest Resource Centre (DVIRC)

DVIRC is a statewide service in Victoria, Australia. DVIRC aims to reduce and prevent family violence by providing education to improve service and policy responses, and by assisting people who have experienced abuse. DVIRC provides information and referral to specialist support services; helpful pamphlets and websites; professional training courses; a comprehensive library; a quarterly newsletter; Discussion papers, books and other publications; and commentary on policy initiatives and law reform.

Domestic Violence Hotlines and Resources

Domestic Violence Hotlines and Resources

Feminist International Radio Endeavour (FIRE): Disabled Women’s Section

FIRE covers activism, opportunities, rights and issues important to women with all types of disabilities.

InteractiveTheatre.org

Interactive Theatre programs, like "every 5 minutes" in Syracuse, NY and St. Paul, MN, use theatre as a means to open discussion and engage people who would normally zone out. It's able to challenge personal and societal beliefs by creating three-dimensional characters that can't be ignored or tuned out like videos. The situations in the scenes are real, explicit, and disturbing - and it works.

Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence

Jane Doe Inc., The Massachusetts Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence brings together organizations and people committed to ending domestic violence and sexual assault. We create social change by addressing the root causes of this violence, and promote justice, safety and healing for survivors. JDI advocates for responsive public policy, promotes collaboration, raises public awareness, and supports our member organizations to provide comprehensive prevention and intervention services. We are guided by the voices of survivors.

National Coalition Against Domestic Violence

NCADV's work includes coalition building at the local, state, regional and national levels; support for the provision of community-based, non-violent alternatives - such as safe home and shelter programs - for battered women and their children; public education and technical assistance; policy development and innovative legislation; focus on the leadership of NCADV's caucuses and task forces developed to represent the concerns of organizationally under represented groups; and efforts to eradicate social conditions which contribute to violence against women and children.

National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women

The mission of the Violence Against Women Network (VAWnet), the National Online Resource Center on Violence Against Women, is to harness and use electronic communication technology to end violence against women.

National Latino Alliance for the elimination of domestic violence

The National Latino Alliance for the Elimination of Domestic Violence (Alianza) is part of a national effort to address the domestic violence needs and concerns of under-served populations. It represents a growing network of Latina and Latino advocates, practitioners, researchers, community activists, and survivors of domestic violence. Alianza’s mission is to: promote understanding, initiate and sustain dialogue, and generate solutions that move toward the elimination of domestic violence affecting Latino communities, with an understanding of the sacredness of all relations and communities. Tiene recursos en español.

National Resource Center on Domestic Violence

The National Resource Center on Domestic Violence (NRCDV) was founded in 1993 as a key component in a national network of domestic violence resources. The NRCDV provides support to all organizations and individuals working to end violence in the lives of victims and their children through technical assistance, training and information on response to and prevention of domestic violence.

National Violence Against Women Prevention Research Center

Both this website and the NVAWPRC are sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We have designed this website to be useful to scientists, practitioners, advocates, grassroots organizations, and any other professional or lay person interested in current topics related to violence against women and its prevention.

SafePlace

We create a safe place for women, children and men who have been victimized by rape, sexual abuse and domestic violence. We offer a comprehensive and compassionate continuum of services, providing support and resources for survivors to create independent lives, free of violence, for themselves and their families. Tiene recursos en español.

State Coalitions Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

State Coalitions Against Domestic and Sexual Violence

State Organizations Providing Information and Advocacy for violence against women

State Organizations Providing Information and Advocacy: Compiled by the Office for Victims of Crime

The Disability Pride Project, from CARA – Communities Against Rape and Violence

The Disability Pride Project increases our community's capacity to support survivors of sexual violence and bolsters community efforts to promote safety, support and liberation in a manner that challenges rape and oppression. We achieve this goal by fostering education through critical dialogue, strengthening coalitions between people with disabilities and our allies, and by supporting community action that increases awareness of sexual violence, safety, and informed decision-making.

The National Women’s Health Information Center. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services - Office of Women’s Health

Welcome to the National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC), a service of the Office on Women's Health (OWH) in the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The OWH was established in 1991 within the US Department of Health and Human Services. OWH coordinates the efforts of all the HHS agencies and office involved in women's health. OWH works to improve the health and well-being of women and girls in the United States. Tiene recursos en español.

U.S. Department of Justice, Office on Violence against Women

The mission of the Office on Violence Against Women (OVW) is to provide federal leadership to reduce violence against women, and to administer justice for and strengthen services to all victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. This is accomplished by developing and supporting the capacity of state, local, tribal, and non-profit entities involved in responding to violence against women.

Violence Against Women with Disabilities

Papers, Articles, Reports, Submissions.

Women's Institute for Financial Education

 

12 Financial Tips for Women

 

World Wide Web Consortium Web Accessibility Initiative

 

Chicks Laying Nest Eggs

 

MsMoney.com

 

MsFinancialSavvy.com

 

SingleMOMZ.com