Transpunk

Website Address: http://transpunk.webeden.co.uk/

Transpunk is a UK-based webzine for those interested in queercore, genderfuck, punk, poetry, photography and art

Crazy Like Us?

Website Address: http://feministmentalhealthuk.wordpress.com/

Feminists write about mental health

womensphere

Website Address: http://womensphere.wordpress.com/

Women in London's news & announcements blog

AlterNet

Website Address: http://alternet.org/

Although not exclusively feminist, AlterNet is a progressive, left-wing news site, which includes something related to women's rights at least once or twice a week. It has a number of free email newsletter to sign up for, along with some blogs which collate interesting stories and memes from across the internet.

Bitch Ph.D.

Website Address: http://bitchphd.blogspot.com/

Another US feminist blog

AngryBlackBitch

Website Address: http://angryblackbitch.blogspot.com/

Another US feminist blog, this time out of St Louis

Women's eNews

Website Address: http://www.womensenews.org/index.cfm

While the internet has led to an explosion of opinion-forums such as blogs, Women's eNews is almost unique in its dedication to producing new, journalistic investigations of issues of interest to women every day. Although most of its features are focused on the US, it also includes material on a diverse range of women's rights issues from around the world.

I Blame the Patriarchy

Website Address: http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/

A high-profile, funny, radical feminist blog out of Austin, Texas. Blogger Twisty Faster warns: "I Blame The Patriarchy is intended for advanced patriarchy-blamers. It is not a feminist primer."

Reappropriate

Website Address: http://www.reappropriate.com/

Written by a self-described "loud and proud Asian American woman", reappropriate is a blog tackling issues of both sexism and racism in the US.

Girl Wonder

Website Address: http://girl-wonder.org/

Subtitled "because capes aren't just for boys", Girl Wonder hosts a number of sites dedicated to giving a voice to women in comics, both in the sense of female characters and women working in the industry. This includes a number of excellent, if infrequently updated blogs, such as Girls Read Comics (And They're Pissed), which regularly deconstructs misogyny in the superhero genre of comics.

Feminist Allies

Website Address: http://feministallies.blogspot.com/

A group blog by pro-feminist/feminist men, based in the US.

The Carnival of Feminists

Website Address: http://feministcarnival.blogspot.com/

A twice-monthly feast of links to feminist blog posts of note, the Feminist Carnival is hosted by a different blogger each time and provides a great window into the amazing number of anti-sexist bloggers out there.

Mind the Gap

Website Address: http://mindthegapcardiff.blogspot.com/

Mind the Gap is the blog of a feminist activist group of the same name, based in Cardiff.

Broadsheet

Website Address: http://www.salon.com/mwt/broadsheet/index.html

Broadsheet is a blog dedicated to women's issues from the staff of Salon, an online magazine out of the US. Always filled with witty entries, Broadsheet is a must-read.

Guerrilla Girls on Tour

Website Address: http://www.guerrillagirlsontour.com

"Guerrilla Girls On Tour is a theatre company made up of women who use humor to create performances that celebrate women’s history and prove feminists are funny. We are anonymous and each of us has taken the name of a dead woman artist. When we appear on stage we wear masks to accentuate the comedic nature of our work as well as to put the focus entirely on celebrating and advocating for all women in theatre instead of on our own individual
personalities. This anonymity has gotten us international attention. Guerrilla Girls On Tour creates comedies that focus on the history of women, specifically on the history of women in world theatre. We use ensemble techniques drawn from vaudeville and physical theatre using music, movement and parody to make our pieces entertaining, informative and empowering. We
include master classes and workshops with all of our tours and have worked with communities on creating site-specific works performed with local artists and non-artists from places like Warsaw, Poland to Hawaii."

One Angry Girl

Website Address: http://www.oneangrygirl.net/

One Angry Girl sells t shirts with feminist slogans and has a lot of resources and campaigning information for radical feminists and anti-pornography campaigners.

Her Stories

Website Address: http://www.her-stories.co.uk/

A women's history site, "where you'll find stories of the struggles and achievements of some of the women whose efforts have made our lives so much richer."

Womensspace

Website Address: http://www.womensspace.org/

A radical feminist, women-only discussion forum, formerly known as The Margins. The site also has a blog run by Cheryl (aka Heart)

Scottish Women's Aid

Website Address: http://www.scottishwomensaid.co.uk/

Providing refuge, assistance and advice to victims of domestic violence.

Genderpranks

Website Address: http://www.genderpranks.org

A British site that aims to explore and interrogate issues around gender through creative strategies and in public settings as a means of activism in the same vein subvertising, adbusting, and other fun stuff like that.

Girlistic

Website Address: http://www.girlistic.com

A fantastic high-quality feminist website and online magazine.

Subtext Magazine

Website Address: http://www.subtextmagazine.co.uk

Website for a planned new UK feminist magazine.

Adonis Mirror

Website Address: http://www.adonismirror.com

Fledgling pro-feminist journal written by men.

The F-Word Zine

Website Address: http://www.thef-wordzine.com

An online U.S. based ezine aimed at feminist teenagers, featuring interviews, articles, and much more.

FEM Conferences

Website Address: http://www.femconferences.org.uk

FEM 05 is the second in the series of FEM Conferences, which aim to educate,
inspire and motivate people to get involved in campaigns for gender equality.
The conferences are unique in providing a central forum for the varied
campaign groups and individuals involved in the feminist movement to come
together and share experiences and knowledge. FEM 05 will be followed by an evening-based event entitled FemFest - a celebration of female art and music.

Feministing

Website Address: http://feministing.com

Excellent U.S. based blog written by young feminists.

Riot Grrrl Ireland

Website Address: http://www.riotgrrlireland.cjb.net

Details of Riot Grrrl chapters, news, links, and contacts.

Bint Magazine

Website Address: http://www.bintmagazine.com

A tongue-in-cheek, take-no-crap weekly ezine for women with a mix of reviews, stories and topical features.

GenderGeek Blog

Website Address: http://www.gendergeek.org

Excellent feminist blog written by two Scottish women.

Hags, Harlots, Heroines

Website Address: http://www.hagsharlotsheroines.com

"This is hagsharlotsheroines, a vibrant new story telling site... Raging demons, pioneering physicians, infamous pickpockets, fickle goddesses, heroic fighter pilots, inspirational artists, chariot riding warriors, pretenders to the throne, witches, writers, murderers, revolutionaries, spies"

Bush Telegraph - UK Feminist Website

Website Address: http://www.bushtelegraph.uk.com

Nothing to do with the President of the same name! This site is "the UK feminist website for women to come together and share, discuss, learn, laugh….you name it." with a particular focus on activism and planning for future campaiging events and activities.

Rape Crisis Movement

Website Address: http://www.rapecrisis.org.uk

This site contains information which used to be held on the Rape Crisis Federation's website, before it closed.

Ecofeminism

Website Address: http://www.ecofem.org

Ecofeminist website; mostly academic but some useful links and information.

World Feminism

Website Address: http://www.worldfeminism.com/about.htm

Online feminist magazine. "It is often said that feminism is dead, but on the contrary people throughout the world are becoming aware that feminism and women's rights are universal concerns that effect the entire population of the earth. Feminism is not a social movement dedicated to Western, white, middle class women but a social movement that includes women and men everywhere. World Feminism has been created to enhance, aid and promote feminism as a worldwide cause and necessity."

Take Back the News

Website Address: http://www.TakeBackTheNews.net

"TAKE BACK THE NEWS is an independent media project that counters the mis-representation of rape by the mainstream media. It is a haven for survival stories told in survivor's own, un-edited words. It is an opportunity for the public to gain insight into the realities of rape, in hopes of opening hearts and minds, and inspiring action."

Manifesta

Website Address: http://www.manifesta.co.uk

An active feminist/riot grrrl collective based in Leeds.

Bird's Eye View

Website Address: http://www.birds-eye-view.co.uk

"Birds Eye View is a unique initiative to celebrate the work of women in film, promote emerging talent, inspire innovation and creativity, educate a new generation, challenge perceptions of cinema, and entertain audiences with the work of British women filmmakers."

Alas, a blog

Website Address: http://www.amptoons.com/blog

A U.S. based political blog which is strongly pro-feminist. Posts are regular, interesting and well written, and the comments on the posts are also the centre of some fascinating dicussions.

International Women's Day

Website Address: http://www.enrager.net/m8

"A website and egroup have been set up to try and organise for International Women's Day, 8 March. It is for all interested parties - groups, individuals, men and women."

Riot Grrrl UK

Website Address: http://www.geocities.com/ukriotgrrrl

This site acts as a hub for all the UK Riot Grrrl action - find out about chapters, gigs, events and zines here.

Gender Ads

Website Address: http://www.genderads.com

A fascinating website analysing gender stereotypes in advertising. Includes thousands of examples; an excellent resource for anyone interested in this issue.

Off Our Backs

Website Address: http://www.offourbacks.org

Off Our Backs, is the longest surviving feminist publication in the United States, publishing since 1970 to a national and international readership. This is its website, which contains some useful resources and articles.

Northern Ireland Pro-Choice

Website Address: http://www.pcni.org.uk

A discussion group and blog to support the FPA Pro-Choice movement in Northern Ireland.

Sisters Are Doing it For Themselves

Website Address: http://www.sistersaredoingitforthemselves.co.uk

"This site aims to become the biggest UK directory of services by women for women and to provide an online community for women to get advice and offer each other help. It covers not only the usual girlie trades, but plumbers, decorators, gardeners etc and it is growing rapidly."

Thinkingwomen

Website Address: http://www.thinkingwomen.org

"Thinkingwomen is a discussion and networking group promoting the achievements and progression of women in society, politics and the workplace. It is open to all women who want to make an impact in their working lives and beyond, through sharing knowledge and ideas. We are physically based in London." This group is not explicitly feminist, but its aims and activities, and members often have a feminist flavour.

The Fawcett Society

Website Address: http://www.fawcettsociety.org.uk

The UK's leading organisation working for political and social equality between women and men.

Feminists Against Censorship

Website Address: http://www.fiawol.demon.co.uk/FAC/

"The equation is simple: Those who have power get to censor, and those who lack power get silenced. If you find yourself in a position to demand and get censorship, you can be sure you are among those who have the power, and you are acting to oppress others. If you cave in to censorship, you will still hear expression you don't like - from the Powers That Be - and be left without a voice to counter it. Don't be fooled. These pages will tell you more about Feminists Against Censorship and other groups that are fighting for free expression, both on the net and off it, from bookstores to libraries, in Britain and America."

Object! - against women as sex objects

Website Address: http://www.object.org.uk

This is the website of Object (formerly Campaign Women), an interesting and useful website focusing on campaigns against sexism in society, advertising, strip clubs and other issues in the UK.

Anti Street Harassment UK

Website Address: http://www.anti-harassment.ik.com

This fantastic new project aims to empower women to fight back against street harassment. The website is new but aims to become a fantastic resource: visit to read and add your own stories of street harassment, find out what to do if it happens to you, and be inspired to get involved. If you've ever been harassed by strangers in the street and it makes you mad, join to share ideas and to get involved in future potential projects.

Women in Film and Television

Website Address: http://www.wftv.org.uk/home.asp

"WFTV exists to protect and enhance the status, interests and diversity of women working at all levels in both film, television and digital media industries. Since its inception in 1990 WFTV has established itself as a respected industry body that has gone from strength to strength in membership and influence. WFTV provides a forum for industry professionals, offers a network of contacts - both national and international, safeguards the interests of women working in film and TV, and champions women's achievements in the industry."

RedLight

Website Address: http://www.redlight.co.uk/main

Redlight.co.uk describes itself as "women's issues discussed freely" and there is a forum as well as articles and reviews. "This is not a porn site, but more or less a bit of web space devoted to women's issues, such as feminism, rape, eating disorders, women's magazines and many other topics." The site is small at the moment, but eventually aims to cover a multitude of issues, including sexual harassment in the workforce, politically correct language, women in the media, the media's portrayal of women, abortion rights, and more.

European Profeminist Men's Network

Website Address: http://www.europrofem.org

A European resource site full of useful contacts and information for pro-feminist men. Includes Newsletters, Glossary, Networking information, News, Mail list, and actions. Seems less active than it could be, but contains some useful and interesting stuff.

National Organization for Men Against Sexism (U.S and Canada)

Website Address: http://www.nomas.org

"The National Organization for Men Against Sexism is an activist organization of men and women supporting positive changes for men. NOMAS advocates a perspective for enhancing men's lives that is pro-feminist, gay-affirmative, anti-racist, and committed to justice on a broad range of social issues including class, age, religion, and physical abilities."

Ms. Musings blog

Website Address: http://www.msmagazine.com/blog

A brilliant blog (web log) updated daily which looks at the media and culture from a feminist perspective. Entertaining, enlightening and very well written, it demonstrates feminism's relevance to pop culture and is a welcome port of sanity in a crazy world.

Chicago Women's Liberation Union (CWLU)

Website Address: http://www.cwluherstory.com

This site includes a fascinating archive of feminist posters, badges, writings, and other interesting items from the 1960s-70s.

Truth About Rape

Website Address: http://www.truthaboutrape.co.uk

"The Truth about Rape campaign has been set up by the Campaign to End Rape, The Rape Crisis Federation and individual women campaigners and survivors. The campaign aims to challenge the myths about rape, and bring the truth and realities of rape back onto the public agenda."

Abortion Rights

Website Address: http://www.abortionrights.org.uk

Dedicated to preserving our right to choose. News, campaigns, and information.

Stop Human Traffic

Website Address: http://www.stophumantraffic.org/writemp.html

Trafficking of women into the UK for sex is a serious issue we should all be concerned about. This site will explain what you can do to help, including sample letters for your MP, petitions and other information.

West of Scotland Local Academic Women's Network (WestScotLAWN)

Website Address: http://www.westscotlawn.org

"This network links women academics working at all of the universities in the West of Scotland, including both lecturing and research staff. We run a mentoring project and networking events and are partly funded by the Athena Project/Equality Challenge Unit."

Women in Publishing

Website Address: http://www.wipub.org.uk

Women In Publishing promotes women's involvement in publishing and allows women in the profession to network.

Ladyfest Devon 2003

Website Address: http://www.ladyfestdevon.co.uk

Ladyfests are springing up everywhere this year - this one is the site for the Devon branch.

Womankind

Website Address: http://www.womankind.org.uk

"WOMANKIND Worldwide is the only UK-based charity dedicated to women's development and women's human rights globally. Our vision is of a future society in which women can take their place as equal partners in determining the values, direction and governance of their community and country - for the benefit of all. Aiming to ensure that women's rights are recognised, we believe that the best people to help women are women themselves. We work with local groups to help them find their own solutions, assisting them in their efforts to find a path that leads away from discrimination to equality."

Gender Agenda

Website Address: http://www.cusu.cam.ac.uk/campaigns/womens/genderagenda.htm

Gender Agenda is an online magazine produced by Cambridge University's Women's Union.

Rights of women

Website Address: http://www.rightsofwomen.org.uk

The Rights of Women website is designed as a friendly and useful first stop for women who may need legal help. It features downloadable copies of research and policy papers, details of the advice line, as well as downloadable information sheets and other resources. There are special features giving legal advice on domestic violence, divorce, and child contact.

The Women's National Commission

Website Address: http://www.thewnc.org.uk

"The Women's National Commission is the official, independent, advisory body giving the views of women to the Government. It is the only organisation of this kind in the UK. It ensures that women's views are taken into account by the Government and are heard in public debate."

The Women's Resource Centre

Website Address: http://www.wrc.org.uk/

"The Women's Resource Centre (WRC) is a coordinating and support organisation for voluntary and community projects that work for and with women. WRC is a national organisation with a London focus, providing information, training, development support, networking opportunities and policy consultation within the non-profit sector. The Women's Resource Centre's mission is to generate, promote and sustain voluntary and community action which improves the status of women. WRC also seeks to promote the personal and professional development of all women involved with WRC, whether as employees, volunteers, individual members or through member organisations. WRC has worked to achieve its mission through a number of activities and services."

Syster Tree

Website Address: http://www.syster-tree.co.uk

"Syster-tree exists to provide a positive and supportive environment in which individual women can grow, learn and develop. This is achieved by celebrating our pagan way of life, empowering ourselves as women and honouring Mother Earth. Our main mode of communication is via a Yahoo group but we are increasing developing a 'real world' presence. Syster-tree holds two national women-only events each year. As clusters of members form in specific areas of the UK, Regional Syster-tree Representatives are setting up regular local moots and other local events."

Ladyfest Bristol 2003

Website Address: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ladyfestbristol

A second UK Ladyfest is planned for Summer 2003 (besides Manchester) - to take place in Bristol! To get involved email ladyfestbristol@yahoo.co.uk or join the mailing list.

Women Speak Out

Website Address: http://geocities.com/womenspeakout

Women Speak Out (WSO) is a network of activist, anarchist women from all over the UK who are connected through regular gatherings (approx every 4-6 months). Events consist of workshops, skills sharing sessions, networking, campaign information, development and co-ordination "and lots of feel-good chow-downs, partying and general havoc-causing!" There are also regional groups who host regular meetings and events, such as a London Group.

Bunnies on Strike

Website Address: http://bunniesonstrike.cjb.net/

A website of a group of European Grrrls, listing spoken word texts, radical cheerleader chants, the ethos behind their feminist zine "Bunnies on Strike", and more.

Expository Magazine

Website Address: http://www.expositorymagazine.net

An ace feminist journal, Expository Magazine is "run by a group of people who are doing it for no other reason than to have a place for feminist to post/share their work. It's a journal of feminist literary explorations. We have a core team and we work to find other writers, artist, etc. to submit their work. Each issue is unique. We're an online only e-zine/journal and our publisher is a Goddess!" Well, I'm glad to hear it! Now why does nobody describe me that way? ;-)

Chiennes de Garde

Website Address: http://www.chiennesdegarde.org

Website of the fantastic French feminist group Chiennes de Garde (the Watch-Bitches). The site has an English language version, where you can read their brilliant manifesto. These bitches rock.

The Women's Library

Website Address: http://www.thewomenslibrary.ac.uk

The Women's Library in London is an amazing resource for women's history in the UK. Their website explains about the archive and library collections, you can see what events are coming up, and find out more information about them.

XY Magazine

Website Address: http://www.xyonline.net

A website based on an established Australian magazine, aimed at men - but pro-feminist! It seems genuine, and from first glance it looks like a really interesting read. More and more of the articles from past issues of the magazine will be put online, and new articles will be added too. The FAQ is especially interesting and explains what being a pro-feminist man means. It warms the heart to know that things like this exist!

Good Girl Magazine

Website Address: http://www.goodgirl.ca

This is the website of a new, independent feminist Canadian print magazine called Good Girl, produced by and for young women between the ages of 18 and 35. "Our mandate is to support the creation of public, creative, playful space where young women can come together across their differences to share ideas, develop their skills, and work together to change the world. good girl is open to all people who support women's strength." It looks fantastic, and the website contains loads of interesting articles from recent issues. Hopefully this might reach the UK at some point, but until then, the website provides plenty of entertaining and interesting reading.

Equal Citizen

Website Address: http://www.equalcitizen.org.uk

This website was produced by the Fawcett Society and is aimed at school children and teachers, and addresses issues around citizenship as part of the National Curriculum. The site features resources and thought-provoking information. It looks at issues such as what it means to be equal, gender stereotypes, decision making, equal pay, work-life balance, caring, bullying, and responsibility for contraception.

Thirdspace

Website Address: http://www.thirdspace.ca

A Canadian online journal "for emerging feminist scholars" - it features essays from Canadian Third Wave feminists - interesting, but might be a bit on the academic side for some people.

Business Community Connections

A reader writes: "I found a very useful website recently. It's run by a charity and it brings together commercial and voluntary organisations all over the UK. Needless to say, there aren't many f*****st organisations registered with it, so perhaps you could give it a plug! It's called Business Community Connections."

Genesis - developing access to women's history sources in the British Isles

Website Address: http://www.bcconnections.org.uk

"Genesis is a mapping initiative, funded by the Research Support Libraries Programme (RSLP) to identify and develop access to women's history sources in the British Isles. Access to information is through:
A web accessible database of collection descriptions from archives, libraries and museums around the British Isles.
The Guide to Sources - a comprehensive list of national and international web sites relating to women's history sources.
46 institutions and organisations are submitting over 2000 collection descriptions to the database which will be made available to the public via the Genesis web site. These collections deal with all aspects of women's lives and cover a wide subject area including campaigning women, education, employment, family life, arts, health and politics."

Ladyfest Europe

Website Address: http://www.ladyfesteurope.org

The site of Ladyfest Europe - check it out for the latest news on events happening in 2002 all over Europe, for more in-depth detail about what's going on, tips on how to organise your own events, and even a ready-to-print flyer. There's much info on the events in London, and if it takes your fancy, find out what's happening in the rest of Europe too!

The Breast Cancer Site

Website Address: http://www.thebreastcancersite.com

If you go to this site you can help fund mammorgrams by simply clicking on the button on the screen. It doesn't cost you anything except maybe 20 seconds and is funded by the advertisers and sponsors. All you have to do is click once a day!

YWCA

Website Address: http://www.ywca-gb.org.uk

The YWCA do loads of good work with young women and have a publications programme, some of which you can get for free. Check out their website for loads of great activities, links, and information. In their own words: "The YWCA in England and Wales is a force for change for women who are facing discrimination and inequalities of all kinds. Through our network of youth and community projects we support young women experiencing poverty, unemployment, violence and abuse. We campaign to overcome the barriers to their full participation in society...The main focus of our work is in enabling young women to identify and realise their full potential."

The Women's Environmental Network

Website Address: http://www.wen.org.uk

The Women's Environmental Network is a UK based organisation which campaigns on environmental issues. Campaigns have looked at excess packaging, re-usable nappies, the impact of pollution and health, recycling, and tons more. The website includes a lot of very useful and interesting information. Definitely worth a look!

www.f-word.org

Website Address: http://www.f-word.org

Yay, another f word site! This one contains the amazing "feminist media watch", the text of some classic feminist essays, and some more stuff at time of writing under construction. As they say: "...this is about loving yourself. this is about supporting women loving women. this is about rediscovering your sexuality. this is about supporting boys who love boys and forming your own faggles. this is about writing your own womanifesto. this is about educating yourself. this is about speaking up when somebody says a blatant sexist, racist, homophobic, classist comment. this is about questioning your friends when they say "I'm not a feminist, but .." this is turning everything you do into something political. this is about movement."

Crow Magazine

Website Address: http://www.crowmagazine.com

CROW is a really excellent ezine from Croatia. Regularly updated, and featuring absolutely stacks of articles, pictures, and other fascinating stuff.

Riot Girl London

Website Address: http://www.geocities.com/rg_london

"We want to form a grrrl-positive network of resources - discussion groups, help lines, bands, zines - anything that inspires & empowers. We currently meet up every month or so and swap ideas, zines, tapes, etc. Dont forget that guys are welcome too! We are most definitely NOT about man-hate. This is about equality all the way - feminism is about bringing men & women together, not separating them... We take a critical look at the world around us and not only in a feminist way - homophobia, racism, sexual abuse, animal rights, classism, ageism and many other issues also get our attention. We are active and creative in uncountable ways. Riot Grrrl is inspiring, empowering and a whole fucking lot of fun, so why not join our group or start your own and help infiltrate society with grrrl-attitude. We're talking REAL Girl Power, not insipid Spice Girl shit. " For any queries, email riotgrrrl@protest.co.uk.

Institute of Feminist Theory and Research

Website Address: http://www.iftr.org.uk

"The Institute of Feminist Theory and Research was aims to support feminist theory and research by improving communication between researchers and to support teaching and learning by disseminating the good practice developed in and through feminist pedagogy. Our objective is to is to protect and support the growth of feminist scholarship and scholars."

Fe-mail

Website Address: http://www.f-mail.demon.co.uk

Fe-mail is a project based in Huddersfield, Yorkshire. "Fe-mail is a women's initiative, set up by women, for women, to explore the possibilities of the Internet. We are a group of women who have been working together for over 3 years... We offer free Internet training to women, especially to women who do not have computers and cannot afford training, women who are experiencing exclusion because of their age, race, disability, low income, lone parenthood, sexual orientation or for any other reason. We believe that many women benefit from being able to make a beginning with new technology in a non-threatening, supportive atmosphere." The website also includes details of local events, meetings, organisations, campsigns, and includes a rant section called 'Spitting Feathers.'

Women Connect

Website Address: http://www.womenconnect.org.uk

"Women Connect is a community of women's groups working together to get women online. Our aim is to support and encourage them to use the internet in the way that they want and need: to learn; to share ideas with other women's groups; to make their voices heard in their community. Whatever they want to achieve, Women Connect believes getting online can help. Women Connect is looking to bridge the gap between those with access to the internet and those without. We aim to attract all groups of women who do not have access to the internet, including those that are working with women with disabilities, those over 60, women from ethnic minorities, women carers, lesbians and bisexual women, lone mothers and unemployed women."

Soap Box Girls

Website Address: http://www.soapboxgirls.com

An excellent ezine which focuses on a different topic each month. Based in Canada and stacked with well-written, interesting articles.

Riot Grrrl Europe

Website Address: http://rge.cjb.net

This site will lead you off to a myriad of European Grrrl resources and websites. They have a UK section which lists tons of zines, bands, and UK Riot Grrrl chapters.

Equal Opportunities Commission

Website Address: http://www.eoc.org.uk

This page has news of EOC campaigns and interesting reports and research on issues of gender equality.

Jeanette Winterson

Website Address: http://www.jeanettewinterson.com

The journalist and writer's personal page, featuring some interesting articles on various topics, personal comments, views on the news, and feminist issues.

Merge

Website Address: http://www.mergemag.org/

A great feminist webzine from Chicago which aims to "heighten awareness, particularly with media images, the depiction of women, and sexuality. We want to be a place where both women and men have a voice. We aim to make people aware, then encourage action: writing letters, talking to friends---making a difference." Some interesting articles and more on here.

Engender

Website Address: http://www.engender.org.uk/

Scottish site fighting for women's rights in Scotland. Loads of good resources here.

The Women's Unit

Website Address: http://www.womens-unit.gov.uk/

Useful page from the government's Women's Unit - see what they're up to!

Fax Your MP

Website Address: http://www.faxyourmp.com/

If you've got something to rant to your MP about, why not fax them for free via this brilliant and useful page.

Sexing the Political

Website Address: http://www.sexingthepolitical.com/

A really interesting monthly online journal by thirdwave feminists "to theorize, satirize, politicize and organize around issues related to sexuality." The journal contains a variety of contributions from readers and also regular columnists. From articles covering shoes and gender, lesbian stereotypes, to women-run sex shops, its an interesting read.

The Women's Stand

Website Address: http://www.womenstand.com/

Email Address: mailto:enquiries@womenstand.com

Based in Shrewsbury, The Women's Stand sells t-shirts, badges, stickers, postcards and greetings cards relating to gender politics. They have won awards such as 'best stand' at the 1997 Labour Party conference! They produce a printed catalogue, send out a regular in depth email newsletter, and have a mail order service. Check the website for details or email enquiries@womenstand.com to subscribe to the newsletter or ask for a printed catalogue. And the woman who runs it is really friendly too!

Stevy's rants page

Website Address: http://www.kilireth.freeserve.co.uk/rants.html

This is the rants page on the personal website of a woman called Stevy (a.k.a. Little Black Riding Hood). It contains brilliant, articulate rants on a variety of subjects, including "That other f-word", "The shortest rant yet" (has feminism gone too far?), "No-one on TV looks like me (except Dawn French)", "The Gender Gendarmes", "Babes in Gameland", and loads more. The analysis is spot on; one of the rare personal websites actually worth readin

theory.org.uk

Website Address: http://www.theory.org.uk

A site based in Leeds, connected to Leeds University Communicatons Studies course (or something like that). It's worth a look, particularly the "Resources: Role Models" section, which contains several interesting essays by students on topics such as men's magazines, advertising images, Manics fans, the Spice Girls, the film Mulan, and even the Teletubbies "(will they make you gay?)." Particularly useful for issues in gay identity and "queer theory."

Women in London

Website Address: http://www.womeninlondon.org.uk/

A useful list of many different women's organisations in London, with short descriptions and contact details. Also, events listing both for groups who are part of the directory and other
groups putting on events of interest to women.

Said It

Website Address: http://www.saidit.org

'Said It' is a Seattle based feminist web-zine (which used to be published on paper but is now on web only). It is updated roughly every two months, and contains interesting and well-written articles and essays on a variety of subjects. The zine has several sections such as 'media watch', a letters page, and 'activist alert' and also has a vast archive of previous issues. Like this site, they have an updates mailing list you can subscribe to.

Feminista!

Website Address: http://www.feminista.com/

Feminista! is an on-line feminist journal which is updated regularly with essays written by feminists from around the world. It is an excellent and interesting site, which seems to accept many shades of opinion and allows people to put forward their views without censorship or toning them down. The site has a huge archive of essays to browse through and also hosts a message board.

Bitch Magazine

Website Address: http://www.bitchmagazine.com/

This is the website of the American magazine Bitch which puts forward a 'feminist response to popular culture.' I love the sound of this magazine but have not found it for sale in the UK (please let me know if you know where it can be bought over here) so I have to make do with the small amount of articles posted online. The articles are really good, and discuss things such as the singledom phenonenon, magazines, films, publishing, and even includes (risky, this) a considered critique of that most hallowed British institution. No, not the Royal family: Harry Potter!
Update: since I last wrote this I have managed to get a copy of Bitch. Read my review

AMPnet

Website Address: http://www.ampnet.co.uk/

Is there anything Anne Marie Paine doesn't do? This London-based woman is a writer, cartoonist, small time publisher, entreprenuer, and website guru... this her website, AMPnet, based on her zine of the same name. The site has a lot of content, including interesting and humorous articles on anything and everything. Check it out.

Guerilla Girls

Website Address: http://www.guerillagirls.com/

This group of anonymous female artists, writers and performers call themselves "your cultural conscience", and are on a mission to point out the glaring inequalities in the entertainment world. They do this by using humour, mainly through posters that they encourage readers to print out and stick up as a form of protest. They point out statistics like: only 20% of roles for actors over 40 go to women, 94% of the Oscar Writing awards have gone to men, African-Americans get only 13.4% of acting jobs. There's more on their website.

About Face

Website Address: http://www.about-face.org/

This website, based in America, is dedicated to media literacy and campaigning against derogatory images of women in the media. Their website is very interesting and gives examples, both good and bad, of how companies use women in their advertisements. The site is also practical and shows what people can do to help. They also have stickers and badges featuring slogans like "Your Mind Never Goes Out of Fashion", "Quit Playing Barbie", and "Liposuction Sucks".