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Women and Gender (see also LGBT issues) 

Eugene/Springfield | Oregon | Regional | National

Eugene/Springfield:

Lane Community College:

Lane Community College Women's Program  
Provides integrated, comprehensive services and programs for women and a variety of gender equity activities and projects. Includes info on Women's Center, Transitions to Success, Transiciones and calendar.

University of Oregon:

Sexual Assault Support Services 
Provides community education, outreach, advocacy and support to survivors of sexual violence and their partners, families and friends throughout Eugene-Springfield and the rest of Lane County. 24 hour crisis line and advocacy. Include events, info on community education, school programs, crisis intervention, self-defense classes, and support groups.

Womenspace
 Works to prevent domestic violence in intimate partner relationships in Lane County and support survivors in claiming personal power. Services include Emergency Shelter, 24-hour Crisis Line, Support Groups, Transitional Programs, Community Education, Legal Advocacy, Rural Advocacy.

Oregon:

American Association of Women in Community Colleges Oregon Chapter
Includes awards, scholarships, grants, conferences, events, and blog.

In Other Words Feminist Community Center
Mission is to support, enrich, and empower the feminist community through literature, art, and educational and cultural events; storefront serves as a book store, lending library, and venue for feminist events. Includes book recommendations, blog, events.

Oregon Tradeswoman, Inc.
Promotes success for women in the trades through education, leadership and mentorship.I ncludes info on classes, jobs, trades, conferences and fairs, support groups, bookstore, and extensive, well-organized and annotated links.

NARAL Pro-Choice Oregon
Uses the political process to guarantee every woman the right to make personal decisions regarding the full range of reproductive choices, including preventing unintended pregnancy, bearing healthy children, and choosing legal abortion. Includes news, action items, student organizing, resources.

South Asian Women's Empowerment and Resource Alliance (SAWERA)
Free and confidential culturally-sensitive services to South Asian women and children victims of domestic violence Includes advocacy info, news events, blog, links.

Lovejoy Surgicenter: For Women and Their Health | Lovejoy Surgicenter En Español
Licensed free-standing ambulatory surgical facility, specializing in reproductive healthcare and family planning services such as abortions, tubal ligations, vasectomies and IUD insertions.

Oregon Coalition Against Domestic and Sexual Violence (OCADSV)
Made up of programs across Oregon, who serve survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Provides technical assistance, training, public education to local crisis centers and their communities; engage in systems advocacy; and support multi-disciplinary efforts to develop agency protocols. Includes extensive resources, library, links, training info, info for specific communities (e.g., communities of color, LGBT), podcasts, webcasts, blog, more.

Oregon Political Leadership Archive
Center for Women, Politics & Policy partnered with Portland State University's Millar Library and the Department of History to provide a home for archive of political papers from Oregon's trailblazing women leaders.

Regional:

Women In Technology – WITI - Portland Regional Network

Legal Voice: Women's Rights, Nothing Less
Pursues justice for women and girls in the Northwest through litigation, legislative and policy advocacy and educational tools to help people understand their rights and the legal system. Includes tools, issue info, news and events.

Calyx, Inc.
Independent publisher of women's art and literature, publishing journal and books.

Society of Women Engineers – Pacific NW
Covers Tacoma to Canadian border and from Olympic Peninsula to Cascades. Primary activities professional development and career guidance. Includes newsletters, awards, events, networking, resources.

National:

American Association of Women in Community Colleges
Includes awards, events, news, employment, scholarships, leader's institute, speaker's bureau, links.

Feminist Majority Foundation
Dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence; utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically. Large, well organized site. Includes news, events, reports, fact sheets, calendar, action alerts, student activist section, info on numerous national and international issues, career center, sports, legal issues, art, literature, and entertainment, extensive resources and research tools with many reviewed links.

National Women's Studies Association (NWSA)
Promotes and supports the production and dissemination of knowledge about women and gender through teaching, learning, research and service in academic and other settings. Includes conferences and calls for papers, resources, jobs and opportunities, and speaker's bureau.

Women in Technology International - WITI
Includes: Networking, WITI Marketplace, Career Services/Search, National Conferences and Regional Events, Publications and Resources, Small Business Programs, Research, Bulletin Boards and more.

Myra Sadker Advocates for Gender Equity
Supports research, training and special programs for teachers, parents, children and all those whose work and interests touch the lives of children working on gender equity. MSA annually sponsors Myra Sadker Day, a national effort to remove gender barriers and stereotyping. Includes books and links, awards and contests.

Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education
Provides leadership in the identification and infusion of gender equity in all educational programs and processes, and within parallel equity concerns. Includes conference and legislative info, resources, calendar, newsletter, and links.

Wider Opportunities For Women
Helps women "learn to earn" -- programs emphasizing literacy, technical and nontraditional skills, the welfare-to-work transition, career development, and retirement security. Leads the National Women's Workforce Network, comprised of organizations committed to increasing women and girls' access to well-paid work, the Family Economic Security Program (FES), and the Elder Economic Security Initiative (Initiative). Includes news, info on national and local programs, links, job listings, publications, "tools" and other resources, and events.

Women's Equity Resource Center
Work with educators in formal and informal education, providing training and consultation , conducting research , and marketing gender-fair multicultural education products developed by educators in classrooms, universities, and community organizations. Includes news, technical assistance, bios of "women of achievement," online courses, research assistance, conference materials, recommended speakers, discussion forums, publications, and extensive links.

National Women's History Project
Resource for information and material about roles of women in American history. Leads both local and national efforts, consults, publishes, distributes, inspires, advises, and networks with a wide variety of institutions and activists in the field.Includes blog, news and events, catalog, biographical section, "learning center," list of women's museums and organizations by state, info on women's history month, annotated and well-organized links.

American Association of University Women
Advances equity for women and girls through advocacy, education, philanthropy, and research. Includes career center and international connections, extensive links and resources, including publications, fellowships, grants, scholarships, leadership programs, activist info, legal info, events calendar.

The National Center for Transgender Equality (NCTE)
Justice organization dedicated to advancing the equality of transgender people through advocacy, collaboration and empowerment. Includes action items, resources, news.