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Abuse, Harassment, & Violence
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Acid Attacks: Bangladesh's Efforts to Stop the Violence 
 This 2002 article discusses acid attacks in Bangladesh, most of which are against women with "the most common reasons for attack being the refusal of marriage, the denial of sex, and the rejection of romance." Provides an overview of nongovernmental organization (NGO) efforts to stop the violence. From the Harvard Health Policy Review. http://www.hcs.harvard.edu/~epihc/currentissue/spring2002/swanson.php Topics: Women Last updated Apr 15, 2008 American Bar Association (ABA) Commission on Domestic Violence
This site features fact sheets and brochures on domestic violence (some available in Spanish), training materials for lawyers, and statistics on same-sex battering, battered immigrant women, dating violence, protection orders, and many other legal topics related to domestic violence. Also includes a bibliography and related Web links. http://www.abanet.org/domviol/ Topics: Law by Subject, Social Issues, Women Last updated Jan 23, 2008 Bibliography About the Women of Ciudad Juárez, México
A lengthy collection of citations to books, videos, and articles, plus Web links, about murders in the state of Chihuahua, Mexico. "For the past ten years approximately 400 women (primarily young women) have been killed, sexually abused, and their bodies dumped in abandoned lots. Authorities have dismissed it and have been reluctant make an effort to find the killer(s)," but public outcry is growing. From librarian Dana Lubow at Los Angeles Valley College Library. http://www.lavc.cc.ca.us/Library/bib-women_of_c._juarez.htm Topics: Crime, Nonfiction by Genre, Women Last updated Mar 20, 2004 Bureau of Justice Statistics
Data on the U.S. murder rate, drug use, and crime rates, and reports on such subjects as violence against women, capital punishment, drugs and crime, guns used in crimes, and prison populations. http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/ Topics: Consumer Research & Advocacy, Crime, Drugs, Social Issues, Statistics, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Coaches Who Prey: The Abuse of Girls and the System That Allows It
Seattle Times investigative series in 2003 on the abuse of female students by coaches. Offers answers to questions about the series from reporters, Web resources, a reader forum, information about preventing and dealing with abuse, and sexual assault hotlines in the Seattle area. Includes a database, searchable by Washington state school district or coach name, providing detailed information and original documentation for the cases reviewed for the series. http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/news/local/coaches/ Topics: Crime, Education, Sports, Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Defense Task Force on Sexual Harassment and Violence at the Military Service Academies
This website documents the activities of a U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) task force convened to assess sexual harassment and sexual violence at U.S. military academies. It provides documentation of the meetings of the task force (which completed its activities in September 2004) and the June 2005 report of the group, with statistics and findings of the research. The "Research" section includes prior reports on sexual harassment at military academies and in the U.S. military in general. http://www.dtic.mil/dtfs/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Military, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Jan 17, 2006 Eldis Gender Resource Guide
Collection of publications from development organizations on gender topics such as education of women, violence against women, and gender and participation. Features annotations to the publications, profiles of the publishing organizations, an extensive guide to gender and HIV/AIDS, regional and country profiles (Africa, Middle East, Asia, and Latin America), and more. From Eldis, a development resource-sharing program based at the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, England. http://www.eldis.org/gender/ Topics: Women Last updated Jan 31, 2007 Family Violence Prevention Fund (FVPF)
FVPF "works to prevent violence within the home, and in the community, to help those whose lives are devastated by violence because everyone has the right to live free of violence." The site includes sections for health care professionals, workplace managers, and police and justice officials; descriptions of private and public programs that have been successful; teens; children; and immigrant women. http://endabuse.org/ Topics: Jobs & Work, Social Issues, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Feminist Majority Foundation
Excellent site for women's issues. Up-to-date news and commentary and resources on politics, student activism, research, and much more; includes many related links. From "a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence." http://www.feminist.org/ Topics: Nonfiction by Genre, Women Last updated Feb 15, 2005 Healthy Roads Media
This Web site features multilingual health education information in written, audio, and video formats. Material on health concerns such as asthma, dental health, diabetes, smoking, and domestic violence appears in English, Arabic, Bosnian, Spanish, and other languages. Material available in translation varies for each language. From the Family HealthCare Center, a federally funded community health center. http://www.healthyroadsmedia.org/ Topics: Women Last updated Jul 19, 2004 HIV InSite: Sexual Violence: Related Resources
Annotated links to resources on sexual violence, covering topics such as sexual violence and sexually transmitted diseases (including HIV/AIDS), guidelines and best practices, policy, and sexual violence in specific countries and regions (such as South Africa and south Asia). Includes links to many organizations working on rape, violence against women, and related issues. From the Center for HIV Information, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/InSite?page=kbr-08-01-09 Topics: Crime, Infectious Diseases, Women Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Medline Plus: Women's Health Topics
A collection of high-quality information resources on women's health issues, including domestic violence, menopause, pregnancy, and vaginal diseases. From the MEDLINE database, National Library of Medicine. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/womenshealth.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Senior Health, Women, Women's Health Last updated Jun 15, 2005 National Center on Family Homelessness
This organization is "at the forefront of research and evaluation, program design, service delivery, systems integration, and advocacy to help homeless children and their families." The site includes fact sheets on topics such as homeless children and violence in the lives of homeless women, an overview of programs, a report on social supports for homeless mothers, and related information. Note: Some portions of the site lack content. http://www.familyhomelessness.org Topics: Housing, Poverty, Social Issues, Women Last updated Sep 21, 2005 National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (NCADV)
"NCADV serves as a national information and referral center for the general public, media, battered women and their children." Its site features material about protecting yourself from domestic violence, public policy and advocacy efforts, programs (such as for reconstructive surgery and financial education), fact sheets (by topic or state), position papers (such as on opposition to the death penalty), links to related resources, and more. http://www.ncadv.org/ Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Sep 26, 2007 National Domestic Violence Hotline (NDVH)
"NDVH is a nonprofit organization that provides crisis intervention, information and referral to victims of domestic violence, perpetrators, friends and families. The Hotline answers a variety of calls and is a resource for domestic violence advocates, government officials, law enforcement agencies and the general public." Website includes fact sheets, statistics about domestic violence in the U.S., and links to related sites. In English and Spanish. NDVH is a project of Texas Council on Family Violence. http://www.ndvh.org/ Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Sep 19, 2007 National Organization for Women: Women-Friendly Workplace Campaign
Background information and updates about this National Organization for Women (NOW) campaign "aimed at stopping sexual harassment and other workplace abuses." Includes press releases and other documents (back to 1997) related to NOW campaigns targeting sexual harassment and discrimination in general and at specific corporations. Provides employer and consumer pledges, suggested actions, and links to related information from NOW and other organizations. http://www.now.org/issues/wfw/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Jobs & Work, Women Last updated Jan 18, 2006 National Politics & Policy: Senate Passes Unborn Victims of Violence Act; President Bush Expected to Sign Measure
Information about the U.S. Senate's March 2004 passage of the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, "also known as 'Laci and Conner's Law' because of the high-profile murder case of pregnant California woman Laci Peterson," which makes killing a fetus a federal crime in certain circumstances. The site includes links to the text of the legislation and news articles. From the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. http://www.kaisernetwork.org/daily_reports/rep_index.cfm?DR_ID=22888 Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Reproductive and Sexual Health, Women Last updated Mar 30, 2004 Office on Violence Against Women
Site of the U.S. government office in charge of legal and policy issues regarding violence against women. Includes hotline numbers; national and local resources for victims, criminal justice practitioners, advocates, and social service professionals; federal grant programs and documents; statistics; and related links. From the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). http://www.ovw.usdoj.gov/ Topics: Crime, Social Issues, Women Last updated Jun 9, 2008 People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA)
The website for this Johannesburg, South Africa, organization contains resources on sexual violence against women, including fact sheets on rape and abuse of women, statistics on rape in South Africa, a paper on links between AIDS/HIV and violence against women in South Africa, and related publications. Includes details about POWA programs and events. http://www.powa.co.za Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Mar 28, 2006 Plymouth Colony Archive Project
"A collection of searchable texts, including court records, colony laws, seminar analysis of various topics, biographical profiles of selected colonists, probate inventories, [and] wills." Other topics covered include house construction, women, domestic violence, and servants and masters. Also has images of the material culture, maps, a walking tour, links, and many illustrations and photographs from The Romantic Story of the Mayflower Pilgrims by Albert Christopher Addison, 1911. From the University of Virginia. http://www.histarch.uiuc.edu/plymouth/ Topics: U.S. History By Place, United States History, Women Last updated Dec 6, 2008 Señorita Extraviada
This companion to a 2002 Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) program "wades into the chaos of a booming border town to ask questions the authorities would rather ignore" about the "over 270 woman [who] have been raped and murdered" in Juárez, Mexico, since 1993. Includes articles about Juárez and about maquiladoras ("foreign-owned assembly plants operated along the U.S.-Mexico border"), a list of "border lingo" with audio pronunciation guides, and related resources. http://www.pbs.org/pov/senoritaextraviada/ Topics: Business, Crime, Regions of the World, Women Last updated Sep 9, 2009 Sexual Harassment Resources
This annotated list of resources features key sites on sexual harassment and gender equity from the U.S. government and military, educational institutions, professional organizations, and other groups. Also includes significant court decisions, examples of sexual harassment policies, and sex laws and practices of other nations and cultures. Maintained by a librarian at Jackson Library, University of North Carolina, Greensboro. http://library.uncg.edu/depts/docs/us/harassment.asp Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, Women Last updated May 11, 2006 Sexual Violence Prevention
Collection of documents on sexual violence, defined as "any sexual act that is forced against someone's will. These acts can be physical, verbal or psychological." Includes a fact sheet (with statistics and risk factors), a brochure on sexual violence prevention strategies, details about prevention activities of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and other health agencies, and links to websites of groups working on sexual violence prevention. From the Injury Center at the CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/ncipc/dvp/SV/default.htm Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Dec 12, 2007 Stop Abuse For Everyone (SAFE)
Provides support and advocacy for victims and perpetrators of domestic violence, concentrating on the underserved, such as lesbians and straight and gay men. Provides a list of speakers, a directory of services for specific groups, annotated links and reading suggestions, and other information. http://www.safe4all.org/ Topics: Social Issues, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Stop Violence Against Women
Fact sheets, news, current campaigns, related links, and more about "a global human rights scandal that affects us all." Topics include rape as a tool of war or armed conflict, sexual violence, female genital mutilation, HIV/AIDS, and human rights. From Amnesty International USA. http://www.amnestyusa.org/stopviolence/index.do Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, Crime, International Governments, Social Issues, Women Last updated Oct 12, 2004 U.S. Women Without Borders
This site features educational materials on issues affecting women, such as trafficking in women and girls, honor killings, and the war in Sudan. Find articles about current events, discussion groups, and details about legislation and opportunities to help improve the situation of women. A project of the Women's Funding Network, "an international organization ... committed to improving the status of women and girls locally, nationally and globally." http://www.uswomenwithoutborders.org Topics: Women Last updated Feb 9, 2006 The UN Secretary-General's Database on Violence Against Women
This is "a coordinated database on the extent, nature and consequences of all forms of violence against women, and on the impact and effectiveness of policies and programmes for, including best practices in, combating such violence." Searchable by types of measures to combat violence, forms of violence, country, year (1930-present), and keyword. Also view measures by country and all measures viewed as good practices. From the United Nations Division for the Advancement of Women. http://webapps01.un.org/vawdatabase/home.action Topics: Women Last updated May 26, 2009 United States Department of Defense Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office (SAPRO)
The primary mission of this joint military group "is to develop and implement a comprehensive DoD-wide sexual assault policy." The site provides policy documents, details about reporting military sexual assaults, news, and material about Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM) in April. The "Resources" section includes reports and surveys, such as annual reports of sexual assaults, a report on care for victims, and a sexual harassment survey of reserve component members. http://www.sapr.mil Topics: Crime, U.S. Military, Women Last updated Mar 28, 2006 United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
This is a portal to DOJ publications, information, and activities. The site features material about the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), fugitives and missing persons, and information for individuals and communities on topics such as civil rights and liberties violations, immigration, and domestic and youth violence. Includes information about the organization of the DOJ, press releases, reports, speeches, testimony, and related material. Also includes information for children. Searchable. http://www.justice.gov/ Topics: Social Issues, Women Last updated Nov 1, 2009 V-Day
The site for V-Day, a global movement "to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM) and sexual slavery. Through V-Day campaigns, local volunteers and college students produce annual benefit performances of 'The Vagina Monologues' to raise awareness and funds for anti-violence groups within their own communities." Includes news, events, project history, and more. http://www.vday.org/ Topics: Crime, Holidays and Observances Individually, Labor, Social Issues, Women Last updated Dec 18, 2005 Violence Against Women
Fact sheets and other resources on the prevention of sexual violence and abuse of women. Features statistics on sexual violence (for girls and reproductive-aged and older women), tips for minimizing the risks of violence, screening tools for doctors, a bibliography, press releases, and related materials. Some publication available in Spanish. From the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). http://www.acog.org/departments/dept_web.cfm?recno=17 Topics: Crime, Women Last updated Mar 21, 2006 Washington Kids Count
This program "tracks, analyzes, and communicates information about the health and well-being of children and families in Washington [state]." Provides state, county, and city data on the status of children and families as well as reports on topics such as domestic violence, mental health, and poverty. From the Evans School of Public Affairs at the University of Washington. http://www.hspc.org/topics/wa_kids_count.aspx Topics: Education, K-12 Education, Poverty, Statistics, Women Last updated Jun 16, 2005 Washington LawHelp
This "guide to free civil legal services for low-income persons and seniors in Washington" state includes forms and educational materials for various civil legal problems. Topics include family law, civil rights, government benefits, and American Indian issues. Available in English and Spanish; some resources are provided in other languages. From Pro Bono Net and the Northwest Justice Project. http://www.washingtonlawhelp.org/ Topics: Housing, Poverty, Seniors, Women Last updated Oct 30, 2005 WHO Multi-Country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women
"The first-ever World Health Organization (WHO) study on domestic violence reveals that intimate partner violence is the most common form of violence in women's lives -- much more so than assault or rape by strangers or acquaintances." The full text of the 2005 report (with data and quotes) is accompanied by fact sheets with information about women's health and domestic violence in Brazil, Ethiopia, Japan, Samoa, and several other countries. http://www.who.int/gender/violence/who_multicountry_study/en/ Topics: Women Last updated Nov 29, 2005 Women's Human Rights Resources
Issues included at this site are education, equality, feminist theory, health, labor and employment, marriage and family, political rights, property law, housing, prostitution, race and gender, religion, and violence. Each topic areas has articles with citations (most are annotated) of published scholarly materials; documents with abstracts (some full-text) of cases, UN publications, reports from nongovernmental organizations, international conventions/treaties, and more; and annotated links. From the University of Toronto Bora Laskin Law Library. Searchable. http://www.law-lib.utoronto.ca/diana/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Law, Treaties, & Agreements, Women Last updated Feb 21, 2005 Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) for Rights, Development, and Peace: Resources
Bibliographies, statistics, and other resources on international women's issues. Some of the topics covered include women and leadership, women's human rights, violence against women, and technology for women's empowerment. Provides a list of "local, national, regional and international women's organizations in the Global South, especially in the Middle East and North Africa." From the Women's Learning Partnership, a group "dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment." http://www.learningpartnership.org/resources Topics: Women Last updated Sep 11, 2006 WomensLaw.org
"State-by-state legal information and resources for domestic violence." Features general information on domestic violence as well as specific information for teens, immigrants, military families, and other populations. Covers child custody and kidnapping laws, safety planning, and Internet security. WomensLaw.org was founded by a group of lawyers, teachers, and activists "interested in seeing the power of the Internet work for more disadvantaged people and specifically for survivors of domestic violence." http://www.womenslaw.org/ Topics: Social Issues, Women Last updated Mar 1, 2007 World News: Congo
News stories and background information on Congo, covering the civil war and rebel movement, the March 2004 coup attempt against the president, international peacekeeping efforts, AIDS/HIV, violence against women, and related topics. Includes video clips, analysis, and related links. From the Guardian Unlimited, the online companion to the British newspaper The Guardian. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/congo Topics: Wars & Conflicts, Women Last updated Dec 12, 2008 World Organisation Against Torture
This group "is the world's largest coalition of non-governmental organizations fighting against arbitrary detention, torture, summary and extrajudicial executions, forced disappearances and other forms of violence. Its global network comprises nearly 300 local, national and regional organizations." The site features descriptions of programs and activities, reports on topics such as violence against women, and links to related information. Some material in French and Spanish. Searchable. http://www.omct.org/ Topics: Constitutional Law & Civil Liberties, International Governments, War and Peace: Resources on Iraq, Women Last updated Dec 23, 2006 |
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