Selected websites

Australian electronic journals and magazines

Australian Journals Online
Subject access to Australian journals is provided by the National Library of Australia. Search for women by subject or browse through online publications. On this page you will find a number of special purpose sites arranged in subject groups. Remember that the other arts subject pages will include links to other resources relevant to women's studies.

Australian sites

Government Services for Women Women's Portal

Office for Women [Federal] a policy advisory unit and a division of the Department of Family and Community Services.

Office of Women's Policy [Victoria] aims to continually improve outcomes for all Victorian women through effective government policies, practices and programs.

Women' Issues links on VICNET. Provides, Victorian, Australian and international coverage of women's issues. Includes key activist groups as well as academic sites, literary sites and community referral such as WIRE: Women's Information and Referral Exchange

Discussion lists

Gender-related electronic forums compiled by Joan Korenman. Frequently updated, divided into topics and provides guidance in email conventions.

Ozlists directory of non-commercial electronic mailling lists based in Australia

Gender identity

glbtq gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender & queer encyclopedia

History

Monastic Matrix: a scholarly resource for the study of women's religious communities from 400-1600ce

Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index When complete the database will cover 450 journals and essay collections from 1994 onwards. Time period 450 CE to 1500 CE. Advanced search provides searching via subject thesaurus, geographic area and even by primary document type if the item being indexed relies heavily on primary source material (eg human remains, visitation)

Women's History International Institute of Social History, includes ViVa Bibliography of Women's History database which covers historical and women's studies journals from 1975.

International development

Women Watch gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system .

United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. UNECE - Gender Statistics Website for Europe & North America

Libraries and archives

Australian Women's Archives Project source of biographical data about Australian women and their organizations

American Women gateway to Library of Congress resources for the study of women's history and culture in the United States

The Women's Library, formerly The Fawcett Library, exists to document the changing role of women in society, in the past, now and in the future. It seeks to collect materials relating to the changing role of women in society and to make these available to personal and to remote users, however they make contact.

National Library of Australia check the Oral History collections and Picture Australia

State Library of Victoria catalogue includes pictures and manuscripts as well as books and journals

Literature

A Celebration of Women Writers provides a comprehensive listing of links to biographical and bibliographical information about women writers, and complete published books written by women.

Victorian Women Writers Project transcriptions of works by British women writers of the 19th century

Speeches

Gifts of Speech Women's speeches from around the world. Predominantly contemporary, formerly unpublished speeches with some historical material. Speechmakers are contacted to provide the text of their speeches.

Theory

gender Inn a searchable database providing access to over 8,300 records pertaining to feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature.

Feminist Theory Website provides research materials and information for students, activists, and scholars interested in women's conditions and struggles

Queer Theory Queer Culture, Queer Theory, Queer Studies, Gender Studies and related fields.

Women online

Cybergrrl

Women in sport

Women & Sport Australian Sports Commission, draws together policy and initiatives to increase women's participation in sport.

Women's studies programs

Worldwide women's studies programs departments and research centres Joan Korenman's list links to over 700 programs with web pages and is organised by country.

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