Government Information on Women's Issues via the Internet
compiled by
Jill Morrissey, University of Connecticut
June 1994
Searching for government information on women's issues is easier
thanks to the Internet. Information such as factsheets, online Supreme
Court documents, Congressional Research Service reports on women's
health, and current legislation is a sampling of what is now available.
Most of the information can be accessed through the University of
Maryland's gopher, which is a clearinghouse for women's studies
information. Other gopher sites at the Universities of Wisconsin and
Minnesota have also dedicated much time and effort to make women's
studies information accessible electronically.
Gopher sites
1. Gopher to inform.umd.edu. Choose Educational Resources, then
Women's Studies. The two main sections for government information are
the GENDER ISSUES Section and the GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS Section.
GENDER ISSUES:
Chilly Climate case studies and reports
Glass Ceiling
Dept. of Labor Information
Merit Systems Protection Board Report
Higher Education Status
Reproductive Rights
abortion survey
Clinton speech
governor of Guam v. society of obstetricians
Ireland referendum
National Organization for Women v. Scheidler
Ohio v. Akron
Planned Parenthood v. Casey
Rust v. Sullivan
Sex Discrimination
Guaranteeing Equal Rights for Women
Statement on the Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Developments
Anti-Discrimination projects in Switzerland
Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women
J.E.B. petitioner v. Alabama
Pregnancy Discrimination
Private Sector Information
Statement of Senator Kennedy
Sexual Harassment
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Information
Merit Systems protection Board Report
University of Maryland Manual
sexual harassment bibliography
sexual harassment resources
tailhook 91 (part 1, review of the Navy investigations)
Violence and Women
A Week in the Life of America (Senate Judiciary Committee Report)
Department of Justice Information
The Response to Rape (Senate Judiciary Committee Report)
Violence Against Women Teaching Guide
Biden statement
Boxer's testimony
Caucus report
Facts
Korean Council Information
Koss Letter
Morella's testimony
Nomas addresses
Statistics
Violence Against Women Act
Women in the Workforce
Diversity in the Workforce
'The Changing Face of the Federal Workforce: A Symposium on
Diversity'
Work and Family Needs
Earnings differences between women and men
Facts on Working Women
Family and Medical Leave Act Information
Federal Reserve Employment Practices
Milestones: 70 years of women's labor history
Publications of the Women's Bureau
The Women's Bureau (in the Dept. of Labor): what it is, what it
does
Working Woman's Guide to her Job Rights
Women's Health (full-text Congressional Research Service reports)
AIDS references
Alcohol and Women
Breast Cancer
Breast Implants
Endometriosis Resources
Ovarian Cancer
Public Health Service Agenda
References
Women and HIV
GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS:
Congressional Caucus Updates
Council of Presidents (group of 80 national women's organizations that
coordinate public policy action on shared legislative priorities)
council members
Getting Women Elected
Legislative Agenda
Women ask...
Women's Agenda
>From the White House
Nominations and Appointments
Position Papers
breast-cancer-coverage
civil-rights
gays + lesbians
health-care
women's-issues
Press Conferences and Press Releases
Proclamations
equality-day
national mammography-day
women+girls -in-sports-day
Speeches and Remarks
Getting It Gazette
The Getting It Gazette exists to make sure that women do not
become merely a media sidebar in campaign and election coverage.
With ten million more women of voting age than men, it is no longer
necessary to watch our interests shrink to a dot in the Big
Picture. Women's Issues, after all, are bipartisan, and so is the
Getting it Gazette.
Military
Factsheet about women in the military
Selected data about women in the military
Tailhook 91 (part 1, review of the Navy investigations)
Political Progress
Factsheet on Women's Political Progress
Women in Congress
Biographies
firsts
house
senate
2. Gopher to inform.umd.edu. Choose Educational Resources, then
Government. Under United States the menu is:
Current National Issues
included: Census 90
Executive (White House and Agencies)
Federal Information News Syndicate (FINS)
Historical Documents
Legislative (Congress)
Supreme Court Documents
good for searching by keyword
United States Commerce Business Daily
United States Federal Register
United States Government Gopher
included: Federal Government Information (via Library of
Congress)
CYFERNet UDSA Children Youth Family Education Research Network
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Children Youth Family Educational
Research Network
Joan Campbell of Wellesley College compiled the following gopher sites
for women's studies information:
3. Gopher to niord.shsu.edu. Choose Government, Political Science and
Law, then 4. Abortion and Reproductive Rights
4. Gopher to marvel.loc.gov. Choose U.S. Congress, then Congressional
Gophers, and 4. Legislate Gopher, then 3. Legislation, then 1. 103rd
Congress--Legislation, then 2. Hot Bills (abortion, fetal tissue, etc.)
5. Gopher to gopher.undp.org. Choose 2. United Nations Resolutions,
then 2. General Assembly Resolutions, then 12. 47th session. Type a
slash /, type women to find 93. Improvement on the status of women.
Listservs that focus on women's studies information are a good source
to send 'stumper' questions:
FEMINIST is owned by the Feminist Task Force of ALA and includes many
librarians who have a strong interest in women's studies.
to subscribe: send mail to listserv@mitvma.mit.edu
to send mail: send to feminist@mitvma.mit.edu
FEMISA focuses on gender, women and international relations, world
politics, international political economy, and global politics. To
subscribe: send mail to listserv@csf.colorado.edu
FEMJUR is for women's legal issues. Send mail to listserv@suvm.syr.edu
or to suvm.bitnet
WMN-HLTH, which is an electronic newsline started by the Center for
Women's Health Research. Send mail to listserv@uwavm.u.washington.edu
or to listserv@uwavm
WMST-L serves academic and professional needs of people involved in
women's studies teaching, research, librarianship, and programming.
Send mail to listserv@umdd.umd.edu
The best database for women's studies is CARL UnCover, which is
accessible through the Internet. Telnet to uncover.carl.org. Also, a
list I compiled of search tips and the women's studies related journals
included in CARL UnCover is available by gophering to inform.umd.edu.
Choose Educational Resources, then Women's Studies, then Reference Room,
then Using CARL UnCover.