Sexism
& Gender Equality
Booklist by Topic
The following materials relate to sexism, feminism, gender inequality, and women’s rights. To learn more about an item or to purchase a book, please click on its title. As an Amazon Associate, up to 15% of all book purchases made through Amazon.com (by clicking a link below and ordering the book online) will go toward supporting this web site.
Women’s Rights
- Bergoffen, D., Gilbert, P. R., Harvey, T., & McNeely, C. L. (Eds.). (2011). Confronting Global Gender Justice: Women’s Lives, Human Rights. Routledge.
- Blain, K. N. (2025). Without Fear: Black Women and the Making of Human Rights. W. W. Norton.
- Budabin, A. C., Metcalfe, J., & Pandey, S. (Eds.). (2025). Minority Women, Rights and Intersectionality: Agency, Power, and Participation. Routledge.
- Catt, C. C., & Shuler, N. R. (2020). Woman Suffrage and Politics: The Inner Story of the Suffrage Movement. Dover Publications. (Original work published 1923)
- Griffith, E. (2022). Formidable: American Women and the Fight for Equality. Pegasus Books.
- Kristof, N. D., & WuDunn, S. (2009). Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. Vintage Books.
- Moore, K. (2022). The Woman They Could Not Silence. Sourcebooks.
- O’Donnell, N. (2026). We the Women: The Hidden Heroes Who Shaped America. Ballantine Books.
- Suk, J. C. (2022). We the Women: The Unstoppable Mothers of the Equal Rights Amendment (paperback ed.). Skyhorse Publishing.
- Wagner, S. R. (2020). We Want Equal Rights! The Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on the Women’s Rights Movement. 7th Generation.
- Weatherford, D. (2020). Victory for the Vote: The Fight for Women’s Suffrage and the Century that Followed. Mango Publishing Group.
- Worden, M. (Ed.). (2012). The Unfinished Revolution: Voices from the Global Fight for Women’s Rights. Seven Stories Press.
Feminism
- Adichie, C. N. (2015). We Should All Be Feminists. Anchor Books.
- Beard, M. (2017). Women & Power: A Manifesto. Liveright.
- Bluhm, R., Jacobson, A. J., & Maibom, H. L. (Eds.). (2012). Neurofeminism: Issues at the Intersection of Feminist Theory and Cognitive Science. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Delap, L. (2020). Feminisms: A Global History. University of Chicago Press.
- Donovan, J. (2012). Feminist Theory: The Intellectual Traditions (4th ed.). Continuum.
- Gay, R. (Ed.). (2025). The Portable Feminist Reader. Penguin Books.
- Gunter (2021). The Menopause Manifesto: Own Your Health with Facts and Feminism. Citadel.
- Harnois, C. E. (2012). Feminist Measures in Survey Research. Sage Publications.
- Harcourt, W. (2025). Conundrums of Care: Feminist Entanglements in Critical Development Studies. Bloomsbury Academic.
- Heberle, R. (2026). Feminisms: The Basics. Routledge.
- hooks, b. (2015). Feminist Theory: From Margin to Center (3rd ed.). Routledge.
- Kendall, M. (2021). Hood Feminism: Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot. Penguin Books.
- Kornfield, S. (Ed.). (2026). Feminism and Feminist Movements in America: An Encyclopedia of Ideals and Activism. Bloomsbury Academic.
- Lawford-Smith, H. (2025). Feminism Beyond Left and Right. Polity.
- Lewis, H. (2021). Difficult Women: A History of Feminism in 11 Fights. Vintage.
- McCann, C., Seung-kyung, K., & Ergun, E. (Eds.). (2021). Feminist Theory Reader (5th ed.). Routledge.
- Pratt, G., & Rosner, V. (Eds.). (2012). The Global and the Intimate: Feminism in Our Time. Columbia University Press.
- Reckitt, H. (2022). The Art of Feminism: Images That Shaped the Fight for Equality, 1857-2022 (rev. ed.). Chronicle Books.
- Tong, R., & Botts, T. F. (2024). Feminist Thought: A More Comprehensive Introduction (6th ed.). Routledge.
Violence Toward Women
- Coy, M. (2024). Violence Against Women in the U.S.: Theory, Research and Policy. Routledge.
- Dekeseredy, W., Oldham, L., & Schwartz, M. D. (2026). Sport and Violence Against Women. University of Toronto Press.
- Gay, R. (Ed.). (2018). Not That Bad: Dispatches from Rape Culture. Harper Perennial.
- Hirsch, J. S., & Khan, S. (2020). Sexual Citizens: Sex, Power, and Assault on Campus. W. W. Norton and Company.
- Khan, R. (2025). The Psychology of Honor Abuse, Violence, and Killings. Routledge.
- Jordan, J. (2023). Tackling Rape Culture: Ending Patriarchy. Routledge.
- Lave, T. R. (2022). Sexual Assault on Campus: Defending Due Process. Cambridge University Press.
- Lone, F. N., Zhu, G., & Carty, A. (Eds.). (2026). Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia: A Comparative Critical Analysis. Routledge.
- Meloy, M. L., & Miller, S. L. (2011). The Victimization of Women: Law, Policies, and Politics. Oxford University Press.
- Miller, C. (2020). Know My Name: A Memoir (paperback ed.).
- Monckton-Smith, J. (2012). Murder, Gender and the Media: Narratives of Dangerous Love. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Paludi, M. A., & Denmark, F. L. (Eds.). (2010). Victims of Sexual Assault and Abuse: Resources and Responses for Individuals and Families. Praeger.
- Rigoni, C. (2023). Honour-Based Violence and Forced Marriages. Routledge.
- Snyder, R. L. (2020). No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t Know About Domestic Violence Can Kill Us. Bloomsbury Publishing.
- Sweet, P. L. (2021). Politics of Surviving: How Women Navigate Domestic Violence and Its Aftermath. University of California Press.
- Terry, K. J. (2013). Sexual Offenses and Offenders: Theory, Practice, and Policy (2nd ed.). Wadsworth Publishing.
- Ullman, S. E. (2020). Talking About Sexual Assault: Society’s Response to Survivors (2nd ed.). American Psychological Association.
- Warshaw, R. (2019). I Never Called It Rape: The Ms. Report on Recognizing, Fighting, and Surviving Date and Acquaintance Rape (updated ed.). Harper Perennial.
- Weil, S. (Ed.). (2023). Femicide in War and Peace. Routledge.
Pornography and Objectification
- Barton, B. (2021). The Pornification of America. New York University Press.
- Bronstein, C. (2011). Battling Pornography: The American Feminist Anti-Pornography Movement, 1976-1986. Cambridge University Press.
- Calogero, R. M., Tantleff-Dunn, S., & Thompson, J. K. (Eds.). (2010). Self-Objectification in Women: Causes, Consequences, and Counteractions. American Psychological Association.
- Dobschuetz, M. (2023). Porn Free: Becoming the Type of Man That Does Not Look at Porn. Two Falls Publishing.
- Dworkin, A. (2025). Pornography: Men Possessing Women (paperback ed.). Picador. (Original work published 1981)
- Gervais, S. J. (Ed.). (2013). Objectification and (De)Humanization. Springer.
- Leigh, T. (2025). Mind Over Explicit Matter: Quit Porn and Improve Intimacy Through Neuroscience. Thomas Nelson.
- Orenstein, P. (2017). Girls & Sex: Navigating the Complicated New Landscape (paperback ed.). Harper.
- Paasonen, S., Attwood, F., McKee, A., Mercer, J., & Smith, C. (2021). Objectification: On the Difference Between Sex and Sexism. Routledge.
- Tankard Reist, M., & Bray, A. (Eds.). (2012). Big Porn Inc: Exposing the Harms of the Global Pornography Industry (paperback ed.). Spinifex Press.
- Valenti, J. (2017). Sex Object: A Memoir (paperback ed.). Dey Street.
- Wilson, G. (2017). Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction (rev. and updated ed.). Commonwealth Publishing.
- Wolf, N. (2002). The Beauty Myth: How Images of Beauty Are Used Against Women. Perennial.
Prostitution and Trafficking in Women
- Bindel, J. (2019). The Pimping of Prostitution: Abolishing the Sex Work Myth. Palgrave Macmillan.
- Brysk, A., & Choi-Fitzpatrick, A. (Eds.). (2012). From Human Trafficking to Human Rights: Reframing Contemporary Slavery. University of Pennsylvania Press.
- Chin, K., & Finckenauer, J. O. (2012). Selling Sex Overseas: Chinese Women and the Realities of Prostitution and Global Sex Trafficking. New York University Press.
- Goldenberg, S. M., Thomas, R. M., Forbes, A., & Baral, S. (Eds.). (2021). Sex Work, Health, and Human Rights: Global Inequities, Challenges, and Opportunities for Action. Springer.
- Kara, S. (2017). Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery. Columbia University Press.
- Lloyd, R. (2012). Girls Like Us: Fighting for a World Where Girls Are Not for Sale: A Memoir. Harper Perennial.
- Malsch, M., & Janssen, J. (Eds.). (2025). Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Around the World: Law, Ideology, and the Experiences of Sex Workers and Clients. Amsterdam University Press.
- Moran, R. (2015). Paid For: My Journey Through Prostitution. W. W. Norton.
- Nichols, A. J. (2016). Sex Trafficking in the United States: Theory, Research, Policy, and Practice (2nd ed.). Columbia University Press.
- Rosenblatt, K., with Murphey, C. (2014). Stolen: The True Story of a Sex Trafficking Survivor. Revell.
- Smith, M., & Mac, J. (2020). Revolting Prostitutes: The Fight for Sex Workers’ Rights. Verso.
- Weitzer, R. (Ed.). (2023). Sex for Sale: Prostitution, Pornography, and Erotic Dancing. (3rd ed.). Routledge.
Sexual Harassment
- Bingham, C., & Gansler, L. L. (2002). Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case that Changed Sexual Harassment Law. Doubleday.
- Buss, D. M. (2021). When Men Behave Badly: The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault. Little, Brown Spark.
- Doughherty, D. (2022). Sexual Harassment in Organizational Culture: A Transformative Approach. Cognella Academic Publishing.
- Engel, B. (2019). I’m Saying No! Standing Up Against Sexual Assault, Sexual Harassment, and Sexual Pressure. She Writes Press.
- England, D. C. (2024). The Essential Guide to Handling Workplace Harassment & Discrimination (6th ed.). Nolo.
- Farrow, R. (2020). Catch and Kill: Lies, Spies, and a Conspiracy to Protect Predators. Bay Back Books.
- Kantor, J., & Twohey, M. (2020). She Said: Breaking the Sexual Harassment Story That Helped Ignite a Movement. Penguin Books.
- Robertiello, G. (Ed.). (2024). Sexual Harassment and Misconduct: An Encyclopedia. Bloomsbury Academic.
- Strauss, S. L. (2013). Sexual Harassment and Bullying: A Guide to Keeping Kids Safe and Holding Schools Accountable (paperback ed.). Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Whittenbury, B. K. (2020). How to Handle Sexual Harassment in the Workplace During the #MeToo Era: A Guide for Employees and Managers. Kolbury Press.
Gender Equity
- Arriaga, T. T., Stanley, S. L., & Lindsey, D. B. (2020). Leading While Female: A Culturally Proficient Response for Gender Equity. Corwin.
- Barreto, B. (2024). Unlocking Women’s Health: FemTech and the Quest for Gender Equity. Wex Press.
- Barreto, M., Ryan, M. K., & Schmitt, M. T. (Eds.). (2009). The Glass Ceiling in the 21st Century: Understanding Barriers to Gender Equality. American Psychological Association.
- Bohnet, I. (2018). What Works: Gender Equality by Design. Belknap Press.
- Ceci, S. J., & Williams, W. M. (Eds.). (2007). Why Aren’t More Women in Science? Top Researchers Debate the Evidence. American Psychological Association.
- Chakraborty, C., & Pal, D., & Kayalica, M. O. (Eds.). (2025). Gender (In)equality and Social Development: Issues of Health, Education, Environment and Other SDG Implications. Springer.
- Gates, M. F. (2021). The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World (paperback ed.). Flatiron Books.
- Goldin, C. (2023). Career and Family: Women’s Century-Long Journey Toward Equity. Princeton University Press.
- Lott, B. E., & Bullock, H. E. (2007). Psychology and Economic Injustice: Personal, Professional, and Political Intersections. American Psychological Association.
- Opie, T., & Livingston, B. A. (2022). Shared Sisterhood: How to Take Collective Action for Racial and Gender Equity at Work. Harvard Business Review Press.
- Sandberg, S. (2023). Lean In: Women, Work, and the Will to Lead (reprint ed.). Alfred A. Knopf.
- Sieghart, M. A. (2022). The Authority Gap: Why Women Are Still Taken Less Seriously Than Men, and What We Can Do About It. W. W. Norton and Company.
- Zernike, K. (2024). The Exceptions: Nancy Hopkins and the Fight for Women in Science (paperback ed.). Scribner.
Other Topics
- Chrisler, J. C. (Ed.). (2012). Reproductive Justice: A Global Concern. Praeger.
- Garcia, M. (2021). We Are Not Born Submissive: How Patriarchy Shapes Women’s Lives (paperback ed.). Princeton University Press.
- Harris-Perry, M. V. (2011). Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes, and Black Women in America. Yale University Press.
- Helgeson, V. S., Balhan, K., & Winterrowd, E. (2025). Psychology of Gender/Sex (7th ed.). Routledge.
- Kandala, N-B., & Komba, P. N. (2018). Female Genital Mutilation Around The World: Analysis of Medical Aspects, Law and Practice. Springer.
- Leng’ete, N. (2021). The Girls in the Wild Fig Tree: How I Fought to Save Myself, My Sister, and Thousands of Girls Worldwide. Back Bay Books.
- Lerner, G. (Ed.). (1992). Black Women in White America: A Documentary History. Vintage Books.
- Main, P. (2026). Women in STEM: Breaking Down the Barriers. Routledge.
- Menefee, S. (1981). Wives for Sale: An Ethnographic Study of British Popular Divorce. St. Martin’s Press.
- Moore, K. (2018). The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women. Sourcebooks.
- Mushtaq, B. (2025). Heart Lamp. And Other Stories.
- Paoletti, J. B. (2012). Pink and Blue: Telling the Boys from the Girls in America. Indiana University Press.
- Perez, C. (2025). Deconstructing Toxic Masculinity. Routledge.
- Perez, C. C. (2021). Invisible Women: Data Bias in a World Designed for Men. Abrams Press.
- Riggio, H. R. (2026). Sex and Gender: A Biopsychological Approach (2nd ed.). Routledge.
- Rudman, L. A., & Glick, P. (2021). The Social Psychology of Gender: How Power and Intimacy Shape Gender Relations (2nd ed.). Guilford Press.
Scholarly Journals
Women’s Studies
Gender
Feminism
Other Topics
Magazines and E-Zines
- Canthius (intersectional feminist magazine)
- Executive Woman (helping women lead with purpose, power, and impact)
- Feminist Campus: Quad Talk (e-zine for young contributors)
- Healthy Women (focused mainly on women ages 35 to 64)
- Ms. Magazine (quarterly feminist magazine)
- New Moon Girls (e-zine edited by and for girls)
- Room (quarterly feminist literary magazine)
- The Business Woman Today (global platform for women in business)
- Vela (nonfiction work published by women)
- Women’s eNews (free online news service)
Other Publications
Newsletters and News Services
- EngenderHealth Update (newsletter on women’s health and rights)
- Equal Rights Advocates (online news service)
- In the Lead (newsletter of the Institute for Women’s Policy Research)
- Legal Momentum in Action (Women’s Legal Defense and Education Fund)
- MADRE Speaks (quarterly newsletter from MADRE)
- NOW Press Releases and Say It Sister! (National Organization for Women)
- Repro Watch Newsletter (Center for Reproductive Rights)
- The Feminist Psychologist (APA Division 35 newsletter)
- Third Wave Foundation Newsletter (quarterly e-letter)
APA Reports and Resolutions
- Resolution on Campus Sexual Assault (2019, February)
- The Changing Gender Composition of Psychology (2017)
- Report of the Task Force on Trafficking of Women and Girls (2014)
- Report of the APA Task Force on Mental Health and Abortion (2008)
- Report of the APA Task Force on the Sexualization of Girls (2007)
Additional Reports
- Amnesty International. (2022, May 17). The Never-Ending Maze: Continued Failure to Protect Indigenous Women From Sexual Violence in the USA (Report AMR 51/5484/2022).
- Bates, N., Chin, M. & Becker, T. (Eds.). (2022). Measuring Sex, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation (report of the Committee on National Statistics, Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education, National Academies of Science). The National Academies Press.
- Glick, P., & Fiske, S. T. (2001). An ambivalent alliance: Hostile and benevolent sexism as complementary justifications for gender inequality. American Psychologist, 56, 109-118.
- New York City Department of Consumer Affairs. (2015). From Cradle to Cane: The Cost of Being a Female Consumer—A Study of Gender Pricing in New York City.
- Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights. (2014). Women’s Rights Are Human Rights.
- UN Women. (2025). Women’s Rights in Review 30 Years After Beijing.
- UNODC and UN Women. (2024). Femicides in 2023: Global Estimates of Intimate Partner/Family Member Femicides.
- World Economic Forum. (2025, June 11). Global Gender Gap Report 2025.
Videos
The following videos relate to sexism, objectification, gender inequality, sexual harassment, and violence against women. To suggest other videos, please use our Contact Us page
Gender Inequity: A Global Perspective
This video shows a TED talk given by Sheryl WuDunn, former New York Times reporter and the first Asian American to win a Pulitzer Prize. In her talk, she refers to gender inequity as “the central moral challenge of this century” and elaborates on the material covered in her bestselling book Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. A related video worth watching is:
Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women
In this excerpt from the most recent version of Still Killing Us Softly, lecturer Jean Kilbourne discusses the image of women in advertising. Kilbourne vividly shows how ads create impossible norms of female beauty and promote the objectification, dehumanization, and subordination of women. The Media Education Foundation sells a 45-minute DVD version of this talk as well as Dreamworlds, a DVD that explores the representation of women in music videos.
In this mock infomercial, Photoshop is presented as a woman’s beauty product to remove wrinkles, lengthen eyelashes, and slim down. “Just one application of Fotoshop can give you results so dramatic they’re almost unreal(istic),” touts the ad. “Why eat healthy and exercise when you can just look like you do?” As the video’s tag line points out, the commercial isn’t real, and neither are society’s standards of beauty.
No Wonder Our Perception of Beauty Is Distorted
In this classic video, an ordinary woman’s face is transformed into a billboard fashion model’s face through the wonders of make-up, lighting, photography, and Photoshop. Although the video takes only a minute to watch, it provides a truly unforgettable illustration of the difference between advertising and reality.
Would You Stop Sexual Harassment at a Diner?
This clip shows a hidden camera experiment from the ABC News program What Would You Do? with John Quiñones. In the video, a restaurant manager sexually harasses a new employee in plain view of customers. Sociologist Raquel Bergen, who has written widely on the topic of sexual harassment, analyzes bystander reactions. Other episodes of What Would You Do? examine bystander reactions to a woman who is:
- Battered, crying, and in need of help
- Intoxicated and at risk of getting raped
- Sexually harassed by men on the street
- Woman receives unwanted advances
- Criticized for breastfeeding in public
Supervising Women Workers (U.S. Government film)
Supervising Women Workers (U.S. Government film)
This 1944 training film from the U.S. Office of Education explains how to supervise women workers. Warning that “a foreman will always have the eternal feminine to contend with,” the clip relies heavily on gender stereotypes and presents women as jealous, sensitive, and argumentative. For other classic videos, see:
- The Trouble with Women (6:10 minutes; 1959)
- Marriage Is a Partnership (16:21 minutes; 1951)
- I Want to Be a Secretary (15:52 minutes; 1941)
- Ad for Cream That Removes Radioactive Dirt (1950s)
Time: 10:37 | Source: Prelinger Archives
Links
Sexism, Harassment, and Violence
Sexism in Science and Society
- The Everyday Sexism Project (watch associated TED talk)
- Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it. (Council of Europe)
- The Ambivalent Sexism Inventory (assess your level of sexism)
- Association for Women in Science (promoting gender equity)
- Women in Technology (closing the gender gap in technology)
- Girls Who Code (resource for young women in tech)
- DANWISE (Danish nonprofit promoting women in STEM)
Sexual Harassment
- Facts About Sexual Harassment (U.S. government)
- Get the Facts About Sexual Harassment (from RAINN)
- Workplace Sexual Harassment Quiz (10 items scored and explained)
- How We Can End Sexual Harassment at Work (TED talk)
- Stop Street Harassment (working to gender-based street harassment)
- Right to Be (international movement to end street harassment)
Violence Toward Women
- National Domestic Violence Hotline (free anonymous help 24 hrs/day)
- What to Do If You’re Sexually Assaulted (Planned Parenthood)
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence (nonprofit group)
- VAWnet (thousands of materials on violence against women)
- End Violence Against Women (feminist organizations and experts)
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (anti-sexual violence nonprofit)
- Office on Violence Against Women (U.S. Department of Justice)
- Futures Without Violence (working to end domestic abuse)
- Women Against Violence Europe (network of anti-violence groups)
- Our Watch (Australian organization preventing violence against women)
- Stop Sexual Assault in Schools (harassment in K-12 schools)
- Additional Links on Violence Against Women (from Feminist.com)
MeToo Movement
- MeToo Movement (extensive Wikipedia page)
- #MeToo (global survivor-led movement against sexual violence)
- Me Too Is a Movement, Not a Moment (TED talk by founder)
- #MeToo Research (national study on sexual harassment and assault)
- #MeTooK12 (off-shoot of #MeToo, directed towards assault in schools)
Equal Rights and Equity
Women’s Rights
- Equal Rights Advocates (gender justice at work and school)
- Equality Now (reforming discriminatory laws worldwide)
- UN Women (UN organization upholding women’s human rights)
- Progress of the World’s Women (periodic report of UN Women)
- Women’s Rights Are Human Rights (United Nations report)
- MADRE (international women’s rights organization)
- National Women’s Law Center (litigation, legislation, and education)
- Legal Momentum (advancing the rights of women and girls)
- Women’s Rights (from Human Rights Watch)
- Women’s Rights (from Amnesty International)
- Women’s Initiatives for Gender Justice (human rights organization)
- Association for Women’s Rights in Development (international group)
- Women’s Learning Partnership (for rights, development, and peace)
- Women’s Rights National Historic Park (in New York)
Gender Equity in the Workplace
- Equal Pay Today (working to close the gender wage gap)
- Catalyst (nonprofit at the forefront of gender equity and inclusion)
- European Institute for Gender Equality (EU agency for gender equality)
- Pro Mujer (advancing gender equality in Latin America)
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research (nonprofit and nonpartisan)
- MomsRising Together (living wages and equity for mothers)
- National Partnership for Women & Families (promoting work fairness)
- Gender Data Portal (World Bank database of gender statistics)
- Lean In (empowering women at work and beyond)
Women in Higher Education
- American Association of University Women (has 150,000 members)
- The Simple Truth About the Pay Gap (annual AAUP report)
- Higher Education Research Services (HERS; leadership development)
- NAPSA Center for Women (helping women in higher education)
- Recognizing Scholars Project (tracks gender gaps in scholarly awards)
- Women in Higher Education (aiding and empowering women on campus)
Women’s Health
- Center for Global Women’s Health and Gender Equity (Johns Hopkins University)
- EngenderHealth (advancing sexual and reproductive health worldwide)
- Society for Women’s Health Research (uniting science and public policy)
- Center for Reproductive Rights (global human rights organization)
- Fòs Feminista (advancing sexual and reproductive health for all)
- Reproductive Freedom for All (U.S. feminist health organization)
- Office on Women’s Health (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)
Feminism
Feminist Organizations and Resources
- Feminist Majority Foundation (extensive resources)
- National Organization for Women (largest feminist group in the U.S.)
- Feminist Campus (network of several hundred student-run groups)
- Alliance for Feminist Movements (large global network)
- Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (founded in 1915)
- National Organization for Men Against Sexism (pro-feminist group)
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research (U.S. nonprofit)
- Feminist.com (online global community and information gateway)
- Neighborhood Feminists (seeking equity for marginalized communities)
Funding Gender Justice Initiatives
- Global Fund for Women (supporting gender justice movements)
- Frontline Women’s Fund (funding women’s rights globally)
- Ms. Foundation for Women (building women’s collective power)
- Womankind Worldwide (has more than 70 partners in 20 countries)
- Black Feminist Fund (funding transformative intersectional work)
- Third Wave Fund (supports intersectional gender justice initiatives)
- FRIDA (participatory grantmaking focused on young people)
- Mama Cash (supporting justice movements around the world)
Feminist Leaders and Historical Figures
- Wikipedia’s List of Feminists (starting in the year 1200)
- National Women’s History Museum (U.S. nonprofit organization)
- National Women’s Hall of Fame (U.S. nonprofit)
- American Women (guide from the U.S. Library of Congress)
- 37 Inspiring Women Who Shaped Feminism (Harper’s Bazaar)
- Women’s Suffrage Centennial: Key Figures (Monmouth University)
Dehumanization and Objectification
Women in Advertisements and the Media
- Media Hall of Shame (National Organization for Women)
- Psychological Impact of Advertising on Women (review article)
- The Gender Ads Project (gallery with thousands of images)
- Gendered Advertising Remixer (try blending ads for girls and boys)
- Gender Bias in Advertising (Geena Davis Institute)
- Ordinary Ads, Everyday Images (from the f-word)
- No Comment (from Ms. Magazine)
- shEqual (Australian movement for advertising equality)
- Not an Object: On Sexualization and Exploitation of Women and Girls (UNICEF)
Pornography and Objectification
- Gender and Media Representations (research literature review)
- The Science of Pornography Addiction (3-minute video from AsapScience)
- Pornography As a Cause of Rape (book excerpt)
- Ms Artificial Beauty (an actual beauty contest in China)
- Resources on Sexism and Media Images of Women (Jean Kilbourne)
- AdiosBarbie.com (a body image site for every body)
- American Porn (PBS Frontline program)
- Pornography and Public Health (U.S. Surgeon General’s report)
Sex Work and Human Trafficking
- Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (women’s human rights group)
- Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking (education and advocacy)
- Ally (nonprofit that prevents the sex trafficking of children)
- Human Trafficking and Its Impact on Women and Girls (facts and resources)
- Campaign Against Porn Robots (honoring the humanity of women and girls)
- Prostitution Research & Education (nonprofit organization)
- Connecting Pornography and Sex Trafficking (Fight to End Exploitation)
- Recognizing Sex Trafficking (from the Polaris Project)
Other Sites on Women’s Issues
- Society for the Psychology of Women (APA Division 35)
- Women’s Refugee Commission (aiding refugee women and girls)
- Women for Women International (helping war survivors rebuild)
- Women’s Environment and Development Organization (nonprofit)
- The World Bank In Gender (data and analyses from the World Bank)
- Center for Women’s Global Leadership (Rutgers University)
- Women Impacting Public Policy (bipartisan advocacy organization)
- Office of International Women’s Issues (U.S. State Department)
- International Women’s Day (a day of recognition and celebration)