Women and Girls Foundation
The Women and Girls Foundation aims to be a collective source for research on and resources that can help female-identifying and gender expansive folks in our community. Want to share a resource? Please send the link to info@wgfpa.org.
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Research and Resources
Advocacy Handouts
- Top Ten for Local Advocacy (pdf)
- Top Ten for Social Change (pdf)
Feminist News
- Bitch Media
- Bust Magazine
- In These Times
- Ms. Magazine
- The Scholar and Feminist Online
- truthout
- UN Women Watch
- Women’s eNews
General Resources
- ACLU-PA
- American Association of University Women
- Area Code Finder
- A Study on Gender Pay Gap: Cities With the Highest and Lowest Income Inequality by Moneygeek
- Women’s Center for Advancement
- Center for Policy Alternatives
- Center for Women Policy Studies
- Code Pink
- Equality Now
- Equal Rights Advocates
- Feminist Majority Foundation
- Fighting Harassment at School and Work
- Human Rights Watch
- Institute for Research on Women
- Institute for Women’s Leadership
- Institute for Women’s Policy Research
- Ms. Foundation for Women
- National Association of Commissions for Women
- National Coalition of Women and Girls in Education
- National Council of Women’s Organizations
- Personify Job Board (Pittsburgh/Western PA Region)
- Re:Gender
- National Partnership for Women & Families
- National Organization for Women
- Native American Circle, Ltd.
- PASW Crisis Line (211)
- Riot Grrrl NYC
- Wellesley Centers for Women
- Wider Opportunities for Women
- Women’s Action for New Directions
- Women’s Sports Foundation
- The Younger Women’s Task Force
- Zip Code Locator
Domestic Violence
- Awareness of Rape & Incest through Art
- Battered Women’s Justice Project
- Bright Sky DV Resource
- Center for Victims
- Creating a Safe Home as a DV Survivor
- Financial Support for Women Experiencing Domestic Violence
- Futures Without Violence
- Helping Survivors of Sexual Abuse & Assault
- Peace at Home
- Pittsburgh Action Against Rape
- Mount Sinai Sexual Assault and Violence Intervention Program
- National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
- National Network to End Domestic Violence
- National Resource Center on Domestic Violence
- National Sexual Violence Resource Center
- Securing housing after domestic violence
- Standing Firm: The Business Case to End Partner Violence
- Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network
- Women’s Center and Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
- The Recovery Village
- Abuse In Nursing Homes
Women’s Health & Reproductive Rights
- Affordable Health Insurance
- Center for Reproductive Rights
- Choice USA
- Melpomene Institute
- The Midwife Center for Birth & Women’s Health
- NARAL Pro-Choice America
- National Abortion Federation
- National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health
- Planned Parenthood
- The Population Council
- SIECUS
Health Diagnosis
- Adagio Health
- Black Women’s Health Imperative
- Breast Cancer Action
- Jacobs Institute of Women’s Health
- National Women’s Health Network
- The Nuin Center
- YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh
Mental Health and Addiction
- AddictionResource.net Free or Low-Cost Rehab in PA
- Being Boswell
- Bethlehem Haven
- Detox Rehabs (58 Rehabs in PA)
- Family Links
- Mercy Behavioral Health
- The Nuin Center
- Pennsylvania Drug Use & Treatment Info
- POWER
- RehabNet — Drug & Alcohol Resource Centers
- Treatment Centers Directory
LGBTQ+ Community
- Delta Foundation of Pittsburgh
- GLCC Pittsburgh
- GLSEN Pittsburgh
- LAMBDA Legal
- New Voices Pittsburgh
- The Big Queer Database of Western PA (LGBTQ+ Youth resources)
Career
- African American Leadership Association
- Alliance of Career Development Nonprofits
- Anita Borg Institute
- Bayer Center for Nonprofit Management
- Business and Professional Women of Pennsylvania
- Catalyst
- Center for Women and Work
- Coding Resources for Women at Every Stage of Their Career
- The Center for Women in Business
- Coalition of Labor Union Women
- Computer Science for Women
- Dress for Success Pittsburgh
- Ellevate Pittsburgh
- Executive Women’s Council of Greater Pittsburgh
- Guide to Salary Negotiation by Moneygeek
- Leadership Pittsburgh
- National Committee on Pay Equity
- National Institute for Women in Trades, Technology and Science
- Nontraditional Employment for Women
- Pennsylvania Women Work
- PROGRESS at CMU
- Urban League of Greater Pittsburgh
- Vibrant Pittsburgh
- Women Employed
- Young Professional Women in Energy
- 9 to 5
Entrepreneurship
Marriage/Divorce/ Relationships
Parenting Children with Disabilities
- ACHIEVA
- Autism Society of Pittsburgh
- Finding Accessible Housing
- Helping Kids in Traumatic Experiences
- Making Special Education Work for Your Child During COVID
- Simple Home Modifications for Kids with Special Needs
- Special Needs Trusts Guide
- Tips for Coping with Covid Stress
- Wesley Spectrum Services
- What to Look for in Accessible Rentals
Parenting Teens
- Academy for Adolescent Health
- Girls Coalition of Southwestern Pennsylvania
- Girls, Inc.
- Gwen’s Girls
- iTwixie
- Strong Women, Strong Girls Pittsburgh
- New Parents’ Guide to Life Insurance
- How to Teach Children About Traffic & Road Safety
- Saving for Your Child’s Education: 529 Plans
Aging/Retirement
- Jewish Association on Aging
- Grants for Seniors
- DIY Home Modifications for Senior Fall Prevention
Sandwich Generation
Loss
Legal Organizations
- California Women’s Law Center
- Legal Momentum
- Legal Voice
- National Women’s Law Center
- Women’s Law Initiative
- Women’s Law Project (Pennsylvania)
Political
- Alliance for Justice
- Center for American Women and Politics
- Center for Law and Social Policy
- Emerge America
- EMILY’s List
- Immigrant Legal Resource Center
- League of Women Voters
- moveon.org
- NAACP
- National Immigration Law Center
- National Women’s Political Caucus
- Pennsylvania Center for Women and Politics at Chatham University
- Punk Voter
- Women’s Campaign Fund
- Women’s Voice. Women Vote.
International
- Amnesty International
- Center for Women’s Global Leadership
- Global Fund for Women
- International Center for Research on Women
- International Women’s Health Coalition
- International Women’s Rights Action Watch
- MADRE
- Sisterhood is Global Institute
- Women’s Environment and Development Organization
- Women for Women International