Research Guides: Social Justice Topics: Internet Resources

Federal Agencies

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws that make it illegal to discriminate against a job applicant or an employee because of the person's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. It is also illegal to discriminate against a person because the person complained about discrimination, filed a charge of discrimination, or participated in an employment discrimination lawsuit.
Women's Bureau (U.S. Dept. of Labor)
"The Women's Bureau was created by law in 1920 to formulate standards and policies to promote the welfare of wage-earning women, improve their working conditions, increase their efficiency, and advance their opportunities for profitable employment. "
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Women's Safety and Health Issues at Work
Contains information on working women, the hazards they may face, and NIOSH research in areas of particular concern to women.

Policy & Advocacy Organizations

9to5
A national, membership-based organization advocating for workplace rights for women, specializing in low-wage working women's issues.
A Better Balance
"ABB works on the national and local level employing a wide range of strategies – legislative advocacy, litigation, grassroots organizing, research and public education -- to promote flexible workplace policies, end discrimination against caregivers and support family caregiving." Website features news, reports, policy briefs, and fact sheets on a range of family-related workplace policy issues.
Berger-Marks Foundation
"The Berger-Marks Foundation, whose mission is to help organize women into unions, provides both financial support and camaraderie to people and organizations doing that work."
Catalyst
Catalyst is an international, membership-based nonprofit dedicated to expanding opportunities for women in business, primarily through the creation and dissemination of research. The website is an excellent source for news, reports, studies, and best practices on workplace issues for women.
Coalition of Labor Union Women
CLUW is an affiliate organization of the AFL-CIO which advocates for working women's issues. Their web site includes the CLUW newsletter, publications, and information on the Union Women's Summer Schools.
Department for Professional Employees, AFL-CIO
Information and data on professional occupations and industries, with a significant content on women professionals.
Institute for Women's Policy Research (IWPR)
The Institute for Women's Policy Research conducts research related to women’s economic, family, and social needs and their status in their community and society. Research findings are disseminated, often for free, through this web site
National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE)
NCPE is "a coalition of women's and civil rights organizations; labor unions; religious, professional, legal, and educational associations, commissions on women, state and local pay equity coalitions and individuals working to eliminate sex- and race-based wage discrimination and to achieve pay equity."
National Partnership for Women & Families
A nonprofit organization promoting workplace fairness, reproductive rights and health care access, and family-friendly policies. Website features news, policy briefs and factsheets.
National Women's Law Center - Employment
Research, factsheets, and news on women's employment issues, including fair pay, pregnancy discrimination, serving in the armed forces, and affirmative action.
BPW Foundation - Business and Professional Women of Maryland
An online clearinghouse of BPW Foundation research, as well current and historical documents and articles on issues affecting workingwomen and their employers including dissertations, issue papers, bibliographies, conference presentations and recordings of the foundation’s audio conference series

LGBTQ+ Research

Defining Gender, 1450-1910
Original source material from British and European libraries and archives, including a strong core of document images from the Bodleian Library, Oxford and the British Library; Cambridge University Library; Leeds University Library; Birmingham Central Library; etc. Sources include ephemera, pamphlets, commonplace books, diaries, periodicals, letters, ledgers, manuscript journals, poetry, receipt books and conduct and advice literature.
Gender Studies Collection
Provides access to hundreds of thousands of articles with coverage on such topics as gender studies, sexual behavior surveys, family and marital issues, conversion therapy, gay and lesbian rights, homophobia, health aspects and more. Leading journals in the field are covered and updated daily.
Gender Studies Database
Gender Studies Database combines the Women's Studies International and Men's Studies databases with the coverage of sexual diversity issues. GSD covers the full spectrum of gender-engaged scholarship.
GenderWatch
A full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on how gender impacts a broad spectrum of subject areas.
LGBT Thought and Culture
Key works and archival documentation of LGBT political and social movements throughout the twentieth century and into the present day. Collection includes seminal texts, letters, speeches, interviews, and ephemera covering the political evolution of gay rights as well as memoirs, biographies, poetry, and works of fiction that illuminate the lives of lesbians, gays, transgendered, and bisexual individuals and the community.

USCCB Resources
Catholic Church teaching and pastoral care.

International Agencies & Organizations

United Nations - UN Women

"UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential."
World Health Organization - Gender and Occupational Health: "Around the world, women are at a disadvantage compared to men in the various spheres of society and, as a result, their issues have traditionally lacked visibility. Women’s work is no exception. Women’s working conditions are less often researched, and their associated health problems less often diagnosed and compensated for than men’s. This information sheet provides an overview of the differences and inequalities in work and health between women and men, and highlights issues of particular importance to women."

Asian Development Bank - Gender and Development
"ADB is working across Asia and the Pacific to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment, reduce poverty, and contribute to green, equitable, and inclusive development."
International Labour Organization (ILO) - Gender and Occupational Safety and Health
International Labour Organization (ILO) -
"The International Labour Organization (ILO) is devoted to promoting social justice and internationally recognized human and labour rights, pursuing its founding mission that social justice is essential to universal and lasting peace."
Equality and discrimination
Research and resources on gender and maternity discrimination in the workplace.

Older Women

Women's Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER)
WISER "is dedicated to the education and advocacy that will improve long-term financial quality of life for women. As the only organization to focus exclusively on the unique financial challenges that women face, WISER supports women’s opportunities to secure adequate retirement income through research, workshops and partnerships."
OWL
OWL is a membership-based nonprofit organization advocating for women 40+ around workplace, retirement, and healthcare issues through research and education.