Women & Men
| 4ERA http://www.4era.org E-Mail: info@4era.org 4355 J Cobb Parkway, #233 Atlanta, GA 30339 Phone: 678-793-6965 |
"We are a national, non-partisan, single-issue, grassroots organization. Our mission is to build solidarity among Americans for ratifying and promulgating the Equal Rights Amendment to the US Constitution." (http://www.4era.org) | |
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American Association of University
Women http://www.aauw.org E-Mail: info@aauw.org 1111 16th St. NW Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 800-326-AAUW Fax: 202-872-1425 TDD: 202-785-7777 |
"Mission: AAUW promotes equity for
all women and girls, lifelong education, and positive societal change." (http://www.aauw.org/about/index.cfm) |
| American Coalition for Fathers and Children http://www.acfc.org E-Mail: info@acfc.org 1718 M St. NW, Suite 187 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-955-6001, 800-978-3237 Fax: 202-835-1001 |
"We, the members of the
American Coalition for Fathers and Children, hereby dedicate ourselves and
our efforts to the creation of a family law system, legislative system,
and public awareness which promotes equal rights for ALL parties affected
by divorce, and the breakup of a family or establishment of paternity. It
is our belief through our involvement and dedication, we can have a positive
effect on the emotional and psychological well-being of children." (http://www.acfc.org/about.htm) |
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| Center for Health and Gender Equity http://www.genderhealth.org E-Mail: change@genderhealth.org 6930 Carroll Ave, Suite 910 Takoma Park, MD 20912 Phone: 301-270-1182 Fax: 301-270-2052 |
"The Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) is a U.S.-based non-governmental organization focused on the effects of U.S. international policies on the health and rights of women, girls, and other vulnerable populations in Africa, Asia, and Latin America. We believe that every individual has the right to the basic information, technologies, and services needed to enjoy a healthy and safe sexual and reproductive life free from coercion and preventable illness." (http://www.genderhealth.org/ --> About CHANGE) | |
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Concerned Women for America http://www.cwfa.org E-Mail: feedback form 1015 15th St. NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-488-7000 Fax: 202-488-0806 |
"The mission of CWA is
to protect and promote Biblical values among all citizens - first through
prayer, then education, and finally by influencing our society - thereby
reversing the decline in moral values in our nation." (http://www.cwfa.org/about.asp) |
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EMILY's List http://www.emilyslist.org 1120 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 1100 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-326-1400 Fax: 202-326-1415 |
"An acronym for 'Early
Money Is Like Yeast' (it helps the 'dough' rise), EMILY’s List is
the nation’s largest grassroots political network, raising campaign
contributions for pro-choice Democratic women candidates running for the
House, the Senate and for governor; helping women candidates build strong,
winning campaigns; and helping mobilize women voters." (http://www.emilyslist.org/about/) |
| Equal Rights Advocates http://www.equalrights.org E-Mail: info@equalrights.org 1663 Mission St., Suite 250 San Francisco, CA 94103 Phone: 415-621-0672 Fax: 415-621-6744 |
"Equal Rights Advocates
has led the legal fight for women’s equality for almost 30 years.
Since 1974, ERA’s mission has been to protect and secure equal rights
and economic opportunities for women and girls through litigation and advocacy.
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| Feminist Majority http://www.feminist.org E-Mail: femmaj@feminist.org 1600 Wilson Blvd., Suite 801 Arlington, VA 22209 Phone: 703-522-2214 Fax: 703-522-2219 |
"The Feminist Majority
Foundation (FMF), which was founded in 1987, is a cutting edge organization
dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. In
all spheres, FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically,
socially, and politically. Our organization believes that feminists - both
women and men, girls and boys - are the majority, but this majority must
be empowered." (http://www.feminist.org/welcome/welcome1.html) |
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Independent Women's Forum http://www.iwf.org E-Mail: info@iwf.org 1726 M St. NW, 10th Floor Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-419-1820 |
"The Independent Women's
Forum is dedicated to advancing the spirit of enterprise and self-reliance
among women, and supporting the principles of political freedom, economic
liberty, and personal responsibility." (http://www.iwf.org/about_iwf/default.asp) |
| International Center for Research on Women http://www.icrw.org E-Mail: info@icrw.org 1717 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Suite 302 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-797-0007 Fax: 202-797-0020 |
"The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) was created in 1976 to fill gaps in understanding the complex realities of women's lives and their role in development. Since then, we have focused on improving women's status by connecting insight and action." (http://www.icrw.org/html/about/about.htm) | |
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League of Women Voters http://www.lwv.org E-Mail: lwv@lwv.org 1730 M St. NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20036-4508 Phone: 202-429-1965 Fax: 202-429-0854 |
"The League of Women Voters,
a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active
participation of citizens in government, works to increase understanding
of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education
and advocacy." (http://www.lwv.org/about/) |
| The Men's Defense Association http://www.mensdefense.org E-Mail: info@mensdefense.org 17854 Lyons St. Forest Lake, MN 55025-8107 |
"...Mission: To assist
individuals discriminated against in divorce and other gender matters through
education and referrals to local resources, especially attorneys...to protect
the traditional image of fathers, family and manhood from the onslaught
of 'politically correct' thinking that men are evil, violent and unnecessary
in child development...to restore equal dignity and equal, not necessarily
identical, rights for men across a broad spectrum of life, including divorce,
employment and crime punishment...to provide a rational basis for public
policy on gender issues at the state, federal and international level...to
promote Men's/Fathers' movement unity. " (http://www.mendsdefense.org) |
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| Mothers Against Fathers in Arrears http://www.mafia-usa.com PO Box 16292 Fort Worth, TX 76162 |
"Mothers Against Fathers In Arrears is for all custodial parents and their children who are owed child support. This organization will allow all custodial parents to remain informed about child support issues throughout the United States as well as become "pro-active" with judges, legislators and Congress."
(http://www.mafia-usa.com/) |
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NARAL Pro-Choice America http://www.naral.org E-Mail: feedback form 1156 15th St. NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-973-3000 Fax: 202-973-3096 |
"For over thirty years, NARAL Pro-Choice America has been the political arm of the pro-choice movement and a strong advocate of reproductive freedom and choice. NARAL Pro-Choice America's mission is to protect and preserve the right to choose while promoting policies and programs that improve women's health and make abortion less necessary. NARAL Pro-Choice America works to educate Americans and officeholders about reproductive rights and health issues and elect pro-choice candidates at all levels of government." (http://www.naral.org/about/mission.cfm) |
| National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum http://www.napawf.org 1050 17th St. NW, Suite 250 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-293-2688 Fax: 202-293-4507 |
"To build an APA women's movement among those who believe in advancing social justice, and addressing the concerns and increasing the rights of APA women and girls. NAPAWF's strength and vitality lies within its membership and chapters." (http://www.napawf.org) | |
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National Coalition Against Domestic Violence http://www.webmerchants.com/ncadv/ PO Box 18749 Denver, CO 80218-0749 Phone: 303-839-1852 Fax: 303-831-9251 |
"NCADV (located in
Denver, CO) is a grassroots non-profit membership organization working since 1978 to end violence in the lives of women and children. " (http://www.webmerchants.com/ncadv/) |
| National Committee on Pay Equity http://www.pay-equity.org E-mail: fairpay@patriot.net 1925 K St. NW, Suite 402 Washington, DC 20006-1119 Phone: 202-223-8360 Fax: 202-776-0537 |
"The National Committee on Pay Equity (NCPE), founded in 1979, 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." (http://www.pay-equity.org/about.html) |
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National Council of Jewish Women http://www.ncjw.org E-Mail: action@ncjwdc.org 1707 L St. NW, Suite 950 Washington, DC 20036-4206 Phone: 202-296-2588 Fax: 202-331-7792 |
"The National Council of Jewish Women is a volunteer organization, inspired by Jewish values, that works through a program of research, education, advocacy and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children and families and strives to ensure individual rights and freedoms for all." (http://www.ncjw.org/html/AboutNCJW/ContactNCJW/) |
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National Fatherhood Initiative http://www.fatherhood.org E-Mail: nfi1995@aol.com 101 Lake Forest Blvd., Suite 360 Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Phone: 301-948-0599 Fax: 301-948-4325 |
"NFI’s
mission is to improve the well being of children by increasing the proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers." (http://www.fatherhood.org/) |
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National Organization for Women http://www.now.org E-Mail: now@now.org 733 15th St. NW, 2nd Floor Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-628-8669 Fax: 202-785-8576 TTY: 202-331-9002 |
"Since its founding in 1966, NOW's goal has been to take action to bring about equality for all women. NOW works to eliminate discrimination and harassment in the workplace, schools, the justice system, and all other sectors of society; secure abortion, birth control and reproductive rights for all women; end all forms of violence against women; eradicate racism, sexism and homophobia; and promote equality and justice in our society." (http://www.now.org/organization/info.html) |
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National Partnership for Women and Families http://www.nationalpartnership.org E-Mail: info@nationalpartnership.org 1875 Connecticut Ave. NW, Suite 650 Washington, DC 20009 Phone: 202-986-2600 Fax: 202-986-2539 |
"The National Partnership for Women & Families is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that uses public education and advocacy to promote fairness in the workplace, quality health care, and policies that help women and men meet the dual demands of work and family." (http://www.nationalpartnership.org/ --> About Us) |
| National Research Center for Women and Families http://www.center4research.org 1701 K St. NW, Suite 700 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-223-4000 |
"The National Research Center for Women & Families promotes the health and safety of women, children, and families, by using objective, research-based information to encourage new, more effective programs and policies. The Center achieves its mission by gathering and analyzing information and translating that information into clearly presented facts and policy implications that are made widely available to the public, the media, and policy makers." (http://www.center4research.org/who1.html) | |
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National Right to Life http://www.nrlc.org E-Mail: NRLC@nrlc.org 512 10th St. NW Washington, DC 20004 Phone: 202-626-8800 |
"The ultimate goal of the National Right to Life Committee is to restore legal protection to innocent human life. The primary interest of the National Right to Life Committee and its members has been the abortion controversy; however, it is also concerned with related matters of medical ethics which relate to the right to life issues of euthanasia and infanticide. The Committee does not have a position on issues such as contraception, sex education, capital punishment, and national defense." (http://www.nrlc.org/Missionstatement.htm) |
| National Women's Health Network http://www.womenshealthnetwork.org 514 10th St. NW, Suite 400 Washington DC 20004 Phone: 202-347-1140 Fax: 202-347-1168 |
"The National Women's Health Network improves the health of all women by developing and promoting a critical analysis of health issues in order to affect policy and support consumer decision-making. The Network aspires to a health care system that is guided by social justice and reflects the needs of diverse women." (http://www.womenshealthnetwork.org) | |
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National Women's Political Caucus http://www.nwpc.org E-Mail: info@nwpc.org 1634 Eye St. NW, Suite 310 Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202-785-1100 Fax: 202-785-3605 |
"The National Women's Political Caucus is a multicultural, intergenerational, and multi-issue grassroots organization dedicated to increasing women’s participation in the political process and creating a true women’s political power base to achieve equality for all women." (http://www.nwpc.org/about.htm) |
| 9to5, National Association of Working Women http://www.9to5.org E-Mail: naww9to5@execpc.com 231 W Wisconsin Ave., Suite 900 Milwaulkee, WI 53203-2308 Phone: 414-274-0925 Fax: 414-272-2870 |
9to5, National Association of Working Women is the nation's largest non-profit membership organization of working women and has more than 20 chapters and members in all 50 states. For over 25 years, 9to5 has organized to end sexual harassment and discrimination and to win better wages, working conditions and family-friendly policies.
(http://www.9to5.org/news.html#about) |
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Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc. http://www.plannedparenthood.org E-Mail: communications@ppfa.org 1780 Massachusetts Ave. NW Washington , DC 20036 Phone: 202-785-3351 Fax: 202-293-4349 |
"...The mission of Planned Parenthood
is to provide comprehensive reproductive and complementary health
care services in settings which preserve and protect the essential privacy
and rights of each individual; to advocate public policies which guarantee
these rights and ensure access to such services; to provide educational
programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implications
of human sexuality; to promote research and the advancement of technology
in reproductive health care and encourage understanding of their inherent
bioethical, behavioral, and social implications." (http://www.plannedparenthood.org/about/ thisispp/mission.html) |
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Women's Action for New Directions http://www.wand.org E-Mail: info@wand.org 691 Massachusetts Ave. Arlington, MA 02476 Phone: 781-643- 6740 Fax: 781-643-6744 |
"WAND was founded in 1982 as Women's Action for Nuclear Disarmament. With the end of the cold war, we became Women's Action for New Directions, and have been dedicating our energies to redirect federal budget priorities away from the military and toward human needs." (http://www.wand.org/wand_who_we_are.htm) |
| Women's Campaign Fund http://www.wcfonline.org/ 734 15th St. NW, Suite 500 Washington, DC 20005 Phone: 202-393-8164 Fax: 202-393-0649 |
"WCF is non-partisan, and our mission is to provide women with the resources they need to win political office." (http://www.wcfonline.org/) |