Notice: These web site references are provided for informational purposes only. The links below are intended to highlight some of the more useful web sites related to women's issues. This list is by no means exhaustive and will be updated over time. Views expressed are not necessarily those endorsed by the Women's Caucus. The California Legislative Women's Caucus assumes no responsibility for the content posted at web sites maintained by outside organizations.
Legislation and Research
- Official California Legislative Information
http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov - Legislative Analysts Office
http://www.lao.ca.gov/ - California State Library
https://www.library.ca.gov/services/ - Senate Office of Research
http://www.sen.ca.gov/sor/
Women's History
- Women's Museum of California
http://www.womensmuseumca.org - Smithsonian Because of Her Story
https://womenshistory.si.edu - International Museum of Women Update
http://exhibitions.globalfundforwomen.org - The National Women's Hall of Fame
http://www.greatwomen.org/ - National Women's History Alliance
https://nationalwomenshistoryalliance.org - California Museum
https://www.californiamuseum.org/women-inspire-online
Women's Organizations
- California Commission on the Status of Women
http://www.women.ca.gov - National Organization of Women
http://www.now.org/ - California National Organization for Women
http://www.canow.org/ - California Women's Law Center
http://www.cwlc.org - Center for American Women and Politics
https://www.cawp.rutgers.edu - Feminist Majority Foundation
http://www.feminist.org - The Women's Foundation
http://www.twfusa.org - The Women's Foundation of California
http://www.womensfoundca.org - California Women Lead
https://www.cawomenlead.org - American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/
Women Veteran Resources
- California Department of Veteran Affairs Women Veterans Resources
https://www.calvet.ca.gov/WomenVets/Pages/Women-Veterans-Resources.aspx - U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Center for Women Veterans (CWV)
https://www.va.gov/womenvet/ - California Women Veterans Leadership Council (CWVLC)
https://www.calvet.ca.gov/WomenVets/Pages/California-Women-Veterans-Leadership-Council.aspx
Aid to Low-income Families
- California Department of Social Services
https://www.cdss.ca.gov - Medi-Cal- Health insurance
https://www.dhcs.ca.gov/services - Women, Infants and Children - food assistance
http://www.fns.usda.gov/wic/
Child Care
- California Child Care Resource & Referral Network
http://www.rrnetwork.org/ - Child Care Bureau
http://www.acf.hhs.gov/programs/ccb - California Work Opportunity and Responsibility to Kids (CalWORKs)
http:// https://www.cdss.ca.gov/calworks - Child Care Law Center
http://childcarelaw.org/
Seniors
- California Department on Aging
https://aging.ca.gov/ - National Institute on Aging
https://www.nia.nih.gov/health - Eldercare Locator
https://eldercare.acl.gov/Public/Index.aspx - California Senior Housing Information
https://aging.ca.gov/Care_Options/Determine_the_Best_Housing_Option_For_Me/ - California Senior Food & Nutritional Programs https://aging.ca.gov/Programs_and_Services/Food_and_Nutrition/
Domestic Violence / Sexual Assault
- The National Domestic Violence Hotline
https://www.thehotline.org |1-800-799-7233 - RAINN (Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network)
https://www.rainn.org | 1-800-656-HOPE (4673) - Women Escaping A Violent Environment (Sacramento)
http://www.weaveinc.org/ - California Partnership to End Domestic Violence
http://cpedv.org/ - California Coalitions Against Sexual Assault (CALCASA)
http://www.calcasa.org - National Sexual Violence Resource Center
http://www.nsvrc.org/ - Safe at Home - Address Confidentiality for Domestic Violence Victims
https://www.sos.ca.gov/registries/safe-home/
Education
- California Department of Education
http://cde.ca.gov/ - Education Week -- A national newspaper on education issues published weekly
http://edweek.org/ - EdSource Online - An independent source of information on California public schools
http://www.edsource.org/
Foster Care
- California Children and Family Services Division
http://www.childsworld.ca.gov/ - California Partnership for Children
http://www.childrenspartnership.org - California Youth Connection
http://www.calyouthconn.org
Gender Equity
- The Women's Sports Foundation
https://www.womenssportsfoundation.org - The American Association of University Women
http://www.aauw.org/ - California National Organization For Women
http://www.canow.org - California Women's Law Center
http://www.cwlc.org - U.S. Commission on Civil Rights
http://www.usccr.gov
Health
- California Healthy Families Program
https://www.benefits.gov/benefit/1596 - Women's Health – California Department of Public Health
https://www.cdph.ca.gov/Programs/OHE/Pages/Womens_Landing_Page.aspx - National Breast Cancer Foundation
https://www.nationalbreastcancer.org - The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
http://www.acog.org - Office on Women’s Health
https://www.womenshealth.gov
Incarcerated Women
- California Department of Corrections
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov - California Coalition for Women Prisoners
http://www.womenprisoners.org - CDCR Female Offender Programs Services – Reentry Services
https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/adult-operations/fops/
Reproductive Freedom
- Center for Reproductive Law and Policy
http://www.crlp.org/ - Planned Parenthood
http://www.plannedparenthood.org
Working Families
- Paid Family Leave Collaborative
http://www.paidfamilyleave.org/ - National Partnership for Women & Families
http://www.nationalpartnership.org/ - Resources for Women in the Workplace (Director of Industrial Relations-CA)
https://www.dir.ca.gov/women_workers.html