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Web LinksSection Five: Work
| National Association of Working Women | | Working women from a wide variety of professions seek information and support from the National Association of Working Women and its local chapters. This website outlines the services and resources the organization provides. (
http://www.9to5.org/
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| The Feminist Majority | | The Feminist Majority, one of the nation's leading feminist organizations, provides information on sexual harassment-as well as on many other topics of interest to women. (
http://www.feminist.org/911/harass.html
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| NOW | | The National Organization for Women, a longstanding feminist organization in the United States, prioritizes women's workplace concerns, including sexual harassment. (
http://www.now.org/issues/harass/
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| NOW on Affirmative Action | | The National Organization for Women is a staunch advocate of affirmative action. It follows developments related to affirmative action in the U.S. (
http://www.now.org/issues/affirm/
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| EEOC | | The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission of the federal government provides information on legal standards for workplace equity. (
http://www.eeoc.gov/facts/fs-sex.html
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| LGBT Rights | | Lesbian, gay, bi, and trans people often face special challenges in their places of employment. The Human Rights Campaign Foundation, a national LGBT-rights organization, tracks legislation (positive and negative) affecting lesbian, gay, and trans people and their ability to enjoy the same work-related benefits as their heterosexual colleagues. (
http://www.hrc.org/worknet/publications/state_workplace/2001/exec_summary.asp
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| Affirmative Action | | Many people subscribe to myths about affirmative action. The Understanding Prejudice project seeks to clarify the key points of affirmative action. (
http://www.UnderstandingPrejudice.org/readroom/articles/affirm.htm
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| Women in Non-traditional Employment | | How many women today work in trades considered "non-traditional"? Visit the website of an organization devoted to women in the technical trades and sciences. (
http://www.iwitts.com/html/stw_fact_sheet.htm
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| Workplace Childcare | | How are workplaces responding to the childcare needs of working mothers? How can workplaces become more child- and parent-friendly? This website explores the need for workplace childcare arrangements and strategies for institutionalizing them. (
http://daycare.about.com/gi/dynamic/offsite.htm?site=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.workfamily.com%2Fop...
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