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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

THE WOMEN'S CENTER

AT CALTECH

 
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LENDING LIBRARY & WEB RESOURCES

 

Women's Center Library- The Women's Center operates as a central meeting place and hub of resource information. We house a collection of campus, local, state, and national resources and our staff is able to provide support and make referrals on a wide range of gender-related personal and professional issues. The Women’s Center Lending Library holds over 500 books, journals, magazines and videos. Items are available for 2-week check-out or to read in our comfortable lounge. Click here to download our catalogue.

LGBTQ Library- Books, videos, DVDs, magazines and other resources located on the 2nd floor of the Center for Student Services. Funding for library provided by the Moore-Hufstedler Fund and the President's Diversity Initiative.

 

Web Resources

Caltech Resources

Offices, Programs & Departments
Admissions
     
Athletics        
Caltech Alumni Association   
Caltech Postdoc Association
  
Caltech Public Events
Caltech Y      
Caltech WorkLife Program     
Career Development Center
   
Counseling Center
      
Dean of Students        
Employee Relations   
Financial Aid  
Graduate Studies Office
        
Health Educator         
Human Resources
      
International Student Programs at Caltech  
International Scholars Office at Caltech
      
Minority Student Education at Caltech            
Officers of the Faculty                   
Safety Office  
Security Office
   
Staff and Faculty Consultation Center        
Student Health Center            

Childcare
Children's Center at Caltech
   
Child Educational Center at JPL and Caltech
Caltech Childcare Referral List   
Baby Furniture and Household Equipment Pool      

Gender & Diversity

Diversity at Caltech
    
Administrative Committee on Diversity and Minority Affairs (ACODAMA)
           
Caltech Student Pride Association
   

Women's Organizations

SWE – Society of Women Engineers
       
Women's Glee Club           
Caltech Women's Club         

Additional Web Resources

Career/Work-Life
Women Work!
9 to 5: National Association of Working Women    
Working Mother Magazine     
Catalyst          


Diversity Resources
Diversity Web

Faculty for the Future


Domestic or Dating Violence

National Domestic Violence Hotline
 
LA Gay and Lesbian Center STOP Domestic Violence Program
Haven House LA


Education
American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education           
American Association of University Women 
National Women's Studies Association         
Women in Higher Education  
National Council for Research on Women (NCROW) 
The Chronicle of Higher Education   
Myra Sadker Advocates          
National Coalition for Women and Girls in Education         
Association for Gender Equity Leadership in Education (AGELE)           


Health and Wellness
National Women's Health Resource Center
 
Boston Women's Health Book Collective      
Harvard Women's Health Watch           
National Women's Health Information Center                      
NIH Office of Research on Women's Health
Go Ask Alice Question and Answer Site       
National Women's Health Network   
The Society for Women's Health Research   
Gurze Books has specialized in eating disorders education and publications since 1980.      

History

National Women's History Project
     
National Women's History Museum   
Women in World History      
Women's International Center
Women in American History  
African American Women's History   
Documents from the Women's Liberation Movement   
International Women's Day    
National Women's Hall of Fame        
Women Nobel Laureates        
Women Who Changed History           

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center 
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force             
International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
   
Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
 
National Center for Lesbian Rights
    
Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation
 
Gay-Straight Alliance Network                      

Men
Men Can Stop Rape
   
Men Stopping Violence          
White Ribbon Campaign
        
XY: Men, Masculinities, and Gender Politics
 
Dads and Daughters
   

Money and Finance
Women's Institute for Financial Education
    
The Motley Fool
         
Suze Orman
   

Science, Math, Engineering and Technology

Association of Women in Science
  
Society of Women Engineers
            
Association for Women in Computing
                   
Association for Women in Mathematics
      
Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN)          
MentorNet
     
Women and Computer Science, MIT
 
American Chemical Society (ACS) Women Chemists Committee
   
Advocates for Women in Science, Engineering & Mathematics                    
Women in Math Project
         
Past Notable Women of Computing
   
Association for Women in Science and Engineering
  
PDK Poster Project
    
African American Women in Technology
     
American Astronomical Society: Committee on the Status of Women
                      
The ADA Project: Tapping Internet Resources for Women in Computer Science
     
Archives of Women in Science and Engineering
        
International Organization of Pakistani Women Engineers
  
Women in Global Science and Technology
    
 Women of NASA      
Contributions of 20th Century Women to Physics (UCLA)   
Committee on Women in Science and Engineering (National Academy of Science)           
Committee on the Status of Women in Computing Research (CRA-W)
       
Women in Technology International (WITI)
  

Sexual Assault
Rape Treatment Center at Santa Monica- UCLA Center
The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN)
       
Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women
          
US Dept. of Justice Office on Violence Against Women      

Sexual Harassment
http://www.sexual-harassment-info.org/      
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission                    
Office of Civil Rights 
Sexual Harassment in Schools
What to do if you or someone you know is being harassed   
Equal Rights Advocates        

Sports and Athletics
Women's Sports Foundation  
Women's Sports Wire
 
Tucker Center for Research on Girls & Women in Sport
       

Women's Organizations and News – National
Women's E-News

YWCA

Human Rights Watch

Institute for Women's Policy Research

League of Women Voters

WomenWatch

Ms. Foundation

National Organization for Women

Feminist Majority Foundation

Girl Scouts of the USA

Girls Incorporated

The California Women's Law Center
National Center for Policy Research for Women & Families
YWCA of Los Angeles
YWCA of Pasadena
Forum for Women Entrepreneurs (FWE)
U.S. Women's Chamber of Commerce

FeMiNa
Provide women with a comprehensive, searchable directory of links to female friendly sites and information on the World Wide Web.

 

 

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UPCOMING EVENTS

GRADUATE WOMEN'S DISCUSSION GROUP
Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month during the academic year from 12-1pm; 2nd floor Center for Student Services

FROSH LUNCHES
Every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month during the academic year from 12-1pm; 2nd floor Center for Student Services

READING WOMEN
Last Friday of every month from 12-1pm; 2nd floor Center for Student Services


EMERGENCY CONTACT INFORMATION

CALTECH SECURITY
For emergencies, call ext. x5000

COUNSELING CENTER
Emergency Care Weekdays: ext. x8331

Emergency Care Weekends: Security ext. x4701

PASADENA POLICE
For emergencies, please call 911


 
 

 
   
 
     

 

©2008 California Institute of Technology Women's Center