Three gateway sites provide both historical and contemporary information on feminism and women's rights. The other 11 sites focus more specifically on issues, women's studies, archives, and access to original texts and images. Founded in 1987 by such feminist leaders as Eleanor Smeal and Peg Yorkin, the foundation aims to promote equality between women and men and to enhance feminist participation in public policy. Its focus is unabashedly feminist and liberal, but much of the information is practical, not agenda-driven. Categories include issues such as affirmative action, breast cancer, and reproductive rights.
Several features facilitate navigation of the site, including a text-only option from the homepage.
Its categories are so broad the site may require use of the search engine. It lacks the strong organization and navigational elements of the latter, but for those willing to dig a little it provides access to a wealth of information. The sponsors of this site are a coalition of people affiliated with various national women's organizations such as Ms. magazine, Third Wave, and the Washington Feminist Faxnet. The homepage is a bit cryptic, so ignore the mapped image and use the buttons at the bottom of the page. The subject-oriented links to web pages, however, suffer from lack of annotations.