Research and Resources

Use our resource list below for information on political parties as well as stats on women political leaders, and ways to get out the vote. Also, check The White House Project's research reports and polling on women candidates and how women are perceived in the media.

 

How do I run for office in my state?

• Resource map of Secretary of State homepages

2008 Presidential Candidate debate resources

• Resources for the debates

Women and Leadership

• Women Leaders On-line
• Institute for Women's Leadership at Rutgers University
• Institute for Women's Leadership
• Center for Policy Alternatives
• Emerge America

Women and Voting

• League of Women Voters
• Rock the Vote
• WomenMatter
• Women's Voices, Women's Vote
  

Women and Politics

• Center for American Women and Politics
• Women in Politics Institute
• Democracy Net
• National Foundation for Women Legislators
• National Women's Political Caucus
• Women's Campaign Forum
• Women's Campaign School at Yale University
• Women Matter
• Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard University
• Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at University of Massachusett Boston

Women and Global Politics

• Center for Women's Global Leadership
• Women and Politics: A Global Perspective

Partisan Electoral Organizations

• Women's Leadership Forum (Democrat)
• Emily's List (Democrat)
• Wish List (Republican)
• Winning Women (Republican)
• National Federation of Republican Women (Republican)
• Emerge -Women Leaders For A Democratic Future (Democrat)

Women and Media

• O Magazine
• Oxygen Media
• Lifetime TV

Women and Sports

• Women's Sports Foundation
• Women in Sports
  

Women's Organizations

• National Council of Women's Organizations
• National Organization for Women
• Feminist Majority
• American Association of University Women
• NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund
• International Museum of Women

Historical Women

• Women's History
• National Women's History Project

Research on Women

• National Council for Research on Women
• Institute for Women's Policy Research

Statistics

• Federal Statistics
• Polling Report

For Girls

• Girl Scouts
• Girls Pipeline to Power
• Girls Inc.
• New Moon
• Eleanor Roosevelt Vall-Kill Home Leadership Program for Girls
• Cosmo Girl Club 2024
• Center for Gender Equity

Women of Color Organizations

• National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

Young Women's Organizations

• National Hispanic Institute's Young Leaders Conference
• New Leadership at Rutgers
• The Woodhull Institute
• YWCA Institute for Public Leadership

Democratic, Republican, Green and Libertarian Party Resources

Democrats:

• DNC.org
• DNC Women's Community
• DNC Intern FAQs
• The Gender Balance Task Force (They're here to help!)
• EMILY's List 
  

Republicans:

• GOP.org
• GOP TeamLeader
• National Federation of Republican Women
• NFRW Internships and Scholarships
• The WISH List

Green Party:

• gp.org
• Green Action Center
• Green Party National Women's Caucus
• Volunteer for the Green Party
  

Libertarian Party:

• Libertarian Party