Business Organizations

Women's organizations can be a great source of information and networking opportunities. Following is a list of several national business organizations, which are committed to supporting women in the workplace.

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• Association for Women in Communications http://www.womcom.org/ - national organization with local chapters
• Catalyst http://www.Catalystwomen.org - information for and about working women
• Count-me-In for Women's Economic Independence http://www.count-me-in.org - supports economic empowerment of women through loans for small business start-up
• Global Fund for Women http://www.globalfundforwomen.org/ - funding for women-owned businesses
• League of Women Voters http://www.lwv.org/
• 9 to 5 National Association for Working Women http://www.9to5.org/ - information for women, provides help dealing with sexual harassment on-the-job
• Online Women's Business Center http://www.onlinewbc.org/ - Division of Small Business Association, provides information and support for small business owners
• Ms. Foundation for Women - http://www.ms.foundation.org/ -working to improve the economic opportunities for women and guard their safety, creators of Take Our Daughters to Work Day
• National Association of Women Business Owners http://www.nawbo.org/nawbo/nawbostart.nsf - organization for women business owners
• National Council of Women's Organizations http://www.womensorganizations.org - network of over 100 women's organizations
• National Organization for Women http://www.now.org/ - championing the rights of women in life and in the workplace
• Webgrrls http://www.webgrrls.com/ - information and education for women working or interested in working in New Media
• WomenBiz.gov - http://womenbiz.gov - founded to help women secure contracts from the government
• Women's Business Development Center http://www.wbdc.org/ - provides national certification services for women-owned businesses, WBE certification