Feminist Women's Health Center believes in providing women of all ages with information so they can freely make their own decisions about their bodies and sexuality.

your body . by young women . activism & feminism . for parents of teens . links

your body

• it's okay to peek! how to do a self exam
• what's down there? get to know your sexual anatomy from scarleteen.com
• learn about your menstrual cycles
• what to expect from your first visit to a gynecologist from scarleteen.com
• Center for Young Women's Health in Boston - info on everything!
• 15 ways to create a body positive world from advocates for youth.org
• coalition for positive sexuality
• sex for one - what about masturbation?
• FREE birth control for teens in washington state
• options for birth control, including emergency contraception
• all about sexually transmitted diseases
• all about abortion
• reproductive health care: do you know your rights? from sex.etc
• state by state guide to minors' access to abortion from naral
• self defense basics - tools for protecting your body and your mind from the Nemours Foundation
• teen pregnancy and contraception fact sheet
• teen health news
• Get Fit Get Right - fitness for teens - get the 411 on healthy eating and great ideas for getting your 60 minutes of exercise each day.
  

by young women

• real stories from teens making choices about abortion. email your story!
• "Knowing My Sexual Body" - by Jeanne
• what teens have to say about preventing teen pregnancy
• narcissa's web reviews (created on "take our daughters to work day" 2000)
• "Do you have a Healthy Body Image ." an article on body image by Ayanna on mysistahs.org
• "Our Lives Are on the Line: Why We Oppose Abstinence-Until-Marriage Sex Ed" by the teen editors of sex, etc.
• teen voices magazine - written by and for teen women
• GirlMom.com - a politically progressive, left-aligned, pro-choice, feminist website with a mission to support young mothers, of all backgrounds, in their struggles for reproductive freedom and social support.
• All Girl Army Individual blogs/journals for 29 women between the ages of 10 and 25, and a single, collective blog which highlights entries from the individual blogs/journals, as well as news items pertinent to women and girls and topics given for more writing and discussion.
• Scarleteen: Teen sex info site
  

activism & feminism

• read definitions of feminism and submit your own
• advertisements you can use for free - from Pro-Choice Education Project (PEP)
• fat and feminist
• pro-choice activist alerts - find out what's going on and get involved
• teenagesafety.org - tell your senators you oppose abstinence-only sex ed!
• activist links - take action
• girls' bill of rights from Girls, Inc. - a strong statement for strong girls
• what does pro-choice mean to you?

parents of teens

• study released in May 2003 - 14 and Younger: The Sexual Behavior of Young Adolescents
• what teens want from the national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy
• ten tips for parents to help your children avoid teen pregnancy
• what teens have to say about preventing teen pregnancy
• "Courageous Trust," a review of Judith Levine's book Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex. Review by Joanne Alcantara.
• components of promising teen pregnancy prevention programs from advocates for youth
• www.MomDadIMpregnant.com. The Abortion Conversation Project launched this resource for parents and teens which speaks to the real need for parental involvement, as opposed to the current legalized distortion of family communication.

links

• advocates for youth - health info and ways to get involved
• Choice USA - building a new generation of leaders for the reproductive freedom movement
• Canadian Birth Control Info - your guide to the differences between Canadian and US birth control pills.
• candie's foundation - sexy and independent messages from destiny's child
• crisis hotline numbers
• daughters sisters project
• emergency contraception
• emily cartoons
• girl power
• gyn101 - how to ace your first gynecological exam
• it's your sex life from the kaiser foundation
• mysistahs.org - by and for young women of color
• national campaign to prevent teen pregnancy
• new moon - magazine for girls and their dreams
• powerful voices
• sex etc. - a website by teens for teens
• scarleteen.com - sex education for the real world
• take our daughters to work day - sponsored by the ms. foundation.
• teen voices online - because you're more than just a pretty face
• Abstinence-Only Sex Education Programs 'Threaten' Health of Young People - 2002 Report by Human Rights Watch
• Center for Young Women's Health in Boston