http://www.audiovenus.com Global grassroots network of female artists, organizations, and media. Web community, live events. http://www.mills.edu/SHOWCASE/F97/MUS16/mus16.homepage.html Women composers, songwriters, improvisers, and sound artists in the San Francisco Bay area. http://www.blackwomen.co.uk/ Organization in the United Kingdom dedicated to black women in the arts and music. http://ourworld-top.cs.com/chardfest/index.htm Chard Festival of Women in Music and Women's Music. Jazz Spring School, young women's bands, performers, works, links. http://www.estrogenmusic.com/ Independent female musicians on the net. http://music.boisestate.edu/FTM6/ A conference in Boise, Idaho, scheduled for July 2001. Elizabeth Gould, Chair. http://www.fiddlechicks.com/ Organization of women who play electric violin. http://www.geishastar.com/ Geisha Star is a small women-run indie record label in Toronto dealing mainly with punk, ska, and rock acts. http://qsilver.queensu.ca/~grime/index.html Mission: to provide leadership, advocacy, professional contacts, and a strong research agenda for gender researchers in music education. http://www.gogirlsmusic.com Online community of independent women artists. Started in 1996, the organization is dedicated to promoting women in music. http://www.guitargirls.com Songwriting contest, MIDI and Real Audio files, news, and resources. http://www.iawm.org/ The International Alliance for Women in Music, a resource on women composers and women in music topics, hosted by Abilene Christian University in Abilene, Texas. http://www.indiegrrl.com A forum for women in the independent music industry, including a mailing list, series of tours, and record label releasing compilation CDs. http://music.mpr.org/features/0102_instrumentalwomen/index.shtml Program about women musicians in the United States, and their contributions to classical music. http://www.ladyslipper.org/ Non-profit organization whose primary purpose is to heighten public awareness of the achievements of women artists and musicians, and to expand the scope and availability of recordings by women. http://www.lawim.org/ "LAWIM is dedicated to fostering and promoting equal career opportunities for women and men in the music industry." http://www.ibiblio.org/nywc/ Non-profit that supports and promotes women composers of serious concert music. http://www.borealis.net/peacefulwomen/ Peaceful Women is an a capella group that expresses a strong commitment to womens issues, social justice, freedom, and the environment. http://www.soundsandfuries.com A small non-profit organization producing concerts, workshops, retreats and special events mainly in Vancouver and also journeys for women to sacred Goddess sites in Europe. http://www.womenarts.org/ Non-profit arts service organization dedicated to increasing the diversity and employment of women in theatre, film, video and other art forms. http://www.eciad.bc.ca/~sbailey/wim/main.html Located in Vancouver Canada, is a resource and education organization that aims to increase the contribution and recognition of women in all aspects of the music. http://www.womensphil.org/ (San Francisco) comprised of 70 women players; dedicated to the performance and promotion of the music of women composers, conductors, and performers. http://www.buzzarte.org/vpowatch/ Protesting the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra's discriminatory policies toward women. http://www.womeninmusic.com/ Non-profit organization that supports the efforts and achievements of women in music through media, education and networking. http://www.womeninmusic.org.uk Celebrates and helps raise public awareness of women's work in all types of music. http://wiaonline.org/ Produce and sponsor programs that promote and affirm the creative talents and technical skills of women in the visual, performing, and fine arts. http://womeninaudio.com Free resource for women to network with other women in professional audio. http://www.womensmusic.com/index2.htm Site put together by Jeanne E. Shaffer, host of a weekly public radio show showcasing women composers. Includes database of women composers, discography, and other resources relating to the broadcasts.