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[The following resource section is reprinted from the Sept. 1992 issue
of War Research Info Service, a quarterly newsletter for campus
peace activists (Copyright 1992, University Conversion Project).  The
theme of this special issue (Volume 2, #1) is RMasculinity and War/
Feminism and Non-Violence.S    For a sample issue, please send $3 to
University Conversion Project, Box 748, Cambridge, MA  02142.  To
subscribe, please send $25/yr.  Or call (617)  354-9363 for more
information.]

Organizing Resources, Part 1

    In keeping with the theme of this packet, this section includes
resources that examine violence against women, the new menUs
movement, feminist perspectives on nonviolence, and sexism on
campus.  We compiled these resources from our own library as well
as from the libraries of feminist groups across the country.  We were
pleased to discover that the women's peace movement has generated
such a large and thoughtful body of literature for us to draw from.
We have attempted to include resources that offer innovative
insights and concrete suggestions for action.
    There is often an assumption that men in the peace movement
are somehow different from other men and therefore exempt from
oppressive behavior and sexism.  Unfortunately this is not always
the case.  Many female activists have encountered problems with
male dominance.  The nonviolent philosophies that guide many
groups can be considered sexist because they fail to treat womenUs
oppression as seriously as other social problems.  Theories of
pacifism that fail to address the very real and destructive effects of
socially sanctioned violence against women are deficient.  We have
therefore included resources that offer philosophical and procedural
measures to confront sexism within our own ranks.
    We have paid special attention to manifestations of sexism on
campus.  We have included literature that deals with fraternity and
date rape, the barriers that confront female professors, and the
absence of women from historical texts.
    It is our hope that this section will help raise awareness about
the misogyny that still exists in American culture, expose the
common roots of sexism and militarism, and make our actions more
effective and unifying.    -Erin Bush


WomenUs Peace Organizations
Women Against Intervention/War Q 3411 W. Diversey St., Chicago,
IL, 60647.
Women Against Military Madness Q 3255 Hennepin Ave. S. #125,
Minneapolis, MN, 55408, [phone].  Regional womenUs peace
organization.
Women's Action for New Directions Q P.O. Box B, Arlington, MA
02174, [phone]. Committed to acting to stop the spread of
weapons of mass destruction, clean up the military's toxic waste,
convert from a military to a civilian-based economy, and increase
women's political leadership.
Women's Encampment for Peace & Justice Q 5440 Route 96, ,
Romulus, NY, 14511, [phone].
Women Strike For Peace Q 110 Maryland Ave. NE  #302, Washington,
DC, 20002, [phone].
WomenUs Int'l League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) Q 1213 Race
St, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, [phone].

Anti-Sexism
National Organization for Women (NOW) Q 1000 16th Street, NW,
Washington, DC  20036, [phone].  Look in the phone book to
get the number and address of the chapter closest to you.
National Organization of Men Against Sexism (NOMAS) Q 798 Penn.
Ave., Box 5, Pittsburgh, PA  15221, [phone].  National
Network for Men fighting to end sexism and violence against women.
Women's Action Coalition (WAC) Q  [phone] x9226.  Direct
action group similar to ACT UP which started in New York City in
1992, attracting over 500 people to its meetings.  Chapters have
already formed in DC, Chicago, Boston, Buffalo, Minneapolis, Santa Fe,
and Paris!
Women's Legal Defense Fund Q [phone].  Involved in sex
discrimination law suits, including tenure.
Health
Boston Women's Health Collective Q 240A Elm St., Somerville, MA,
02144, [phone].
Feminist Majority Fund Q 675 Massachusetts Ave. Cambridge, MA.
02139, [phone].  Works for womenUs equality and health
(esp. breast cancer).
Feminist Women's Health Center Q 505 W. Georgia St., Tallahassee,
FL, 32301, [phone].
WHAM! (Women's Health Action & Mobilization) Q PO Box 733, New
York, NY  10009, [phone]. Defends clinics; organizes
discussions, direct action, and self-help groups.

Academic Networks
American Association of University Women Q 1111 16th St. , NW,
Washington, DC,  20036, [phone].
Association for Women in Science (AWIS) Q 1522 K St., NW,
Washington, DC  20005, [phone].
National Women's Studies Association Q  University of Maryland,
College Park, MD, 20742-1325, [phone].
Students Organizing Students Q 1600 Broadway, Suite 404, New York,
NY 10019, [phone]. Organizes students for legal abortion, gay
and minorsU rights, and child care.

Anti-Rape and Battering
Nat. Coali. Against Domestic Violence Q [phone].
National Org. for Victim Assistance (NOVA) Q  1757 Park Rd., NW,
Washington, DC, 20010. (202) 232-NOVA.
National Women Abuse Prevention Project Q [phone].
Resource for information on college dating violence.
University of Wisconsin Student Governments Q [phone]
(Jennifer Smith,) Mounted a successful campaign for a state law
requiring that new student orientations include information on
sexual assault and campus crime statistics.

Bibliographic References

Anti-Sexist Publications
Changing Men Q 306 North Brooks St., Madison, WI  53715, (608)
256-2565.   Focuses on menUs anti-sexism work, including
suggestions for workshops on rape awareness for men.
Challenging Media Images of Women Q P.O. Box 902, Framingham,
MA 01701.  Feminist monitor of the media including advertising; free
sample copy available.
Feminist Teacher Q Ballantine 442, Indiana University, Bloomington,
IN  47405, [phone].  Emphasis on alternative tools for the
classroom.
Listen Real Loud Q AFSC Global Women's Project, 1501 Cherry St.,
Philadelphia, PA, 19102, [phone].  Focus on struggles of
women internationally.
New Directions for Women Q 108 W. Palisade Ave., Englewood, NJ
07631, [phone].
Off Our Backs Q 2423 12th St., NE, Washington, DC  20009, (202) 234-
8072.  Political, lesbian-oriented monthly newspaper, with more
poetry and graphics.
On the Issues Q PO Box 3000, Denville, NJ  07834.  Radical feminist
analysis.
Signs Q University of Chicago Press, 5720 S. Woodlawn  Ave., Chicago,
IL  60637, [phone]. Women's Studies journal.
Sojourner, 42 Seaverns Ave., Jamaica Plain, MA, 02130, (617) 524-
0415.  Feminist monthly newspaper, which originated 20 years ago
in Cambridge, MA.
Women of Power Q PO Box  2785, Orleans, MA  02653, (508) 240-
7877.  Quarterly of "feminism, spirituality and politics."


Articles
[Note: Some of the articles listed in this section can be found in the
War Resisters League packet on feminism and militarism.  This is an
excellent resource; we recommend it to anyone interested in further
exploring this topic  It can be obtained through Ruth Benn at WRL,
339 Lafayette Street, New York, NY  10012,  [phone].]

Sexual Harassment
[]    Barriers to Equality.  Report of Women in Computer Science at
MIT.  February, 1983.  Documentation of sexual harassment and
discrimination against female graduate students in the Area of
Computer Science at MIT.  The report gives a good sense of the
difficulties that women in a technical field experience and concludes
with suggestions to men on how to modify their behavior.
[]    Organizer's Packet for Actions for Compassion: Stop the War
Against Women Campaign. (1991). Available for $10.00 through the
Fellowship of Reconciliation, P.O. Box 271, Nyack, NY  10690. (914)
358-4601.
Rape
[]    Campus Rape Packet. Includes Campus Gang Rape: Party
Games? (1985) which examines the dynamics of gang rape, fraternity
parties, legal remedies for victims, prevention programs, and a list of
resources; and The Problem of Rape on Campus  (1978) which
examines the issue and recommends institutional change. Available
for $5.00 through the Center for Women Policy Studies, 200 P Street,
Suite 508, Washington, DC  20036, [phone].
[]    Crane, Mary. "Rape Avoidance and Resistance." Offers
nonviolent, effective techniques for rape avoidance.  Part of the War
Resisters League Packet.
[]    Date Rape Prevention: A Videotape for 18-24 Year Olds. A 20
minute VHS tape containing four episodes to facilitate discussion on
date rape prevention. Instructor's manual included.   $150.00, from
Planned Parenthood. 2314 Auburn Ave., Cincinnati, OH  45219, (513)
721-8032.
[]    Fay, Jennifer and Billie Flerchinger.  Top Secret Sexual Assault
Information for Teenagers Only. Available for $4.50 through the King
County Sexual Assault Resource Center, PO Box 300, Renton, WA
98057.
[]    Merton, Andrew.  "Return to Brotherhood."  Ms.  September,
1985. pp. 60-64.  An exploration of rape and misogyny on campus,
focusing on fraternities.
[]    Sanday, Peggy Reeves.  Fraternity Gang Rape:  Sex,
Brotherhood, and Privilege on Campus.  New York:  New York
University Press, 1990.  An explicit account of sexual practices,
initiations, and socialization in fraternities and other male dominated
campus organizations.

Male Violence
[]    Connell, R.W. Gender and Male Power.  Palo Alto: Stanford
University Press, 1987.  Examines connections between patriarchy
and personal/ institutional violence.
[]    Dworkin, Andrea.  Women Hating.  New Tork:  E.P. Dutton and
Co., Inc., 1974.  A historical analysis of misogyny.  Very provocative.
[]    Kirkman, Cecelia. "Militarism and Violence Against Women: The
War at Home."  A pamphlet that explores the common roots of the
two issues.  Part of the War Resisters League Packet.
[]    Leidholdt, Dorchen.  "Where Pornography Meets Fascism."  WIN
Magazine, March 15, 1983, pp. 18-22.  On misogyny, racism and anti-
semitism in pornography.
[]    Lord, M.G..  "The Greek Rites of Exclusion." The Nation, July
4/11,1987.   Fraternity racism and sexism.
[]    Miedzian, Myriam.  Boys Will Be Boys:  Breaking the Link
Between Masculinity and Violence.  New York:  Doubleday, 1991.
[]    Michalowski, Helen.  "The Army Will Make a Man of You."  WIN
Magazine.   March 1, 1980.  Quotes military recruiters, officers, and
veterans.  Demonstrates the link between training and violence
against women.

Masculinity
[]    Abbot, Franklin, Ed.  Men and Intimacy: Personal Accounts
Exploring the Dilemmas of Modern Male Sexuality.  Freedom, Cal.: The
Crossing Press, 1990.
[]    Bell, Tony and Sam Diener. "Pro-Feminism: MenUs Nonviolent
Approach to Feminism."   part of the War Resisters League Packet.
[]    Brod, Henry.  The Making of Masculinities: The New MenUs
Studies.  Boston:  Allen and Unwin, 1987.
[]    Easler, Bryan.  Fathering the Unthinkable: Masculinity,
Scientists and the Nuclear Arms Race.  Schocken Press, 1987.
[]    Gilmore, David. Manhood in the Making: Cultural Concepts of
Masculinity.  New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990.
[]    Lake, Patricia.  "New MenUs Movement or Old BoyUs Network."
Off Our Backs, April, 1992, p. 14.  Are menUs groups pro-feminist or
promoters of masculinity?
[]    Messner, M., and Sabo, D., Eds. Sport, Men and the Gender
Order: Critical Feminist Perspectives.  Champaign, IL:  Human Kinetics
press, 1990.  Explores the role of male socialization in promoting
violence.
[]    Stoltenberg, John.  Refusing to be a Man.  Portland:
Breitenbush Books, 1988.  Thirteen essays questioning masculinity as
we know it.



Women and Military Service
[]    Davidson, Liz. "Wimmin and Draft Resistance."   Part of the War
Resisters League Packet.
[]    De Pauw, Linda Grant.  "The Phantom Feminist Conspiracy."
Peacework, July-August, 1991, p. 2.  Feminism and combat exclusion
laws.
Nonviolence and Feminism
[]    Cohn, Carol.  "Wars, Wimps, and Women: Talking Gender and
Thinking War."  Collateral Damage: Gender and War.  Miriam Cooke
and Angela Woollacott, Eds.  Princeton: Princeton University Press,
1992.  A great essay on menUs language and attitudes toward
militarism.
[]    Cook, Alice and Kirk, Gwyn.  Greenham Women Everywhere:
Dreams, Ideas and Action from the WomenUs Peace Movement.
Boston:  South End Press, 1983.  A review of the Greenham womenUs
opposition to cruise missiles.  Person responsibility, direct action,
nonviolence, public debate, and using and confronting the law are
discussed.
[]    Enloe, Cynthia.  Bananas, Beaches, and Bases: Making Feminist
Sense of International Politics.  :  Berkeley: University of California
Press, 1989.  A provocative look into the exploitive aspects of US
foreign policy.  Highly recommended!
[]    Enloe, Cynthia.  Does Khaki Become You?  The Militarization of
WomenUs Lives.  Boston: South End Press, 1983.  A review of the
history of warfare, describing how militaries have organized and
used women for their needs.  Explains why militarism is harmful to
women and should be opposed by feminists.
[]    Jeffords, Susan.  The Remasculation of America:  Gender and
the Vietnam War.  Bloomington:  Indiana University Press,1989.
[]    McAllister, Pam, Ed.. Reweaving the Web of Life: Feminism and
Nonviolence.  Philadelphia: New Society Publishers,1982. A collection
of articles, poems, and songs written by women who have organized
to confront violence/militarism. Available for $10.95  from New
Society Publishers, 4722 Baltimore Ave., Philadelphia, PA  19143.
[]    Reardon, Betty.  Sexism and the War System.  New York:
Teacher College Press, 1985.  Drawing on the fields of peace,
womenUs, and and world order studies, the author provides an
analysis of the war system and sexism.




Women in Academia
[]    Chamberlain, Mariam.  "The Emergence and Growth of WomenUs
Studies Programs." The American Woman: 1990-91, P. 318.
[]    DuBois, Ellen Carol and Gail Paradise Kelly, Elizabeth Lapovsky
Kennedy, Carolyn W. Korsmeyer, and Lillian S. Robinson. Feminist
Scholarship: Kindling in the Groves of Academe.   Chicago: University
of Illinois, 1987.
[]    Noble, David F.  A World Without Women: The Christian Clerical
Culture of Western Science.  New York:  Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1992.
Examines the origins and the implications of the masculine culture of
Western science and religion.  Congratulations to Dr. Noble for having
the courage to ask where the women are.
[]    Rhode, Deborah, L..  "Perspectives on Professional Women."
Stanford Law Review, May, 1988, pp 1175, 1179-80.  A 1982-82
survey by the American Association of University Professionals of
2,500 higher-education institutions found that despite a decade of
affirmative action, "women have achieved very little."  The
associationUs report found the least progress at the most elite
colleges: at Harvard University, women represented only 4.2% of full
professors;  at Yale, 3.9%;  at Princeton, 3.2%; at Stanford, 2.6%.  This
wasnUt because of a shortage of women: about one-third of job-
seeking Ph.D. holders were women.
[]    Theodore, Athena. The Campus Troublemakers:  Academic
Women in Protest.  Cap and Gown Press, 1986.  A discussion of
discrimination against women in academia and the harassment
women suffer when they try to expose it.  Guaranteed to make you
angry!

Organizing and Classroom Guides
[]    Brock-Utne, Birgit.  Educating for Peace.  New York:  Pergamon
Press, 1985.  Extensive resource for both peace studies and WomenUs
Studies Courses.
[]    Koen, Susan, and Swan, Nina.  A Handbook for Women on the
Nuclear Mentality:  AinUt No Where You Can Run.  Norwich, Vermont:
WAND (WomenUs Action for Nuclear Disarmament), 1980.  Discusses
the relationship between patriarchy and militarism, and provides
technical information on the effects of radiation on women.
[]    Sheehan, Joanne. "Nonviolence: A Feminist Vision and Strategy."
and "Feminism and Nonviolence: A Training Session Agenda."  Part of
the WRL Packet (see p. 12).
[]    WomenUs Studies Quarterly. Vol. XII, No. 2 (Summer, 1984).
This issue contains reading lists and course outlines for courses on
women and peace, feminist teaching, conflict resolution, womenUs
military history, as well as an extensive bibliography on these and
related topics.

Other Feminist Perspectives
[]    Eisler, Riane.  The Chalice and the Blade: Our History, Our
Future.  San Francisco: Harper Collins Publishers, 1988.  A
controversial new look at evolution, social history and current
beliefs, based on a feminist analysis.
[]    Faludi, Susan.  Backlash:  The Undeclared War Against
American Women.  New York:  Crown Publishers, 1991.  A detailed
analysis of the deteriorating status of women in the U.S. and the
organized forces behind it.  A must read for all who mistakenly
believe that feminism was successful at changing the U.S.  mindset.
[]    MacKinnon, Catherine.  "The Male Ideology of Privacy: A
Feminist Perspective on Abortion."  Radical America , 1987, pp. 23-
33.  Includes an analysis of attitudes toward rape and contraceptive
use .
[]    Fight Back!   MIT Graduate Student Council, Fall 1992.
Excellent guide to fighting sexual harassment produced by
underground group of MIT women who became disgusted with
'official channels.U  Available through MIT WomenUs Studies, (617)
253-8844 or GSC at [phone].


Quick Consciousness Raiser

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Men! Would You Mind...?
Q Relocating because of your wife's job, although your salary was
higher?
Q Taking a typing test, with a engineering degree?
Q Participating in a Mr. America contest where the size of your
genitals was a key consideration?
Q Paying for your daughterUs education as a chemist, and having her
work as a lab technician?
Q Bringing coffee to your female manager?
Q Having to get your name changed when you got married?
Q Having to get your wife's signiture for a credit card?
Q Sending your son to college only to find a wife?
Q Defering your intellectual and social growth to that of your wife?
Q Being whistled at, with accompanying gestures, by a female group?