The About-Face vision is to imbue girls and women with the power to free themselves from body-related oppression, so they will be capable of fulfilling their potential.
AdiosBarbie.com is a one-stop body shop, where women and men of all cultures and sizes can learn about their bodies; feel proud and comfortable in their natural shapes, sizes, and colors; speak out against impossible beauty standards; and share their experiences.
A wealth of information on diverse issues of adolescent health from the AMA.
All About My Vagina is a resource for healthy, woman-positive information on the vulva, vagina and everything in between.
One young woman takes a picture of her cervix every day for an entire menstrual cycle.
Want to know if your genitals REALLY are normal?
Want some idea of the wide variety there is in vulval appearance? Betty Dodson lets us show you her beautiful vulva illustrations at Scarleteen. (If you're in a public place or using a shared computer, know that these are intended for educational purposes, but are explicit sexual anatomy illustrations: clicking will give you -- or anyone else nearby -- a clear eyeful of vulva.)
"Now entering a body disparagement-free zone!"
Body Quest has links overviews of the many systems of the body, including circulatory, reproductive, nervous and skeletal systems.
A Scarleteen user's final project for her Feminist Theory class, these two student-made sex ed videos linked through the accompanying blog are informative and a lot of fun.
A comprehensive site available in English and Spanish, giving women information on sexual healthcare, birth control, abortion and more. Provides personal stories, poety, and how to perform a self-exam with a speculum.
A blog written by, for, and from the perspective of feminists with female sexual dysfunction.
Human Anatomy Online is an in-depth site showing interactive maps of many anatomical systems, such as the muscular, reproductive, nervous and skeletal systems.
Did you know that you can give yourself your own cervical exam? Check out this page from the FWHC to find out how.
A resource that promotes positive parenting, coping with communication, mental health issues, pregnancy and parenting, and dealing with teens.
Sponsored by Marie Stopes International, likeitis.org gives young people access to information about all aspects of sex education and teenage life.
Women and girls spend billions of dollars every year on cosmetics, fashion, magazines and diet aids. These industries can't use negative images to sell their products without our assistance. Together, we can fight back.
An article about how we identify ourselves isn't dictated simply by hormones, or our genitals. The article explores the life of two intersex individuals and the struggles they've faced within and without growing up in a society that tries to 'normalize' children before they can ID what they feel is normal.
The UK’s leading provider of sexual and reproductive healthcare services.
Created by and for young women of color to provide information and offer support on sexual and reproductive health issues through education and advocacy. Through monthly features, message boards, and online peer education young women receive information on activism, culture, sexual health, and other issues that are important to them.
Puberty 101 offers many links and resources to teens designed to answer questions about puberty and sexual health, but also about issues such as drug abuse and mental health.
This is a Canadian website that contains information on a variety of topics like Scarleteen does. It also has resources for adults, parents, teachers and health professionals, as well as videos and games.
Teen Exercise is a site devoted to getting teens active and enjoying fitness.
Body image ideals, like race and gender, are social constructs that have grown out of a combination of history, politics, class, and moral values. One need look back only a few generations, or across cultures, to see that attitudes about thinness and fatness are fluid and ever changing.
An on-going, online consumer survey, The Birth Survey, that asks women to provide feedback about their birth experience with a particular doctor or midwife and within a specific birth environment. Responses will be made available online to other women in their community who are deciding where and with whom to birth.