AFRO-TECHIES is a list for technically-inclined women of African descent. Discussion topics include the World Wide Web, networking, software applications, hardware technologies, operating systems, mailing list management, programming, etc. An additional purpose of the list is to find ways to expand the experience and knowledge of Black women about technology. List members need not be technology or computer professionals but should be actively engaged in technology and interested in learning more. To subscribe send a message to AFRO-TECHIES-REQUEST@PERSEPHONE.HAMPSHIRE.EDU with the word SUBSCRIBE in the subject line.

FACES-L is "an international mailing list that connects women activists, artists, critics, theoreticians, technicians, journalists, researchers, programmers, networkers, web designers, and educators: women who share an interest in the media and communication arts." It is not a chat list but rather a cyber-resource though which women can share their projects, exhibitions, critical opinions, and texts. For more information or to subscribe, see the FACES-L web page.

FEMINAMAIL, affiliated with the women-oriented Femina search engine, is a weekly list (each Monday) to let you know about "some of the coolest additions to the Femina database,...interesting sites from entertainment to health issues, feminist issues to family issues and more." To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE FEMINAMAIL to LISTSERV@LISTS.CGIM.COM.

FEMINANET is a list where you can ask other women online for help finding sites for your personal requests (from health questions to consumer information), academic research (statistics, biographies, current issues), and work-related needs (profiles of companies, networking, and technology issues). To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE FEMINANET Your Name to LISTSERV@LISTS.CGIM.COM .

FemPTheoryQueer-aoir.org is a list for all academics, activists, technologists, and others interested in considering how feminist, postcolonial, and queer issues and methods can assist us in understanding the Internet, related cultures, and computer technologies. Some of the list's current concerns are the politics of Internet research; communicating with individuals in related fields; mentoring among women, people of color, and queers in the Internet research areas; developing bibliographies and syllabi; and academic hiring and promotion practices. The list is hosted by the Association of Internet Researchers. For more information or to subscribe, see the FemPTheoryQueer web page.

GENDERANDICT is a moderated international list for everyone interested in international gender and ICT developments, including policy-makers, academics, women's organizations, and designers of software or courses. The list can be used to disseminate announcements of workshops, conferences, new websites, job openings, and the latest research results. For more information or to subscribe, see the GENDERANDICT web page at http://mailman.let.uu.nl/mailman/listinfo/genderandict .

GRRLTALK is a LinuxChix list for women who are interested in the GNU/Linux operating system, the Open Source Software movement, and/or the efforts of the Free Software Foundation. However, topics on GRRLTALK are quite diverse; you needn't know a lot about Linux to participate, and if you wish to talk about your cat or your favorite sci-fi/fantasy author, or share a poem with other grrltalk members, that's fine. For more information or to subscribe, go to the GRRLTALK web page at http://www.linuxchix.org/mailman/listinfo/grrltalk . For more technically oriented discussion, see the LinuxChix TECHTALK list.

ICTFORRURALWOMEN is an information and announcement list that circulates information about resources, events, and organizations working on issues related to how women can use ICTs [information and communication technologies] to support their grassroots productive enterprises. For more information or to subscribe to the list, go to the ICTForRuralWomen web page

ICTNET is a list through which the 2002 U.N. Virtual Seminar Series on Gender and ICTs (information and communication technologies) will take place. Running from July 1 to September 6, 2002, the series will deal with the following topics: "are ICTs gender neutral?" "women and ICTs: enabling and disabling environments," "en-gendering management and regulation of ICTs," "empowering women using ICTs," and "bridging the gender digital divide." For more information or to subscribe, see the ICTNET web page at http://server778.dnslive.net/mailman/listinfo/ictnet_un-instraw.org .

KNOWHOWCONF has been set up to enable people to follow the KnowHow Conference and communicate with other women's information services throughout the Conference process. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE KNOWHOWCONF Your Name to LISTSERV@NIC.SURFNET.NL .

MAIDEN-L is designed for women new to the Internet, who need a helping hand. Both those who are feeling lost and those who know the Internet well enough to be helpful are encouraged to join. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE MAIDEN-L to MAJORDOMO@WOMEN.CA .

UHURA is a collaborative research project online, for women researching some aspect of the net who wish "to discover more about our purposes for using this technology, and who we are." Send a message expressing your wish to subscribe to UHURA@RMPLC.CO.UK .

UNDERCURRENTS is an online forum for discussion about "how cyberfeminism, new technologies, postcoloniality, and globalization are interrelated." Though the list's discussion takes place in English, "we offer to translate short posts that are sent in Spanish, French, German, and Russian." To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE UNDERCURRENTS Your Email Address to majordomo@bbs.thing.net.

WEBWOMEN-CHAT is a non-technical list for women on the web, "to keep the chatter away from the focused, technical lists" (presumably WEBWOMEN-HTML and WEBWOMEN-TECH, below). To subscribe, send a message with just the word SUBSCRIBE in the Subject: header to WEBWOMEN-CHAT-REQUEST@NIESTU.COM .

WEBWOMEN-GRAPHICS covers anything pertaining to the creation and/or manipulation of computer graphics, from design to rendering to photo-manipulation to optimizing graphics for web work. To subscribe, send the one-word message SUBSCRIBE in the Subject: header to WEBWOMEN-GRAPHICS-REQUEST@NIESTU.COM .

WEBWOMEN-HTML is a list for women web content developers. To subscribe, send a message with just the word SUBSCRIBE in the Subject: header to WEBWOMEN-HTML-REQUEST@NIESTU.COM .

WEBWOMEN-TECH is a list for women involved in the technical side of managing web sites. To subscribe, send a message with just the word SUBSCRIBE in the Subject: header to WEBWOMEN-TECH-REQUEST@NIESTU.COM .

WISDOM (Women's Internet Site Development and Online Mentoring) is a list for Australian women and anyone else interested in women's issues/Internet literacy, including such issues as women's access to the net, how to use a browser, and how to design and create your own web site. To subscribe, send a message to MAJORDOMO@VICNET.NET.AU that says SUBSCRIBE WISDOM Your Email Address end ("end" should go on a second line).

WiseScript is a list for people interested in learning client-side JavaScript for use on web pages. Beginners are especially welcome, and no question is too basic to ask. The "list mom" is Dori Smith, author of JavaScript for the World Wide Web. For more information or to subscribe, see the Wise-Women web site

WiseWomen is a high-volume list (20-50 messages per day) established to support women on the web by providing a supportive atmostphere to deal with issues of web development and consulting. Among the topics covered are HTML coding questions, JavaScript, CSS, Flash, server-side issues, etc.; web graphics and web design; hardware and software tools; starting a consulting business; being a female computer consultant/web developer, etc. For more information or to subscribe, see the Wise-Women web site.

WOMEN-L welcomes women from all backgrounds to discuss women's issues, with a particular focus on the Internet, new technologies, and Internet culture. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE WOMEN-L to MAJORDOMO@HELIX.NET .

Women in Technology is a listing of email lists focusing on women in technology, both local and national, mostly run through the list organization Topica. I'm including it here because it's extensive and includes a number of local lists not covered by Gender-Related Electronic Forums. One word of caution: some of the information toward the end, dealing with lists not hosted at Topica, is outdated.

WOMEN OF KALI is a moderated list for discussions of feminist politics, especially concerning misogyny in the media and on the net. It also provides updates of the Women of Kali web site. You can subscribe by using a form on the site.

WOMENSPACE is a list for the exchange of ideas about how women and women's organizations are using the Internet. List members share problems, solutions, resources, and ideas in a women-friendly atmosphere. While contributions from everywhere are welcome, the list has a Canadian focus. To subscribe, send the message SUBSCRIBE WOMENSPACE Your Name to LISTSERV@YORKU.CA .

WW-TALK is a list where women web designers discuss matters off-topic for the WiseWomen list. Topics have ranged from DSL vs. cable modems to the merits of estrogen therapy. For more information or to subscribe, see the Wise-Women web site.

Go back to complete list of women-related lists, which includes an account of the past month's additions and changes.

Copyright 2006 by Joan Korenman.