Women work it out
The Web has played a significant role in bridging the gender gap across the globe. According to the new rules, Internet is rapidly becoming a home for women searching for creative outlets and to prove their technological prowess. More than just an outlet for expression and creativity, the Internet gives girls a place to become actively involved with social issues important to them. It has allowed women to really dig in and find out what they believe and what they want to fight for. It provides a forum for free thought, a place to meet like-minded people, to get involved with activities and organizations, and write about how they feel as women in the world today. In fact, Internet has provided better opportunities to women to prove their mettle.
While men dominated the early days of the Internet with sites written and created by and for men, new sites for women's interests are springing up. These female-inspired sites are dynamic source of information for women and many have female brains behind them.
WWWomen
www.wwwomen.com
This is a complete search engine for women. It gives categories on entertainment, technology, history, computers, music etc. There are links to popular women's magazines like A Mom's Love. Our word search on hot list produced a top selection of links on beauty and health, career planning and on general women issues and concerns. You can take any problem to this portal and it would come up with a solution. Don't forget to check with the site's "Collection of Women's Resources" - a hot list of links that has some great site links. Some of these URLs are not operational but others are worth a visit.
Webgrrls International
www.webgrrls.com
Webgrrls International gives career tips and tech updates, tech tools, ways to succeed in life and work, thus tit bits on every thing you would want to know. If you have not yet registered on the site, you are missing out on many things. May Leong was the mastermind behind this project. Check out the portal for more.
These search engines definitely dominate the Web for women but they have been there for sometime and have made quite an impression on women surfers. See The Sites for more. There are new additions on the Web every day and these women sites are evolving according to the needs of modern women.
ASIAMS.Net
www.asiams.net
Just when we had given up our search for Asian sites for women we found this great site for Asian women. It gives information exclusively for Asian women. There are beauty tips, hairdos and makeup techniques for Asian skin colour and texture. Check out this site before you shop for a new shampoo or get tips on how to maintain a flawless skin. Beauty and fitness are not all that you will find on this site. It gives career-planning links and its icon on Asian Wonder Women, about women who have refined Asian achievements can be quite motivating.
Motherwise
www.motherwise.co.uk
Loads of professional advice and tips on motherhood and parenting leaves women frazzled. Motherwise is just the place to relax and de-stress. This award winning site warns against using the information for diagnosing or treating a health problem. The site has a unique layout and is divided into various sections that discuss mum's problems and provide useful advice on general problems faced by mothers. So if you are holding your baby's first birthday party or trying to tackle teen blues, browse through its link "Parenting Challenges". The section gives links to relevant books, and practical strategies that you can benefit from. The site claims to make life easier for you by giving local emergency numbers and travel guides.
-Ayesha S. Shaikh
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