Resources

Policy & Advocacy

- Oklahoma Women’s Coalition (OKWC)
  - A coalition of organizations who champion the collective power of Oklahomans to advance gender equity and justice by dismantling systemic injustice through policy change, advocacy and education.
  - Click here to sign up for weekly updates every Friday about issue areas OWC is tracking.
- Oklahoma Policy Institute (OK Policy)
  - A non-partisan independent policy think-tank that works to advance equitable and fiscally responsible policies that expand opportunity for all Oklahomans through non-partisan research, analysis, and advocacy.
  - Click here to sign up for weekly or daily updates on a variety of focus issue areas.
- Together OK
  - A non-partisan coalition of citizens working together to secure a robust future for our state working as grassroots education and advocacy groups to connect Oklahoma values to state budget priorities.
  - Together OK is primarily staffed and funded by Oklahoma Policy Institute, a non-profit, non-partisan Oklahoma think tank.
  - Click here to sign up for weekly updates from Together OK

Health

- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
  - Provides resources for different types of women’s health conditions.
- Office on Women’s Health
  - A search engine for an abundance of health conditions, containing information about the condition and ways to get treatment.
- Pregnancy Risk Assesment Monitoring System (PRAMS)
  - Presents data on maternal and child health.
- Center for Disease Control and Prevention
  - Provides multiple pieces of information on women’s reproductive health.
- Oklahoma Teen Birth Report
  - Shows the teen birth rates in Oklahoma from 1991-2016.
- Power to Decide
  - Provides data on teen pregnancy, contraception, teen birth rates, and unplanned pregnancy in Oklahoma.

Healthcare

- This Women’s Health Resource
  - Provides a list of health conditions and ways to receive help based on that condition.
- Healthcare.gov
  - Find healthcare plans and available subsidies through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) government healthcare exchange.
- United Healthcare
  - Explains health insurance options in Oklahoma from United Healthcare.
- BlueCross BlueShield of Oklahoma (BCBSOK)
  - Explains health insurance options in Oklahoma from BlueCross BlueShield (BCBSOK).
- This Pregnancy Healthcare resource
  - Provides information on healthcare for women who are pregnant or planning on getting pregnant.

Mental Health

- The Office on Women’s Health
  - Gives information on a variety of mental health conditions for women and provides ways to receive help.
- The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health
  - Provides a multitude of national mental health resources.
- The Mental Health Association Oklahoma
  - Provides resources to those who struggle with mental health and homelessness in Oklahoma.

Domestic Violence and Incarceration

- DVIS
  - An organization in Tulsa that helps those affected by domestic violence. Their services include counseling, education, and providing shelter.
- Women in Recovery
  - A program that serves as an alternative for women facing non-violent, drug related charges.

Economic Opportunity

- The Institute for Women’s Policy Research
  - Provides a fact sheet that presents data on basic economic security in Oklahoma.
- The Women’s Workplace Equality Index
  - Measures women’s equality globally.
- The U.S. Department of Labor
  - Provides data showing the gender disparity in labor force participation.
- The Status of Women
  - Shows Oklahoma’s rank compared to other states relating to women’s issues.
- The Economic Status of Women in Oklahoma
  - Provides many statistics relating to the inequalities that women face in Oklahoma.

Education

- Oklahoma Public Schools Fast Facts
  - Provides information about public schools in Oklahoma. It discusses teacher pay, student performance, and state ranking.

Birth Control, STDs, and Relationships

- Power to Decide
  - Provides infographics that demonstrate how different groups of people view the necessity of birth control.
- Planned Parenthood
  - Has a quiz that helps women find the right birth control for them.
- Besider
  - Is a website that has an abundance of information on different types of birth control and where someone can access that birth control.
- MTV’s It’s Your (Sex) Life
  - Provides numerous resources on relationships, pregnancy, birth control and STDs.

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