What’s an RSS Feed?

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is an easy way to distribute and syndicate content from your website. By using the RSS feed here [XML] or [RDF], you can share the Center for the Advancement of Women stories with the people who visit your site.

What are the terms of use?

The Center for the Advancement of Women feed is provided free of charge for use by individuals and non-profit organizations for personal, non-commercial uses. We ask that you please cite the Center for the Advancement of Women in connection with your use of the feed. Please let us know if you are using the RSS feed, by sending an e-mail to

The Center for the Advancement of Women also reserves the right to require you to cease distributing this feed at any time for any reason.

How can I use RSS?

Typical applications for consuming or using RSS include:

• Using a program known as a News Aggregator to collect, update and display RSS feeds


• Incorporating RSS feeds into weblogs News Aggregators (also called news readers) will download and display RSS feeds for you. A number of free and commercial News Aggregators are available for download. Popular news readers include AmphetaDesk, NetNewsWire, and Radio Userland

Another way many people use RSS feeds is by incorporating content into weblogs, or “blogs”. Blogs are web pages comprised of usually short, frequently updated items and web links. Blogging as a publishing tool is used for many purposes: traditional journalism, personal journals, group discussions around a topic, and many combinations in-between.