Women's & Gender Studies
Major Research Tools
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Coverage: 1992-present.
Indexes journals, newsletters, and research reports on women and women's issues.
Other Suggested Research Tools
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A country-by-country examination of national policies concerning induced abortion. From the Population Division of the United Nations.
- Index
Coverage: 1986-present
Index of English language materials on African women, including books, articles, government documents, theses, conference papers, and videos. In most cases, only brief bibliographic citations are provided, but a few citations include links to full text.
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Data and research reports on sexual and reproductive health issues, including abortion.
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News, data, and research reports on women in politics from the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers.
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Information on legislation and court cases on abortion, contraception, and other issues related to reproduction. Includes list of world's abortion laws, "partial-birth" abortion ban legislation by state, and U.S. budget appropriations for reproductive services.
- Gateway
Gateway to digital collections of primary sources (photos, letters, diaries, artifacts, etc.) that document the history of women in the United States
- Index
Coverage: 1994-present
Index of journal articles, book reviews, and essays about women, sexuality, and gender during the Middle Ages. Covers Europe, North Africa, and the Middle East.
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A database of international gender statistics. Sources include the United Nations and the World Bank.
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Encyclopedia covering the history of Jewish women. Includes thematic essays (e.g., abortion, Hadassah) as well as biographical entries.
- Index
Coverage: 1963-present.
Indexes journal articles, books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers in sociology.
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Collection of oral histories documenting the activities of leaders and participants in the women's suffrage movement in the United States.
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Resources, including laws and research, on domestic violence, sexual assault, and other forms of violence against women.
- Index
Publication coverage: 1975-present
Index of articles on women's history from history and women's studies journals. Emphasis on social history, particularly labor history. From the International Institute of Social History in Amsterdam.
- Index
Index of books and articles on women's participation in political life. Produced by the IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union).
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Digitized books, manuscripts, images, magazines, and catalogs from Harvard University libraries and museums on women in the U.S. economy from 1800-1930.
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Covers international law as it relates to women's rights and women's issues. Includes references to scholarly articles, United Nations publications, reports from non-governmental organizations, and legal cases, plus annotated links to other Web sites. From the law library at the University of Toronto.
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Gateway to women's studies information on the Web with an emphasis on those sites useful for academic purposes.
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Gateway to reports and statistics on gender equality and gender issues from the United Nations.
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Gateway to women's studies information on the Web. From the Association of College and Research Libraries' Women's Studies Section.



