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Encyclopedia of sex and gender
Presents some 730 alphabetical entries, written by an international team of scholarly contributors, that collectively explore a broad array of topics that fall under the purview of investigations of sex and gender across cultures and time in the social sciences.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ16 .E52 2007 v.1-4


Encyclopedia of women and gender: sex similarities and differences and the impact of society on gender
Intended as a wide-ranging, yet in-depth resource for those seeking overviews of issues connected with women, this two-volume reference comprises about 100 alphabetically arranged articles whose topics were selected to represent scholarly issues--in the many disciplines that deal with gender issues--as well as areas of public interest and concern: abortion and its health effects, child care, the feminist movement, hate crimes, imprisonment in the United States, reproductive technologies, sport and athletics, test bias, women in non-traditional work fields, etc.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ 1115 .E52 2001 v.1-2


Routledge international encyclopedia of women : global women's issues and knowledge
Includes 900+ alphabetically-organized entries, contributed by some of the world's most important Women's Studies scholars, this set covers all of the major areas: from Arts and Literature and Health and Sexuality to Spirituality and Religion.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1115 .R69 2000 v.1-4


The women's movement today : an encyclopedia of third-wave feminism
This two-volume reference provides over 200 entries (v.1) and an entire volume of primary sources (v.2) that demonstrate and define the inclusive issues and thought of contemporary feminism. Topics are included on the subjects of activism, athletics, the body, culture, economics, fashion, health, media, music, and violence, among others.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1115 .W644 2006 v.1-2


Women's studies encyclopedia
Revised and expanded edition; With close to 400 contributors, it expands coverage of such areas as violence against women, women in public life, and women in specific countries and regions. Many of the articles are new or completely rewritten, while others have been updated or expanded.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1115 .W645 1999 v.1-3


Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers
The first comprehensive guide to women activists from every part of the world, illuminating the broad range of women's struggles to reform society from the 18th century to the present.
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Dictionary of women worldwide : 25,000 women through the ages
Some 25,000 alphabetical entries provide details on the lives of significant women in world history from the 32nd century B.C.E. to the present, including birth and death dates, important relatives, and accomplishments. Also included are 85 genealogical charts of historical ruling families, largely European, but also including Japan, Ancient Egypt, and Byzantium.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] CT3202 .D53 2007 v.1-3

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Handbooks


Statistical Handbook on Women in America.
A wealth of statistical information, somewhat dated (early 90s), grouped around the categories of demographics, employment, health, and social characteristics.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1420 .T34 1996


Women's Roles and Statuses the World Over
This volume presents statistical data on women's roles and positions in 26 countries representing seven continents. It examines national constitutions in light of women's legal rights within a country and provides a political context for more specific subject areas: work, economy, education, marriage, divorce, abortion, contraception, health care, military service, and public office.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1236 .H46 2006

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American women : who they are & how they live
In this update of the 2000 and 1993 editions, New Strategist editors collate the latest available data and projections on key dimensions of US women's lives, in the context of a rapidly changing society. From widely-dispersed government sources on the Internet, they present narrative and graphic profiles of demographic data on these indicators of the changing role of women: education level, health (status and insurance coverage), income and net worth, labor force participation, living arrangements, population trends, spending, and time usage (a table of contents highlight: women dominate the arts). Research aids include a comprehensive tables list, and a glossary with the names of ongoing national surveys.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] HQ1421 .A486 2006


Gender Info
Gender Info is a United Nations global database of gender statistics and indicators on a wide range of policy areas, including: population, families, health, education, work, and political participation.
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http://unstats.un.org/unsd/demographic/products/genderinfo/

Gender Stats
A compilation of data on key gender topics from national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and World Bank-conducted or funded surveys.
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http://tinyurl.com/dm5y5m

The Penguin atlas of women in the world
New global data to explore the key issues facing women today: equality, motherhood, feminism, beauty, culture, women at work, women in the global economy, changing households, domestic violence, time budgets, children, lesbian rights, women in government, and more.
CALL NUMBER: [Ref] G1046.E1 S4 2006


Women's studies : a recommended bibliography
Covering thousands of titles and Web sites published in the last two decades of the twentieth century, this extensive bibliography is intended for use as a reference and collection development tool. The annotations for each entry summarize the work's content, its importance or contribution to women's studies, and its relationship to other titles on the subject. Core and out-of-print titles are noted, and evaluative reviews indicate which are appropriate as texts or supplemental texts.
CALL NUMBER: [RefBib] HQ1180 .K75 2004


50 Key Concepts in Gender Studies
Gives an account of gender studies - what it is and how it originated. The selection of topics is authoritative and the entries reflect the complex, multi-faceted nature of the field in an accessible dictionary format.
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Center for Women Policy Studies
http://www.centerwomenpolicy.org/
Founded in 1972 as the nation's first feminist policy research organization. Programs include Welfare Reform, Reproductive Rights, Violence against Women and Girls, Women and AIDS, Work, Family, and Workplace Diversity.

National Organization for Women
http://www.now.org/
Includes key issues, searchable index, contact information, history of organization, conference information, news.

Gender Studies/Women's Studies: National Women's Studies Association
http://www.nwsa.org/
Established in 1977, NWSA is a professional organization dedicated to leading the field of women's studies and gender studies, as well as its teaching, learning, research, and service wherever they be found. Site includes a link to the newsletter NWSAction and other publications.

WWW Virtual Library - Women's History
http://www.iisg.nl/w3vlwomenshistory/
This site lists women's history institutions and organizations, archival and library collections, and provide links to Internet resources on women's history. In addition, also included are a list of women's studies journals and a few comprehensive link collections useful as a starting point for searching the Internet for women's studies in general.

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WomenWatch
http://www.un.org/womenwatch/
WomenWatch is the central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system, including the United Nations Secretariat, regional commissions, programs, specialized agencies and academic and research institutions.

U.S. and Global Feminist News this Week
http://www.feminist.org/news/newsbyte/uswire.asp
- courtesy of the Feminist Majority Foundation; sign up for weekly email news digest.

The New York Times: Women
http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/subjects/w/women/index.html
Provides full text access to women/gender related articles from The New York Times "Women" section.

Primary Resources and more

Women and Social Movments, 1600-2000
Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S. between 1600 and 2000. Women and Social Movements contains 79 document projects, most of which are not otherwise available online. Altogether these document projects provide more than 2400 documents, approximately 900 images, and over 800 links to other websites. More than 32,000 pages of documents pertaining to Women and Social Movements, with 5,000 additional pages of documents added annually. A dictionary of social movements and organizations. A chronology of U.S. Women's History. Teaching Tools with lesson ideas and document-based questions related to the website's document projects. Twelve new document projects will be added annually.

Social and Cultural History: Letters and Diaries Online
Letters and Diaries Online offers two distinct but interrelated utilities. First, it brings together, on a single cross-searchable platform, the entire family of letter and diary databases that are available exclusively by purchase or subscription through Alexander Street Press. Of the material currently accessible through Letters and Diaries Online, full-text views of the following Alexander Street Press databases are available exclusively to subscribing institutions:

• North American Women's Letters and Diaries
• British and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries
• North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories
• The American Civil War: Letters and Diaries
• Black Thought and Culture
• Manuscript Women's Letters and Diaries from the American Antiquarian Society.

In addition to JSTOR access to subject specific e-journals, including Feminist & Women's Studies, Project Muse offers full-text access to current journals by discipline. Users can search or browse by category/subject. Project Muse includes Sexuality and Women's Studies