Statistical Sources for Women's and Gender Studies
Electronic resources are listed first,
print
resources, some of which have an electronic counterpart, follow. Lists
are alphabetical by title.
- Data on women and crime :
from the Data Resources Program, National Institute of Justice, U.S. Department
of Justice.
Summary: Contains 55 data collections relating to women and crime. Topics
include classic family violence studies, court responses to violence against
women, female offenders, police responses to domestic violence, prosecution
of domestic violence, sex offenders, victimization (including rape and stalking)
and victim advocacy.
- CD-ROM 860 PCL Reference - Electronic Information Center
- Demographic and Health Surveys
- International primary source material on women and families.
- The effects of
arrest on intimate partner violence new evidence from the Spouse Assault
Replication Program.(PDF)
- (Washington, D.C.) : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,
National Institute of Justice, (2001)
- Facts
on working women Hot jobs for the 21st century
- (Washington, D.C.) : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau, (2000)
- Facts on
working women women, work and wages : how to get the job and pay you
want.
(Washington, D.C.) : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau, (2000)
- (Washington, D.C.) : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Women's Bureau, (2000)
- Gender and political participation
- Part of the set of regional and thematic 'democracy information' portals
of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International
IDEA). This site area "provides up-to-date information on the status of women's
political participation world-wide, and acts as a means of encouraging partnerships
and networks between organizations dedicated to enhancing the political participation
of women. In addition to International Idea's Handbook Women in Parliament:
Beyond Numbers, the gender site also offers information on topics such as
the issue of quotas, gender-desegregated voter turnout statistics and web
links on world-wide gender legislation. "
- Historical, Social, Economic
and Demographic Data from the US Decennial Census
- "The data here describe the people and economy of the United States between
1790 and 1860."
- Statistical
Resources on Women and Gender
- From the Univ. of Wisconsin's Women's Studies Librarian, an excellent listing
of sites.
- Trends
in Educational Equity of Girls & Women
- This report responds to a Congressional mandate to assemble a series of
indicators that examine the extent to which males and females have access
to the same educational opportunities. These 44 indicators looks at how males
and females avail themselves equally of these opportunities, perform at the
same level, succeed at the same rate, and obtain the same benefits.
- U.S. Dept. of Labor. Women's Bureau
- Information from the government agency concerned with working women.
- Violence Against Women Office - Department of Justice Statistical
Publications
- "Since its inception in 1995, the Violence Against Women Office (VAWO)
has handled the Department’s legal and policy issues regarding violence against
women, coordinated Departmental efforts, provided national and international
leadership, received international visitors interested in learning about
the federal government’s role in addressing violence against women, and responded
to requests for information regarding violence against women."
- WIDNET: Women in Development
Network - in French and English.
- Searchable database of information and statistics, arranged by subject
and region. Edited by Sylvie Proulx and Gilbert Oloko of Focus International,
a Canadian consultancy.
- Women's indicators and statistics database., Wistat-CD.
Version 3. New York : United Nations, c1994.
- Summary: Provides 1,600 statistical series, mainly covering 1970-1993,
on women in 212 countries in both database and spreadsheet formats. Topics
covered include population, education, economics activity, housing, health,
and crime. Provides software for series search and selection, country profiles,
table layout and export, as well as the complete set of data organized in
148 spreadsheet files.
- CD-ROM 369 CD-ROM PCL Reference
- World Bank Gendernet
- "The Bank seeks to improve gender equality through its programs and projects,
and to enhance the efficiency and sustainability of its operations by considering
gender aspects". Site includes policy documents, research reports,practical
guidelines and country profile statistics, plus links to other related sites.
- Statistics
and Demographics on UTLOL
- This listing is a good starting point for any statistics topic.
Print Resources (with links where available)
Hint: To find specific statistical sources in
the Library Catalog, use the
keyword search, for example:
women statistics education
women statistics divorce
women statistics immigration
Or try a subject search:
Women--Social conditions--Statistics
Women--Economic conditions--Statistics
- American men and women : demographics of the sexes.
Ithaca, NY : New Strategies Publications, Inc., c2000.
- HC 110 C6 A43 2000 PCL Reference Dept
HC 110 C6 A43 2000 UGL Reference Collection
- The American woman, 2001-2002 : getting to the top.
New York : Norton, c2001.
- HQ 1421 A475 2001 PCL Stacks
- American women : who they are & how they live.
Ithaca, N.Y. : New Strategist Publications, c1997.
- HQ 1421 A486 1997 PCL Reference Dept
- Chartbook on women
and disability in the United States.
Lita Jans, Susan Stoddard ; prepared for U.S. Dept. of Education, National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. Washington, DC : Institute
on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, (1999)
- HV 1553 J3 1999 PCL Stacks
Also online at: http://www.infouse.com/disabilitydata/
- Employer provided pension data in the NLS Mature Women's Survey and
in the Health and Retirement Study.
Alan L. Gustman and Thomas L. Steinmeier. Cambridge, MA : National Bureau
of Economic Research, c1999. SERIES: Working paper series (National Bureau
of Economic Research) working paper no. 7174.
- HB 1 N375 NO.7174 Public Affairs Library
Also available in PDF format from NBER: http://nberws.nber.org/papers/W7174
- Employer provided pension
data in the NLS Mature Women's Survey and in the Health and Retirement
Study.
Alan L. Gustman, Thomas L. Steinmeier. Cambridge, MA : National Bureau of
Economic Research, c1999.
- HB 1 N375 NO.7174 Public Affairs Library (A NBER Working Paper - for all
available papers, see http://www.nber.org/.
- Extent, nature,
and consequences of intimate partner violence.
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,National
Institute of Justice, (2000)
- DOCS J28.24/3:V81 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- Fertility, family planning, and women's health : new data from the 1995
national survey of family growth.
Joyce Abma, et al. Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Sevices,
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics,
1997. SERIES: Vital and health statistics. Series 23, Data from the national
survey of family growth no. 19
- DOCS HE20.6209:23/19 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
RG 106.4 U6 F47 1997 PCL Stacks
Note: Statistics collected in 1995 are presented on fertility and family
size, wanted and unwanted births, marriage, cohabitation, sexual intercourse,
sexual partners, contraceptive use, adoption, breast-feeding, maternity leave,
use of family planning and other medical services, and health conditions
and behavior. The data between January and October of 1995.
- Gender-based wage discrimination : hearing of the Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and Pensions, United States Senate, One Hundre / United
States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., Congressional
Sales Office, U.S. G.P.O., 2000.
- DOCS Y4.L11/4:S.HRG.106-631 U.S. Congressional Documents PCL Stacks 5H-5J
DOCS Y4.L11/4:S.HRG.106-631 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- Handbook of international data on women.
Elise Boulding (Beverly Hills, Calif.) : Sage Publications ; New York : distributed
by Halsted Press, c1976.
- HQ 1115 H36 PCL Stacks
- Highlights of women's earnings in 1999.
Washington, D.C.) : U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, (2000)
- DOCS L2.71:943 U.S. Documents Collection PCL Stacks 4H
DOCS L2.71:943 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- Maternal and child
health statistics : Russian Federation and United States, selected years
1985-95.
Hyattsville, Md. : U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Public Health
Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NationalCenter for Health
Statistics ; Washington, DC : For sale by the U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs.,
(1999)
- DOCS HE20.6209:5/10/999 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
RA 407.3 V672 NO.10 1999 PCL Stacks
- Salaried and professional women : relevant statistics.
Pamela Wilson, editor. Washington, D.C. : Department for Professional Employees,
AFL-CIO, 1998.
- PCL Reference
- Salary, promotion,
and tenure status of minority and women faculty in U.S. colleges and
universities : 1993 national study of postsecondary faculty (NSOPF-93).
Washington, DC : U.S. Dept. of Education, Office of Educational Research
and Improvement, National Center for Education Statistics : For sale by the
U.S. G.P.O., Supt. of Docs., (2000)
- DOCS ED1.328/5:SA3 U.S. Documents Collection PCL Stacks 4H
- The sexual
victimization of college women.
Bonnie S. Fisher, Francis T. Cullen, Michael G. Turner. Washington, DC :
U.S. Dept. of Justice, Office of Justice Programs,National Institute of Justice,
(2000)
- DOCS J28.24/3:V81/3 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- Stalking in America : findings from the National Violence Against Women
Survey.
Patricia Godeke Tjaden and Nancy Thoennes. Washington, DC: National Institute
of Justice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1998.
- DOCS J28.24:ST1 U.S. Documents Collection PCL Stacks 4H
DOCS J28.24:ST1 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- The state of women in the World Atlas.
Joni Seager. New rev. 2nd ed. London ; New York : Penguin, c1997.
- G 1046 E1 S4 1997 UGL Reference Collection
- Statistical handbook on women in America .
compiled and edited by Cynthia M. Taeuber ; forewords by Gail Sheehy, Wilma
Vaught, Sheila Wellington. 2nd ed. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1996.
- HQ 1420 T34 1996 PCL Reference Dept (also in UGL Reference)
- Statistics on Women
Business Ownership.
- http://www.womanowned.com/statsbiz.htm
From the SBA's Office of Women's
Business Ownership.
- Statistical record of women worldwide.
Linda Schmittroth, editor. 2nd ed. PUBLISHED: New York : Gale Research, c1995.
- HQ 1150 S73 1995 PCL Reference Dept
- Trends
in educational equity of girls & women.
Washington, DC (1990 K St., NW, Washington, 20006) : U.S. Dept. of Education,
Office of Educational Research and Improvement, National Center for Education
Statistics, (2000)
- DOCS ED1.302:EQ1 U.S. Documents Collection PCL Stacks 4H
DOCS ED1.302:EQ1 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- Where to find BLS statistics on women.
Nicole Padar, Report (United States. Bureau of Labor Statistics) 920. Washington,
DC 1998
- DOCS L2.71:920 U.S. Documents Collection PCL Stacks 4H
DOCS L2.71:920 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- Where Women Stand: : an international report on the status of women
in over 140 countries, 1997-1998 .
Naomi Neft and Ann D.Levine. New York : Random House, c1997.
- Contents: Women in today's world -- Global gender gaps -- Women's rights
-- Women in politics -- Women's education -- Literacy -- Women's employment
-- Child care -- Marriage and divorce -- Family planning -- Abortion -- Women's
health -- Women and AIDS -- Violence against women -- Domestic violence --
Rape -- Female genital mutilation -- Country profiles -- Country tables --
Population.
- HQ 1154 N39 1997 UGL Reference Collection
- Women and men in Europe and North America, 2000 .
prepared by the Statistical Division of the Economic Commission for Europe.
2nd ed.New York : United Nations, 2000.
- HB 1831 A3 W66 2000 PCL Stacks
HB 1831 A3 W66 2000 PCL Reference Dept
HB 1831 A3 W66 2000 UGL Reference Collection
- Women, an annotated bibliography of directories and statistical resources.
Anju Vyas, Meenu Chachra. New Delhi : Centre for Women's Development Studies,
(1989)
- HQ 1233 V927 1989 PCL Stacks
- Women in gainful occupations, 1870 to 1920 : a study of the trend of
recent changes in the numbers, occupational distribution, and family relationship
of women reported in the census as following a gainful occupation .
Hill, Joseph A. Westport, CT: 1978(1929)
- HD 6095 H54 1978 PCL Stacks
- Women offenders.
Lawrence A. Greenfeld and Tracy L. Snell. (Washington, DC) : U.S. Dept. of
Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Bureau of Justice Statistics, (1999)
- DOCS J29.13:W84/2 U.S. Documents Collection PCL Stacks 4H
DOCS J29.13:W84/2 Public Affairs Library - U.S. Documents
- The women's atlas of the United States.
Timothy H. Fast & Cathy Carroll Fast. New York : Facts on File, c1995.
- G 1201 E1 G5 1995 PCL Reference Dept
- The world's women, 2000
: trends and statistics.
(3rd ed.) New York : United Nations, 2000.
- HQ 1154 W675 2000 PCL Reference Dept
