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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