Statistics on Women and Gender: Where and How to Find : Welcome
Where to find gender-disaggregated statistics and data within general statistical resources as well as resources entirely on women/gender topics
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This guide will help you find resources with statistics and data on women and gender. Some of the resources are within large "general" databases and sites, such as the U.S. Census. Others are within large sites entirely on women/gender, and still more are devoted to specific topic areas related to women/gender, such as health or criminal justice. Use the tabs above to navigate this study guide and find some useful statistics!
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The Penguin Atlas of Women in the World
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Illustrative statistics on women in selected developing countries byCall Number: HQ1870.9 L67 1980
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Where to find BLS statistics on women byCall Number: L 2.71: 920
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United Nations women's indicators and statistics database byCall Number: HQ1154 U545
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Women and minority manpower statistics : statistics particu-larly applicable to affirmative action compliance programs byCall Number: HD5725 M3 M34 1975
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Health statistics of women college graduates byCall Number: LB7 P391b v.14
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