Databases
Contemporary Women’s Issues
A multidisciplinary, full-text database including mainstream and alternative publications, with a focus on the critical issues and events that influence women's lives in more than 190 countries. Also has hard-to-find newsletters, NGO research reports, and ephemeral literature from research institutes and grass roots organizations.
Diversity Studies Collection
Supports social science, history and liberal arts coursework with articles from hundreds of journals that explore cultural differences, contributions and influences in the global community.
GenderWatch
A full-text database focusing on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas. Topics include family, childbirth, domestic abuse, work, sexual harassment, aging, body image, eating disorders, social roles and more. Includes content on the impact of gender on areas such as the arts, education, politics, religion, and more.
Gender Studies Collection
Gender Studies Collection provides balanced coverage of this significant aspect of culture and society. The database offers access to scholarly journals and magazines covering topics including gender studies, family and marital issues, and more.
RefWorks
Web-based reference management tool to collect references from online databases, websites and other sources. Easily insert citations into papers and automatically format reference lists. Sharing tools for groups. RefWorks tutorials
World Data Analyst Online
World Data Analyst offers detailed statistical comparisons of countries around the world, using both the most recent statistics and historical figures. One creates tables, charts, export the information to a spreadsheet for printing and data crunching, and also link to country articles in Encyclopedia Britannica. State of Maine funded.
Catalogs
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External links
- CIA World Factbook
- Discovering American Women's History Online
- The Guardian: Women's Rights By Country
- The Institute for Women's Policy Research
- The Maine Women's Policy Center
- The United Nations Dept for Economic and Social Affairs / Statistics Division
- The United Nations Development Programme Human Development Reports Website
- World Economic Forum: Gender Global Gap Report
- The World Health Organization