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We Are Not Born Submissive: how patriarchy shapes women's lives

Women and Leadership: Real lives, Real lessons

Women and climate change : examining discourses from the Global North

Feminism in coalition : thinking with US women of color feminism

Feminist Writings From Ancient Times to the Modern World

Encyclopedia of American Women and Religion

Recommended Research Databases for Gender Studies

Gender Studies is an interdisciplinary area, so to find articles on your topic, you may want to try searching the library databases related to the subject. Often, though, you'll find articles on gender-related topics in these core social sciences databases:

Sociological Abstracts (ProQuest)
Index of international sociology and social behavioral sciences literature.

Provides access to the latest research in sociology, social work, and other social and behavioral sciences. Includes citations (and abstracts since 1974) from nearly 2,000 journals, serials, conference papers, books, and dissertations.

Subjects include community development, demography and human biology, family and social welfare, social psychology and group interactions, welfare services, and women's studies.

Note: When searching this database, you are also searching Social Services Abstracts and Sociology Research Database.
APA PsycARTICLES (ProQuest)
Full-text peer-reviewed psychology articles from English language journals.
JSTOR
JSTOR offers scholarly, peer-reviewed journals across numerous disciplines.

Recommended Web Resources

Internet Women's History Sourcebook
Compilation of primary sources and websites, covering the history of women from ancient to modern times and across a variety of countries and civilizations. Created for introductory-level college history courses.
Women's Studies / Women's Issues Resource Sites
"A selective, annotated, highly acclaimed listing of web sites containing resources and information about women's studies / women's issues, with an emphasis on sites of particular use to an academic women's studies program."
UN Women
The central gateway to information and resources on the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women throughout the United Nations system.

Tips for Searching

Looking to discover more? Try some of these search terms in the library's online Primo catalog:

Feminism
Sexism
Women's rights
Gender identity
Masculinity
Femininity
Sex differences psychology

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