Women & Development: The Global Gender Gap
General Resources
Reports
The Global Gender Gap Report 2012
Published by the World Economic Forum, this resource contains rankings and country profiles related to the gender disparities between men and women. (Free Resource)
The World's Women 2010: Trends and Statistics
This UN report highlights the differences in the status of women and men in eight areas - population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment and pov
Women, Business, and the Law 2012
World Bank report which measures legal gender parity for entrepreneurs and workers in 141 economies across six topics. (Free Resource)
World Development Report 2012: Gender Equality and Development
From the World Bank, this report looks at the facts and trends surrounding the various dimensions of gender equality in the context of the development process. (Free Resource)
Databases
Contemporary Women's Issues
Provides full text to sources concerned with women's issues in 190 countries. Includes journals, newsletters, research reports, pamphlets, newspapers, directories, guides, and fact sheets.
GenderWatch
Full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on the impact of gender across a broad spectrum of subject areas.
JSTOR Feminist and Women's Studies
Full text from 24 journals focused on women's issues. Covers 1972-2008.
The World Bank: Gender Stats
Statistics by country and topic. Includes useful links for more data sources. (Free Resource)
Women's Studies International
Citations and abstracts drawn from a variety of essential women's studies databases which range in coverage from classic works & core studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. 1972-present.
WomenStats
Compiles qualitative and quantitative information on over 310 indicators of women's status in 174 countries. Registration is required. (Free Resource)
U.S. & International Organizations
OECD: Gender Equality & Women's Empowerment
Statistics, publications, and information by country. (Free Resource)
Office of Global Women's Issues
News and reports from the U.S. Department of State. (Free Resource)
The World Bank: Gender & Development
News, publications, and data. (Free Resource)
The World Bank: Women, Business, and the Law
Indicators based on laws and regulations in 128 countries which affect the prospects of women as entrepreneurs and employees. (Free Resource)
Women in Development
Publications, statistics. and information by topic from USAID. (Free Resource)
Women Watch: UN Information and Resources on Gender Equality and Empowerment of Women
News, information by topic, documents and publications, and links to UN Women and the UN Gender Equality News Feed. (Free Resource)
Research Centers/Institutes
Association for Women's Rights in Development
News and information by topic and region. (Free Resource)
HKS: The Women & Public Policy Program
Working papers, articles, and discussions about research. (Free Resource)
Institute for Development Studies - BRIDGE
Research and information on gender inequality. Hosts the Global Resources Database which contains over 3,000 documents about gender. (Free Resource)
International Center for Research on Women
News, publications, and information by topic. (Free Resource)
The Centre for Development & Population Activities
New and publications. (Free Resource)
Health
Averting Maternal Death and Disability
Organization focused on maternal health. Links to full-text articles about averting maternal death and disability in the International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. (Free Resource)
Center for Reproductive Rights
Publications and videos. Links to some legal documents pertaining to reproductive rights court cases. (Free Resource)
Engender Health
Publications and online health care training courses. (Free Resource)
Family Care International
News and publications about making pregnancy and childbirth safer. (Free Resource)
International Women's Health Coalition
The Information Library is organized by topic and contains links to multiple types of publications. The IWHC also publishes Capital Critiques: the latest news from Washington. (Free Resource)
Marie Stopes International
Publications focusing on family planning and sexual health. (Free Resource)
Pathfinder International
News, videos, and publications about reproductive health. (Free Resource)
The Female Genital Cutting Education & Networking Project
The project's purpose is the dissemination of material related to female genital cutting. Contains a very extensive bibliography on the subject. (Free Resource)
The Hunger Project
Research reports and activist resources. (Free Resource)
White Ribbon Alliance for Safe Motherhood
Publications and videos focusing on maternal mortality. Includes the Atlas of Birth: maternal Deaths: the Greatest Inequality of the 21st Century. (Free Resource)
Education
60 Million Girls
Supports education for girls in order to create a more just and balanced world. (Free Resource)
Campaign for Female Education
Organization focused on female education in Africa. (Free Resource)
Forum for African Women Educationalists
Publications and videos. (Free Resource)
Girls' and Women's Education Initiative
Publications and information about specific projects from World Education. (Free Resource)
Crime
International Justice Mission
Factsheets, advocacy resources, and videos about stopping sex trafficking. (Free Resource)
Shared Hope International
Trafficking reports and laws, news, and videos. (Free Resource)
Virtual Knowledge Centre to End Violence Against Women & Girls
Links to publications on a wide range of topics involving violence against women from UN Women. (Free Resource)
Poverty
CARE
Organization fighting global poverty with a focus on women. Projects can be searched by country, sector, or type. (Free Resource)
Women in Informal Employment: Globalizing and Organizing
A research-policy network that seeks to improve the status of the working poor, especially women, in the informal economy. News, publications, and statistics. (Free Resource)
Women Thrive Worldwide
Advocacy group which focuses on the needs of women in developing countries. Factsheets and issue briefs by topic. (Free Resource)
Women's World Banking
Organization which supports microfinance institutions that assist women. News and publications. (Free Resource)
Multi-Issue
Equality Now
Issues of concern include: rape, domestic violence, reproductive rights, trafficking, female genital mutilation, political participation, and gender discrimination. (Free Resource)
Gender Equality in the World of Work
Although this resource focuses on employment, there is information on women's health and education, gender-based violence, and human trafficking as they inter-relate with that topic. (Free Resource)
Global Fund for Women
Promotes the economic security, health, safety, education and leadership of women and girls. (Free Resource)
Vital Voices
Issues include combating human trafficking and other forms of violence against women and girls and equipping women with management, business development, marketing, and communications skills. (Free Resource)
Other Research Guides
International Women
Guide from the Women's Studies Section of the Association of College and Research Libraries. (Free Resource)
Women in Development: Information Resources
Guide from the Lehman Social Sciences Library at Columbia University. (Free Resource)
Women's and Gender Studies
List of 10 guides from Rutgers University Libraries. (Free Resource)