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[hidetoc]- WWW Sites for Gender Resources
- WWW Sites for Women's Resources
- WWW Sites for Men's Resources
- WWW Sites for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered Resources
- Stout Library Catalog
- Indexes and Databases
- Periodicals
- Literature Guides and Bibliographies
- Dictionaries and Encyclopedias
- Other Reference Materials
- Directories
- Biographies
- Statistics
- Law
- Quotations
These are only examples of the many materials that are available.
WWW SITES FOR GENDER RESOURCES
- Eldis Gender Home Page Source of international documents and statistics on gender
- Gender and Development World Bank site info on women's role in development; Includes international gender statistics
- Gender and Science Digital Library
- Gender and Sexuality Resources From the Internet Public Library
- Gender, Diversities & Technology Institute Committed to creating equitable educational environments that honor diverse backgrounds. Focus on technology as a tool to foster equity
- Gender Equality From the United Nations Development Programme
- Gender Equality From the European Commission's Employment, Social Affairs & Equal Opportunities
- Gender Public Advocacy Coalition
- Gender, Science and Technology Gateway UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development resource to inform sustainable development focusing on gender equality
- GenTech Applied research project encouraging women's use of information technology
- International Foundation for Gender Education
- Voice of the Shuttle Sexuality and Gender Studies Page. Humanities research resources from the University of California, Santa Barbara.
- Yahoo!: Gender Issues Index and Links
WWW SITES FOR WOMEN'S RESOURCES
- American Association of University Women Promotes educational equity for women and girls
- American Women Gateway to Library of Congress resources
- American Women Through Time Chronology of women's history and culture in the United States with links.
- American Women's History Citations to print and web sources on American women's history
- British
and Irish Women's Letters and Diaries Full text published letters
and diaries from women writing from 1500-1900
- Center for Public Policy and the Status of Women From the LaFollette School of Public Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison
- Center for Women & Information Technology Bibliography, list-servs, links
- Center for Women Policy Studies Provides multicultural feminist research, policy analysis, and advocacy
- Diotima Materials for the study of women and gender in the ancient world
- Early Modern Women Database Links to World Wide Web resources for the study of women in early modern Europe and the Americas from ca. 1500 to ca. 1800
- Emily's List Political network to elect pro-choice Democratic women
- Fact: Monster: Famous Firsts by American Women
- Femina Search engine of sites for, by and about women
- Feminism and Women's Studies Links on activism, health, workplace, history, etc.
- Feminist Internet Gateway Directory and search engine for women's web resources
- Feminist Majority Foundation Dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health and non-violence
- Gerritsen Collection - Women's
History Online Provides two million page images as they appeared in
the original printed works on women's history of the world spanning four
centuries and in fifteen languages (1543-1945)
- Gifts of Speech Historic women's speeches from around the world
- Global Fund for Women Grant making foundation supporting women's human rights organizations
- Imagining Ourselves: A Global Generation of Women
- League of Women Voters Information on U.S. policy issues and local, state & national candidates
- Ms. Foundation For Women National multi-issue public women's fund
- National Museum of Women in the Arts Online exhibits and information about women artists
- National Organization for Women
- National Women's History Project Historical information and research links
- North
American Women's Diaries and Letters Full text published letters and
diaries from women writing from colonial times to 1950
- Picturing Women Figuring, Fashioning, Portraiting, Telling
- Planned Parenthood On-Line Includes a database of family planning resources
- Susan B. Anthony List Political network to elect anti-abortion candidates, including Republican and Democrat women and men
- UNIFEM: United Nations Development Fund for Women
- White House Project Non-partisan group that works to advance women into leadership positions, up to and including, the U. S. presidency
- Wisconsin Women's Council
- Women and Science Program From University of Wisconsin-System
- Women and Social Movements
Organized around the history of women in social movements in the U.S.
between 1600 and 2000, this site contains 23,000 pages of documents, a
list of social movements and organizations, a bibliography of citations,
and reviews of books, films, and web sites and teaching tools
- U.S. Dept of State Office of International Women's Issues
- Women of Protest: Photographs from the Records of the National Woman's Party
- Women Watch gateway of the United Nations Inter-Agency Network on Women and Gender Equality
- Women's Bureau From the U.S. Department of Labor
- Women's International Center Documents recipients of the Living Legacy Awards
- Women's Studies Consortium University of Wisconsin System women's studies efforts
- Women's Studies Librarian's Office University of Wisconsin-System resource for bibliographies and internet sites
- WWWomen Search directory for information on women's organizations and resources
- Yahoo!: Women's Studies
WWW SITES FOR MEN'S RESOURCES
- American Coalition for Fathers and Children (ACFC) Promotes equal rights for all parties of divorce
- Dads Rights Surviving divorce and custody: what every single father needs to know
- Fathers.com National Center for Fathering's goal is to "improve the well-being of children by equipping men to be more effectively involved in lives of children"
- Male Affirmative Resource Network's Mens Center Assists men in finding male positive resources, information and support
- Manhood Online Articles, interviews and resources about a positive masculine role
- Men Can Stop Rape Works with male youth to be allies with women in rape prevention
- Men for Change Canadian group dedicated to promoting positive masculinity and ending sexism and violence
- Men's Health Mayo Clinic's guide to health, dating, weight loss, fitness
- Meninist Global organization of men supporting the women's movement
- Mensactivism.org The Men's Activism News Network
- Menstuff The National Men's Resource Center; information on men's issues, book reviews, and links
- National Center for Men Advocates for men's equal rights
- National Coalition of Free Men Non-profit organization that examines how sex discrimination affects men and boys.
- NOMAS National Organization for Men Against Sexism supports positive changes for men.
- XY Web Links Men, masculinity, and gender politics (Australian)
- Open Directory Projects's DMOZ Men's Studies
WWW SITES FOR GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL & TRANSGENDERED RESOURCES
- ACTUP Oral History Project Documents the struggle for civil rights for persons with HIV/AIDS
- Bisexual Resource Center Articles, news, directory, links
- Dignity USA Organization of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholics
- International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission
- National Gay and Lesbian Task Force
- OutProud National Coalition for GLBT Youth
- People With a History: An Online Guide to Lesbian, gay, Bisexual and Trans* History
- PFLAG Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
- QueerTheory.com Portal to other Web sites on gender, homosexuality, etc.
- Yahoo!: Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals,Transgendered
Or search your own topic using a Web search engine or subject directory.
STOUT LIBRARY CATALOG
Use the Stout Library Catalog to identify books and audiovisual materials about your topic. Use a keyword guided search and then click on the Long View. You can then explore any of the listed subject headings by selecting the link. Some examples of subject terms you can use are:
- FATHERS
- FEMINISM
- GAY AND LESBIAN STUDIES
- GAY LIBERATION MOVEMENT
- GENDER IDENTITY
- LESBIANISM
- MEN
- MEN - HISTORY
- MEN AUTHORS
- MEN'S MOVEMENT
- MEN'S STUDIES
- MOTHERS
- SEX DIFFERENCES
- SEX DISCRIMINATION
- WOMEN - EMPLOYMENT
- WOMEN - HISTORY
- WOMEN - SUFFRAGE
- WOMEN AUTHORS
- WOMEN'S RIGHTS
- WOMEN'S STUDIES
INDEXES AND DATABASES
Use the Indexes and Databases to identify articles in journals, magazines, and newspapers. Many indexes provide full text articles.
- FirstSearch: Contemporary Women's Issues
- EbscoHost
- Academic Search
- Masterfile Premier
- ERIC (education)
- Family and Society Studies Worldwide
- PsycArticles
- PsycInfo
- Lexis Nexis: Academic
- Newsbank Newsfile - newspaper index
- Project Muse
- Proquest
- Ethnic NewsWatch
- GenderWatch
- Web of Science: Social Science Citation Index
- WilsonWeb
- Wilson Education Full Text
- Humanities Full Text
- OmniFile
- Social Sciences Full Text
- Directory of Open Access Journals Free database of full text academic journal articles
- Free Library Includes a massive collection of periodicals from hundreds of leading publications
- Google Scholar Set preferences to Stout to search for full text available through the UW-Stout Library
- ScienceResearch.com Free, publicly available web portal allowing access to numerous scientific journals and public science databases, some full text articles are available
Print Indexes Available in the University Library
- Women Studies Abstracts REF PRINT INDEXES
PERIODICALS
- Advancing Women in Leadership
- Advocate GLBT news
- The Backlash Men's periodical
- Bridge Development and gender in brief
- Duke Journal of Gender Law & Policy
- Fathering Magazine
- Genders
- Magazines and Newsletters on the Web List of women-focused online journals
- Manzine from Manhood Online: Better Men for a Better World (Australia)
- Men's Voices Magazine from MenWeb-Men's Issues. Information for and about battered men, male sex abuse survivors, dating violence against men
- MenSight: The Journal of Conscious Masculinity
- National NOW Times
- Scholar & Feminist Online Web journal from the Barnard Center for Research on Women
- Transitions: Journal of Men's Perspective Free with membership in the National Coalition of Free Men
- Women and Environments International Magazine
- Women in Higher Education
- Womenspace
- XY Australian magazine about "masculinities and gender politics"
Selected Periodicals Available in the University Library
- Esquire
- Essence
- Feminist Collections
- Gender and Society
- Journal of Men's Studies
- Ms
- Psychology of Women Quarterly
- Women & Therapy
LITERATURE GUIDES AND BIBLIOGRAPHIES
These titles will give you information about how to do research in gender studies, and list resources on the topics. Search the Stout Library Catalog using Keyword Searching with your topic and the subdivision BIBLIOGRAPHY for more.
Bibliographies Available on the World Wide Web
- American Women's History: A Research Guide
- Colonial Men: Bibliography
- Lambda Literary Foundation Includes awards for LGBT literature
- The Men's Bibliography
- ViVa Women's History from the International Institute of Social History
- Women's History Collections at the IISH (International Institute of Social History)
Print and E-book Sources Available in the University Library
- Muslim Women Throughout the World E-Book
- Women and Aging: a Guide to the Literature E-Book
- Women, Race and Ethnicity a Bibliography HQ1233.Z99 W65x
DICTIONARIES AND ENCYCLOPEDIAS
Any standard current encyclopedia can give you a basic introduction to topics related to gender. Look in REF AE... section for these. In addition:
- Encyclopedia
Britannica
- Funk
and Wagnall's New World Encyclopedia From EBSCO
- glbtq: An Encyclopedia of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender & Queer Culture
- Women and Society Internet dictionary
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- A-Z of Women's Sexuality REF RG121 .K218
- American Masculinities : a Historical Encyclopedia REF HQ1090.3 .A453
- Beacham's Encyclopedia of Social Change: America in the Twentieth Century REF HN59.2 .B43
- A Companion to Gender History HQ1075 .C655 2004 and E-book
- Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage REF PE1460 .M26
- Encyclopedia of Family Life REF HQ534 .E53
- Encyclopedia of American Women in Business: From Colonial Times to the Present REF HD6054.4.U6 K753
- Gay Histories and Cultures, an Encyclopedia REF HQ75.13 .G37
- Larousse Dictionary of Women REF CT3202 .L37
- Lesbian Histories and Cultures: an Encyclopedia REF HQ75.5 .L4395
- Nonsexist Word Finder REF PE1689 .M23
- Women in Higher Education : An Encyclopedia REF LC1569 .W66
- Woman's Dictionary of Symbols and Sacred Objects REF CB475 .W35
OTHER REFERENCE MATERIALS
A multitude of reference materials contain information about gender issues. Here are some specialized examples:
- Social Sciences Library From Pennsylvania State University; Includes a section on gender, race and ethnicity
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Feminism: A Reference Handbook REF HQ1410.H365
- Handbook of American Women's History REF HQ1410 .H36
- The Information Please Women's Sourcebook REF HQ1406 .I54
- The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History REF HQ1410 .R43
- Sexual Harassment in America; a Documentary History REF KF3467 .S74
- Women and Equality in the Workplace: a Reference Handbook REF HD6095 .G48
- Women's Atlas of the United States REF G1201.E1 .G5
- Women's Almanac REF HQ1101.W65x
- Women's Rights REF HQ1236 .W65253
- Women's Rights : A Global View REF HQ1236 .W6527
DIRECTORIES
- Associations
Unlimited Online Encyclopedia of Associations
- Global List of Women's Organizations Directory of information about rape available on the Internet
- Wisconsin Women's Council
- WWWomen Search Directory
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Encyclopedia of Associations REF HS17 .G332
BIOGRAPHIES
To find information on individuals on the web, try Google by entering your search in quotations with capitalization, e.g. "Gloria Steinem". For information on the lives of individual women and men, try these sources:- Academy of Achievement
- African American Biographical Database via BadgerLink
- Biographies
Plus From WilsonWeb
- Biographical Dictionary
- Biography
- Biography From Infoplease.com
- Biography
and Genealogy Master Index
- Contemporary
Authors
- Distinguished Women of Past and Present
- Notable Women Ancestors
- Several Biographical references are available in Credo
Reference formerly XReferPlus including:
- MacMillan Dictionary of Women's Biography
- Penguin's Biographical Dictionary of Women
- Who's Who in Gay and Lesbian History
- Western New York Suffragists: Winning the Vote
- WIC Biography Index From the Women's International Center
- National Women's Hall of Fame
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- A to Z of American Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs REF HD6054.4 .U6 S5
- African American Biographies REF E185.96 .H38
- Current Biography REF CT100 .C8
- Grolier Library of Women's Biographies REF CT3207.G76
- Native American Women REF E98.W8 B38
- Notable American Women 1607-1950 REF CT3260 .N57
- Notable American Women: Completing the Twentieth Century REF CT3260 .N5725
- Notable American Women: The Modern Period REF CT3260 .N573
- Who's Who of American Women REF CT3260 .W5
STATISTICS
- Center for American Women and Politics Rutgers University
- FedStats
- GenderStats From WorldBank
- Institute for Women's Policy Research
- Statistics Page From the Stout Library Home Page/E-Reference page
- Statistics and Indicators on Women and Men UN Statistical Division
- Status of Women in the States 2004 Includes a Wisconsin Report on politics, economics, demographics, health and rights
- World
Almanac On FirstSearch
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- American Men: Who They Are and How They Live REF HQ1090.3 .A457
- American Women: Who They Are and How They Live REF HQ1421 .A486
- European Women's Almanac HQ1587 .S69
- Women and Diversity: Wow! Facts REF HD6095 .W65
- World Almanac REF AY67.N5 W7
- The World's Women REF HQ1154 .W95
LAW
- Lexis
Nexis: Academic State and Federal statutes and case law
- Alliance for Justice
- American Bar Association
- Center for Reproductive Rights Reports, fact sheets, articles
- FindLaw
- Information on Sexual Harassment From Nancy Wyatt of Penn State
- LawGuru
- Legal Research Subject Guide to Web Sources
- Legal Research - Wisconsin
- WISBAR For recent Wisconsin Supreme Court or Court of Appeals decisions
- WomensLaw.org Nationwide online resource for women and girls living with or escaping domestic violence
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- Wisconsin Statutes REF KFW2430 .S2x
- Women and the Law : Leaders, Cases, and Documents REF KF478 .K84
- Women's Rights: A Global View REF HQ1236 .W6527
- American Bar Association legal guide for women REF KF390.W6 A46
QUOTATIONS
Print Sources Available in the University Library
- The Last Word; a Treasury of Women's Quotes PN6084.W6 W37
- Quotable Woman REF PN6081.5 .Q65
WWW Search Engines
The search engines that are available on the WWW vary in depth and coverage. Explore the search options to find relevant WWW sites. For a list of available search engines and WWW directories, e.g. Google or Yahoo, use Searching the Web from the Library Home Page.
Citations
To cite online resources in appropriate bibliographic style see: Citing Resources
To organize citations and create bibliographies and papers in APA, MLA and other styles see: RefWorks and Other Citation Management Tools
Last Updated: 04/11/2008 and Last Revised: 03/29/2008
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