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Women and Gender Studies Statistics
Pew Research - Gender
A nonpartisan fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world. It conducts public opinion polling, demographic research, media content analysis and other empirical social science research.
The United Nations, Economic Commission for Europe -- Gender Statistics
Includes the United States as well as Europe, covering information on country profiles, population, fertility and families, work and economy, education, public life and decision making, health, violence, science, and migration.
The United Nations, Statistics Division -- UN Data: Gender Info
Covers a wide variety of topics from abortion laws to women’s share of the workforce. Searchable by country and by year (1985-2010).
United Nations Development Programme -- Gender Inequality Index
Measures gender inequality in three aspects: reproductive health, empowerment, and economic status. Sheds light on the position of women in over 155 countries.
The World Bank -- Gender Data Portal
Contains the latest sex-disaggregated data and gender statistics covering demography, education, health, access to economic opportunities, public life and decision-making, and agency.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Women's Health
Presents FastStats on topics ranging from population to health insurance to individual diseases to mortality with regards to women in the US.
UNICEF -- UNICEF Data: Monitoring the Situation of Women and Children
Reports information about both women and children on topics ranging from health and education to water and sanitation. Browseable by country.
United Nations Statistics Division -- Demographic and Social Statistics
Covers topics that include, but aren’t limited to: families and households, violence against women, health, education, welfare, poverty, and safety.
United Nations Statistics Division -- The World's Women 2015: Trends and Statistics
Focuses on the gender gap in eight areas: population and families, health, education, work, power and decision-making, violence against women, environment, and poverty.