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February 8, 2013 4:39 AM
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How many people are victims of intimate partner violence?

How many people are victims of intimate partner violence? | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

From the USA The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey (NISVS) consists of population-based surveillance data, generating accurate and reliable incidence and prevalence estimates for Initmate Partner Violence, Sexual Violence, and stalking. Get the full text online.

 

 

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February 7, 2013 9:33 AM
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Women at the Political Elite Level in the U.S.: A Multi-Factor Analysis of Limited Participation

Women at the Political Elite Level in the U.S.: A Multi-Factor Analysis of Limited Participation | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

Get the full text of this article(scroll down page) from the Journal of American science. See the women in Congress historical essay from the US House of Representatives websitehttp://womenincongress.house.gov/historical-essays/print.html?intID=1 CAWP has vote watch and gender gap data about American womesn participation in politics. http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/fast_facts/voters/wvwatch/index.php

For international coverage see the ITU databases women in national parliaments database. http://www.ipu.org/wmn-e/world.htm

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January 25, 2013 6:24 AM
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UK Mothers getting older

UK Mothers getting older | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

New statistics from the ONS in 2011 , nearly half (49%) of all births were to mothers aged 30 and over. Download the full paper and find more relevant birth statistics on the website.

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January 25, 2013 6:21 AM
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New HealthStat website

New portal from world bank specialising in health, nutrition and population data.It pulls together existing sources and presents them well
topics include those coverign gender such as maternal health, nutirition
Site also has very good data visualization. Some data seems to go back to mid-1990s.

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January 16, 2013 12:26 PM
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The business case for equality and diversity: a survey of the academic literature

The business case for equality and diversity: a survey of the academic literature | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

A systematic review of articles and academic reports commissioned by the UK government. Considers diversity and equality to include both gender and race. Use it to locate case studies and get an overview of recent research on this topic.

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January 10, 2013 8:56 AM
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Women under-represented in science & technology

Women under-represented in science & technology | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

Listen to this broadcast from UN radio on the topic. More interesting statistics on women at science conferences from the American Astronomical Society, Committee on the Status of Women in Astronomy http://www.aas.org/cswa/percent.html

Library of Congress recomended links to key women and science websites http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/selected-internet/womenstm.html

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February 1, 2013 4:13 AM
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Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean

Violence Against Women in Latin America and the Caribbean | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

New PAHO report shows high levels of domestic violence in these regions. See the full text comparative survey of data.

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February 1, 2013 4:18 AM
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WHO/Europe Interactive atlases health inequality

WHO/Europe Interactive atlases health inequality | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

Very detailed data mapping. They show visually inequalities in Europe at a national and at a subnational level They include mortality by income and child health. Over 600 indicators in total.

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January 25, 2013 6:18 AM
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Girls and women hardest hit by recession,

Girls and women hardest hit by recession, | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

Plan and the Overseas Development Institute (ODI).report
Argues that as a result infant mortality amongst girls is likely to rise. see more suggestions for looking at the economic impact on women http://lselibraryresearch.blogspot.co.uk/2013/01/social-science-sites-of-week_25.html



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January 18, 2013 4:26 AM
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The Internet Gender Gap

The Internet Gender Gap | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

Latest report from broadband commission women 21% less likely to own a mobile phone.UNDP expresses concerns for development. see report http://www.broadbandcommission.org/Documents/bb-annualreport2012.pdf ;

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January 18, 2013 4:20 AM
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Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and regional statistics

Domestic Workers Across the World: Global and regional statistics | Women and Gender Studies | Scoop.it

New report from the ILO look for the options on the right of the page for links to international legal documents 

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