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- Encyclopedia of Gender and SocietybyPublished in 2008, this 450-entry encyclopedia covers a wide range of gender-related topics, both as an A-to-Z list and with a user-friendly reader's guide. Unbiased and straightforward.
The International Encyclopedia of Human SexualitybyISBN: 9781118896877Publication Date: 2015Published in 2015, "..a comprehensive A-Z reference with over 500 entries that define sexuality from a broad biocultural perspective and show the diversity of human sexual behavior and belief systems."
Encyclopedia of Lesbian and Gay Histories and CulturesbyISBN: 9780815333548Publication Date: 1999Published in 1999, "this Encyclopedia offers accounts of the most important international developments in an area that now occupies a critical place in many fields of academic endeavors."
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- World Bank Gender Data PortalCompiles data on key gender topics from national statistics agencies, United Nations databases, and surveys conducted or funded by the World Bank.
- Woman Stats ProjectThis site compiles information about women's issues from sources such as governmental databases, news, reports, and scholarly articles. The ability to compare many countries at once is very valuable, but you must create a free account to search, and the search is only by specified codes that you need to use.
- World Health OrganizationThe WHO maintains statistics and does policy analysis on all aspects of health. Their Reproductive Health page is good for general information about issues around women's health.