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Women's Studies - Economics & Labor
General Information
Women and the Economy: A ReaderbyISBN: 9781336282643Publication Date: 2003Published in 2015, "both interdisciplinary and heterodox in its approach, it showcases feminist economic analyses that utilize insights from institutionalism as well as neoclassical economics."
Find Books and Articles
- Business Source Premier This link opens in a new windowPopular business magazines, scholarly journals, and trade publications covering many economics-related topics.
Economic Statistics - Government Sources
- Data on Women Workers | Bureau of Labor StatisticsData on women’s employment (and unemployment) and earnings by industry, occupation, education, age, marital status, and other characteristics. Collected through a monthly survey of about 60,000 households.
- Women | U.S. Department of LaborA shortcut to information and services the Department of Labor offers for women — for example, statistics on "Characteristics of Self-Employed Women."
Economic Statistics - Non-Government Sources
- 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.
- International Center for Research on WomenThis non-profit organization has done many important research reports, all of which are available on their web site.
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and DevelopmentBased in Paris, the OECD collects and compiles data and writes reports from different countries around the world. Check out their statistical database (scroll down and select "Social and Welfare Statistics" to find gender information).
- Open Collections Program | Women Working, 1800–1930Some 500,000 digitized pages and images, including 3,500 books and pamphlets and 1,200 photographs — great primary documents. From Harvard University.