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About Contemporary Women's Issues
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Subject The Contemporary Women's Issues database provides full-text access to global information on women. Journals, newsletters, and research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies are easily accessed through CWI. Information on women in over 190 countries is compiled in a single collection bringing together such disciplines as sociology, psychology, health, education, business administration and political science.
Sources Contemporary Women’s Issues is a full text database that currently includes over 1200 sources. Reports include research, surveys, and statistical data on a range of women’s issues and comprise over three quarters of the sources in the database. Reports are published by prominent national and international organizations. Journals and newsletters comprise almost 150 sources from which articles are selected. These sources have been identified as important or essential by leading professionals involved in womens issues and women’s studies. Periodicals have a primary focus on pertinent issues affecting women’s lives around the world. Guides, factsheets, pamphlets, and proceedings are included as additional information sources.
Journals Covered See the list of titles by clicking on the "Lookup..." box at the bottom of the screen.
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Page author: Laura Juraska
Date: 9/5/02


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