Gender Studies Subject Guide

Databases

• Academic Search Elite 
  Multi-disciplinary database offers full-text, dating from 1985 to present, for nearly 1,850 scholarly journals, including more than 1,250 peer-reviewed titles. Covering virtually every area of academic study- EBSCOhost
• CWI - Contemporary Women's Issues 
  Provides full-text access to global information on women in over 150 countries. Indexes books, journals, newsletters, research reports from non-profit groups, government and international agencies, and fact sheets- FirstSearch
• GenderWatch
  Provides in-depth coverage of women's and gender issues across a broad spectrum of subject areas from the arts and business to politics, gender and women's studies with a focus on the subjects that are central to women's daily lives- ProQuest
• Sociological Abstracts
  Provides abstracts and indexes the international literature in sociology and related disciplines in the social and behavioral sciences. Contains abstracts of journal articles and citations to book reviews and abstracts of books, book chapters, dissertations, and conference papers- Cambridge Scientific Abstracts

Books

• Gender, Nature, and Nurture / by Richard A. Lippa
  (BF692.2 .L555)
  Presents scientific findings on gender, largely in lay terms, that is suited for undergraduate classes on the psychology of women and of men, sex roles, and gender. Covers topics including personality, social behavior, cognitive abilities, biological psychology, behavioral genetics, and evolutionary psychology, as they intertwine with gender- Book News, Inc.
• Disciplining Feminism: From Social Activism to Academic Discourse / by Ellen Messer-Davidow 
  (LC197 .M47)
  Seeks to answer how academic feminism was formed by the very institutions it originally set out to transform. Launched thirty years ago as a bold venture to cut across disciplines and bridge the gap between scholarly knowledge and social activism, feminism in the academy is now entrenched in its institutional structures and separated from national political struggle- Amazon.com
• Wisdom Ways: Introducing Feminist Biblical Interpretation / by Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
  (BS521.4 .S39)
  Offers an introduction to feminist biblical interpretation, presented by a Radical Catholic feminist theologian- Publisher's Weekly
• Additional Books
  • (Bible--Feminist criticism
  • (Feminism)
  • (Gender)
  • (Women's Studies)

Journals 

• Gender & Education
  Articles and viewpoints from around the world which contribute to feminist knowledge, theory, consciousness, action, and debate- EBSCOhost
• Gender Issues
  Peer reviewed articles on basic and applied research on the relationships between men and women; on similarities & differences in socialization, personality, & behavior; & on the changing roles of women around the world- EBSCOhost
• Gender & Society
  Examines gender as one of the foundations of every existing social order. Advance both the study of gender and feminist scholarship, emphasizing theory and research from micro- and macrostructural perspectives- Publisher
• Journal of Marriage and the Family
  Features original research and theory, research interpretation and reviews, and critical discussion concerning all aspects of marriage, other forms of close relationships, and families- JSTOR

Websites

• Gender Studies Page
  Directory page of annotated links in the following categories: Women's Studies Feminist Theory Gay, Lesbian, Queer Studies Men's Movements; Cybergender Technology and General Resources- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Gender Inn
  Database of bibliographic records on "feminist theory, feminist literary criticism and gender studies focusing on English and American literature." Includes English and German Language version, although most of the abstracts and descriptions of the records are in German. Includes annotated links to other databases on for women's studies- Librarian's Index to the Internet
• Women's Gift of Speech
  Women's Speeches from around the World is "dedicated to preserving and creating access to speeches made by influential contemporary women". Contains speeches made by contemporary women writers- Gender Inn
• Women's Studies Database
  Comprehensive directory of Women's Studies sites. Contains conference announcements, calls for papers, course syllabi, employment opportunities, a picture gallery, a significant number of government documents, and more- Librarian's Index to the Internet