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Contemporary Women (CWI)

Contemporary Women's Issues (health and human rights)

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  • 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.
  • Includes links to full-text articles for many articles.
Database details
Subjects
development pay equity
education politics
family life reproductive rights
gender equity sociology
health violence and exploitation
human rights women
legal status the workplace
lesbian concerns  
Sources 2,407

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Number of records Over 90,000
Dates covered 1992 to present
Updated Weekly
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Keyword kw: gender bias education
Abstract ab: military
Accession number no: 01012741
Article title tt: taking liberties with history
Article type phrase at= personal story
Author au: tam
Author phrase au= tam siu-mi
Bibliography bg: ageism
Book title bt: adoption
Book title phrase bt= adoption reader
Company name co: procter
Geographic name phrase gn= kazakhstan kaz
Geographic region us= nonusa
Journal country cn= thailand
Named person nm: kitzinger
Named person phrase nm= clinton bill
Pub. type phrase pt= electronic journal
Publisher pb: CMP Publications, Inc.
Record type phrase rt= full text
Source so: gender
Source phrase so= journal of gender studies
Special feature sf: table
Standard number sn: 0951-3175
Subject headings ct: beauty
Subject heading phrase ct= mass media
Table tb= table
Text tx: sorceress
Year yr: 1995