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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.
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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 2,200+

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Number of records 95,000+
Dates covered 1992 to present
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Keyword kw: gender bias education
Abstract ab: military
Accession number no: 101367979
Article type at: personal
Article type phrase at= personal story
Author au: tam
Author phrase au= tam sandra
Cited reference cr: sudan health services
Descriptor de: equal
Descriptor phrase de= equal employment opportunity commission
First page pg: 4
Geographic name phrase gc= kazakhstan kaz
Issue is: 4
Named person na: kitzinger
Named person phrase na= clinton bill
Named corporation nc: equal
Named corporation phrase nc= equal employment opportunity commission
Personal author pn: harman
Personal author phrase pn= harman jean
[last name first]
Publication date pd: 2001
Publication type phrase pt= electronic journal
Publisher pb: cmp publications, inc.
Reviewed item ri: walker alice
Source so: gender
Source phrase so= journal of gender studies
Special feature sf: table
Standard number sn: 0951-3175
Subject su: beauty
Subject phrase su= mass media
Text tx: sorceress
Title ti: female merchants
Title phrase ti= discussion of challenges facing femal merchants and traders in west africa
USA/non-USA us= nonusa
Volume vo: 26
Year yr: 1995