Women's Lives Around the World: a Global Encyclopedia [4 Volumes] by Nancy Staton Barbour, Patti Duncan, Kryn Freehling-Burton, Jane Nichols, and Susan M. Shaw, editorsFor millennia, women around the world have shouldered the responsibility of caring for their families. But in recent decades, women have emerged as a major part of the global workforce, balancing careers and family life. How did this change happen? And how are societies in developing countries responding and adapting to women's newer roles in society? This four-volume encyclopedia examines the lives of women around the world, with coverage that includes the education of girls and teens; the key roles women play in their families, careers, religions, and cultures; how issues for women intersect with colonialism, transnationalism, feminism, and established norms of power and control. Organized geographically, each volume presents detailed entries about the lives of women in particular countries. Additionally, each volume offers sidebars that spotlight topics related to women and girls in specific regions or focus on individual women's lives and contributions. Primary source documents include sections of countries' constitutions that are relevant to women and girls, United Nations resolutions and national resolutions regarding women and girls, and religious statements and proclamations about women and girls. The organization of the set enables readers to take an in-depth look at individual countries as well as to make comparisons across countries.
Political and economic information for more than 250 countries and territories, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe (online version of Europa World Yearbook). Also includes the Europa Survey of the Middle East and North Africa.
Statistics portal with quantitative data from over 18,000 sources for media, business, finance, politics, and other topics. Export data in a variety of formats for direct use in presentations or reports.
"Containing over 170,000 data points and growing every day, it covers over 350 variables for 175 nations with populations greater than 200,000 persons."
Country-level data covering five dimensions of gender equality — economic structures and access to resources; education; health and related services; public life and decision-making; and human rights of women and girl children.
This interactive report focuses on gender equality in six areas: population and families; health; education; economic empowerment and asset ownership; power and decision-making; and violence against women and the girl child as well as the impact of COVID-19.