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Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies Subject Guide — Data and Statistics

How to guide for all women's, gender, and sexuality courses. Find information from many different kinds of sources -- worldwide research organizations, NGOs, peer-reviewed journals, books, ebooks, experts, etc.

Searching for Data and Statistics

Data and statistics about a specific topic can be difficult to find. Before searching, ask yourself the question "who cares about this topic?" The answer will guide your research. For example,

Topic: How have abortion numbers changed over the last 3 years?

Who cares? The CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) might track this information

Look for "Reproductive Health": https://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/data_stats/

Looking for public health information, government data?

US Department of Health and Human Services

HHS agencies:

Finding Data