Harvard Kennedy School, Programs and Sites
- Gender Action PortalWith its Gender Action Portal, the Women and Public Policy Program at Harvard Kennedy School provides scientific evidence on the impact of policies, strategies and organizational practices aimed at closing gender gaps and translating research to practice.
- Harvard Kennedy School Women & Public Policy ProgramWorking papers, articles, and discussions about research.
External Organizations & Research Centers
- C3 IndiaFormerly the Centre for Development & Population Activities (CEDPA). News and publications.
- National Democractic Institute (NDI)Includes news about women and democracy. Subscribe to the weekly "Women in the News" newsletter or browse other publications.
- US State Department, Office of Global Women's IssuesNews and reports from the U.S. Department of State.
- World Bank, Gender SiteIncludes links to current World Bank tools, research and reports on women's issues. Reports include Women, Business and the Law (2014), Gender Equality and Development (2012) and Gender at Work (2014).
Databases & Web Sites
- DHS Program, USAIDThe Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) Program has collected, analyzed, and disseminated accurate and representative data on population, health, HIV, and nutrition through more than 300 surveys in over 90 countries.
- GenderWatch (Harvard Login)Full text database of unique and diverse publications that focus on the impact of gender across multiple subject areas.
- JSTOR Feminist & Women's Studies (Harvard Login)Full text from 24 journals focused on women's issues. Covers 1972-2008.
- Studies on Women and Gender Abstracts (Harvard Login)This database version of the bi-monthly journal, published by Taylor and Francis, provides access to abstracts from 1995 to present.
- Women's Studies International (Harvard Login)Citations and abstracts drawn from a variety of essential women's studies databases which range in coverage from classic works & core studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research. 1972-present.
- World Bank: Gender StatsStatistics by country and topic. Includes useful links for more data sources.
- UN Gender StatisticsIdentified a minimum set of gender indicators composed of 52 quantitative indicators grouped into three tiers and 11 qualitative indicators covering national norms and laws on gender equality.
Speeches
- Gifts of SpeechA non-profit project, sponsored by Sweet Briar College, that includes full-text access to speeches by inspirational, influential and contemporary, women from around the world.
Statistics
- World Bank, Gender Data PortalA one-stop shop for gender information, catering to a wide range of users and providing data from a variety of sources. Data at the country level are organized under six thematic headings, which are aligned to the themes identified by the Inter-agency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics.
- World Bank: Women, Business, and the LawIndicators based on laws and regulations in 128 countries which affect the prospects of women as entrepreneurs and employees.
Impact Evaluations
- enGENDER IMPACTThis resource point currently captures World Bank gender-related impact evaluations (IE) from January 2000 to August 2013. The resource point will be updated with any new includable IEs twice per year.
Gateways
- iKNOW PoliticsAn online work space to help elected officials, candidates, political party leaders and members, researchers, students and other practitioners interested in advancing women in politics. It is a joint project of several UN agencies and other organizations.
- UN Knowledge GatewayAn open global platform that promotes collaboration, learning and innovation to advance women’s economic empowerment. Represents over 190 economies with development partners from the private sector, civil society, academia, governments and international organizations.