Search Guides
Gender and Women's Studies
Resources for topics related to gender and sexuality studies.
Law & Public Policy
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UCLA's Williams Institute"The Williams Institute is the leading research center on sexual orientation and gender identity law and public policy."
Explore Gender Studies Journals
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BrowZine: UM Gender Studies Journals direct linkExplore all of the online peer-reviewed Gender Studies scholarly journals the library subscribes to.
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JSTOR: UM Gender Studies direct linkIncludes journal content, primary sources, images and more.
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Feminist, Gender Women Studies, and LGBTQ+ PublishersFeminist, GWS, and LGBTQ+ publisher list created by the University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries
Head of Continuing Resources and Acquisitions, Liaison for Philosophy and Religion, and Associate Professor
Databases for Finding Secondary Sources
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LGBTQ+ Source This link opens in a new windowContains all of the content available in LGBTQ+ Life as well as full text for more than 140 of the most important and historically significant LGBT journals, magazines and regional newspapers, as well as more than 150 full-text monographs and books.
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Women's Studies International This link opens in a new windowWomen's Studies International, produced by NISC, covers the core disciplines in Women's Studies to the latest scholarship in feminist research.
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Communication Source This link opens in a new windowProvides access to research in areas related to communication and mass media.
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SocINDEX with Full Text This link opens in a new windowOffers comprehensive coverage of sociology, encompassing all sub-disciplines and closely related areas of study.
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PsycINFO This link opens in a new window
The premier and most expansive database for searching psychological literature. Includes over 4 million records. Provided via the American Psychological Association.
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America: History & Life This link opens in a new windowCovers the history and culture of the United States and Canada from prehistory to the present.
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JSTOR This link opens in a new window
Includes journal content, primary sources, images, and more across the humanities, social sciences, and sciences.
Beginning August 1, 2024 Artstor's content is now accessed on JSTOR.
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SAGE PremierUse the SAGE Premier platform to search the full-text SAGE journal subscriptions available to you through the UM Libraries.
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Research Tools
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Sage Research Methods This link opens in a new windowSAGE Research Methods provides information on writing a research question, conducting a literature review, choosing a research method, collecting and analyzing data, and writing up the findings.
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Google ScholarSearches across disciplines and journals to find academic sources. Includes sources that are available outside of the library.
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ZoteroZotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share your research sources.
Secondary Sources - Books
Many primary sources on this topic have been published as books.
Search WorldCat for books that the library does not own.