LibGuides: Women and International Development Resources: Finding Background Information

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Encyclopedia of Gender and Information Technology
This encyclopedia includes background information on gender and information technology issues in various countries and international regions, such as Eastern Europe, Jamaica, and the United Kingdom (among others).
Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender
This four-volume encyclopedia provides valuable background information and bibliographical references to sources on gender issues and globalization, such as (among others) international issues in education, nationalism, trafficking of women, and women's human rights.
Greenwood Encyclopedia of Women's Issues Worldwide
This six-volume encyclopedia provides background information and data on contemporary women's issues in more than 130 countries throughout the world.
Routledge International Encyclopedia of Women: Global Women's Issues and Knowledge
This four-volume encyclopedia presents a wealth of background information on women's and gender issues such as (among many others) global issues specific to women and international development.

Contact Sharon Ladenson (ladenson@msu.edu)
Gender Studies Librarian