The most comprehensive compilation of information on the tatus
of women in the world.
The
WomanStats Project is the most comprehensive compilation of information on the
status of women in the world. The Project facilitates understanding the linkage
between the situation of women and the security of nation-states. We comb the
extant literature and conduct expert interviews to find qualitative and
quantitative information on over 260 indicators of women's status in 174
countries. Our database expands daily, and access to it is free of charge.
The Project began in 2001, and today includes five principal investigators at three universities, as well as a team of up to twenty graduate and undergraduate data extractors. Please learn more by clicking First Time Users.
http://www.womanstats.org/firsttimeusers.html
The
WomanStats Project collects data on all countries with a population greater
than 200,000--a total of 174 countries. We code over 260 variables on data that
includes laws, statistics, and practices within countries; the information
available ranges from data on domestic violence to female landownership to
political participation. Further, all of our data is available to the public
for free, and the information on the site is continually updated as newer
information becomes available.
The
database is searchable
by country or by variable (i.e., issue area). The codebook (our list of
variables) will be your useful guide to the data available and how it is
grouped within the database.