The Library recently acquired two reference e-books that will be of interest to anyone studying or researching in the areas of gender and women’s studies, psychology, or sociology. “Encyclopedia of Sex and Gender” and “Gender and Women’s Leadership” are now both searchable and fully accessible through Primo.
Encyclopeida of Sex and Gender includes hundreds of essays that address sex and gender concepts from a worldwide perspective.
Topics covered through the lens of sex and gender include:
Specific topics covered include changing conceptions of "the feminine,” masculinity, religion, morality, cultural images, medical practice, and public health. See this list of articles(pdf) for more information.
This e-book is also accessible through the Library’s Online Reference Shelf, in addition to Primo.
Gender and Women’s Leadership is a unique reference book that provides information on leadership issues specific to women and gender.
It addresses contemporary and historical barriers to women’s leadership and covers discrimination and gender biases as well as the opportunities that women have in various fields.
Key themes include:
For more information, contact:
Liaison Librarian for Women’s Studies
Ext. 32446
University of Waterloo Library
200 University Avenue West
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
519 888 4883
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