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Statistics and Data Sources by Subject

Children

Understanding Children's Work

"UCW is an inter-agency research cooperation initiative involving the International Labour Organisation (ILO), UNICEF and the World Bank." (source: website) The website provides country reports on child labor and youth employment, research reports, child labor, schooling and related indicators, and more.

Women

Catalyst

Catalyst is a highly regarded non-profit organization founded in 1962 that focuses on women in the workforce (including women in leadership positions). The website features a Knowledge Center that presents relevant information in various formats including reports, charts, graphs, infographics, and "Quick Take" statistical overviews. 

 

CDC (Center for disease Control and prevention): Women’s Health

The data included here are for United States.

 

The State of Women-Owned Businesses Report

Commissioned by American Express OPEN

This report has been published annually since 2011:   

2016 Executive Report   2016 Summary Tables   2015 Executive Report  2015 Summary Tables   2014   2013   2012   2011 

 

UN Statistical Division, The World’s Women 2015: Trends and Statistics

Here you will find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics of women. This page is updated annually

 

UN Women Watch

Site is subtitled “Information and Resources on gender Equality and Empowerment of Women:”  Directory of UN Resources on Gender and Women’s Issues   

 

Women’s Bureau  (US Dept. of Labor)

Here you will find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics of women. This page is updated annually.

 

Women in the Labor Force  (US Dept. of Labor)

Here you will find current and historical statistics on a broad range of topics and sub-populations of women in the labor force.

 

Women in the Workplace

"Women in the Workplace is a comprehensive study of the state of women in corporate America. The study is part of a long-term partnership between LeanIn.Org and McKinsey & Company to encourage female leadership and foster gender equality in the workplace." (source: website)  The website also provides access to the 2012 and 2015 reports. 

 

Women’s Stats

The WomanStats Project is a team of approximately twelve undergraduate research assistants, seven graduate research assistants, thirteen principal investigators, and over 120 former student assistants. We are dedicated to the continual expansion of the WomanStats Database, as well as the pursuit of our research agenda assessing the relationship between the situation and security of women, and the dynamics between security, stability, and the behavior of the state.

 

Womenable: Links to Women's Empowerment Data and Statistics

Womenable is "a for-profit social enterprise, established in 2005, that works to improve the systems -- laws, policies, programs and research-based knowledge -- that support women's enterprise creation and growth." This section of the website provides links to "multi-country rankings, ratings and searchable databases quantifying measures of gender equality and women's empowerment." (source: website)

 

The World’s Women 2015: Trends and Statistics (UN Statistics)

Here you will find the most recent annual averages for selected labor force characteristics of women. This page is updated annually

Women and Children

UNICEF Statistics

From the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)

Statistics regarding women and children. Data available by topic or country.